Santiago Calatrava

Quick Facts

Full Name	Santiago Calatrava
Occupation	Architect
Date Of Birth	Jul 28, 1951(1951-07-28)
Age	73
Birthplace	Benimàmet, Valencia
Country	Spain
Birth City	Valencian Community
Horoscope	Cancer

Santiago Calatrava Biography

Santiago Calatrava is one of the most popular and richest Architect who was born on July 28, 1951 in Benimàmet, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Architect, sculptor and structural engineer, whose initial work was mostly railway stations and bridges. Two of his most well-known creations were Montjuic Communications Tower located in Barcelona, Spain, and the Allen Lambert Galleria in Toronto, Canada.

He aimed to continue the legacy of the creative and innovative famous architects as He sought to carry on the innovative legacy of such legendary architects as Frank Lloyd Wright..

Calatrava himself observed that he was particularly influenced by the work of engineers such as the Swiss Robert Maillart (1872–1940), whose work inspired him to seek simple forms which could create an emotional response. Calatrava defined his objective this way in 2016 in a book about his work: “My major interest is the introduction of a new formal vocabulary, composed of forms adapted to our time.”

Calatrava was born on 28 July 1951, in Benimàmet, an old municipality now part of Valencia, Spain. His Calatrava surname was an old aristocratic one from medieval times, and was once associated with an order of knights in Spain. He had his primary and secondary schooling in Valencia, and, beginning in 1957, studied drawing and painting at the School of Applied Art. In 1964, as the regime of General Francisco Franco relaxed and Spain became more open to rest of Europe, he went to France as an exchange student. In 1968, after completing secondary school, he went to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, but he arrived in the midst of student uprisings and turmoil in Paris, and returned home. Back in Valencia, discovered a book about the architecture of Le Corbusier, which persuaded him that he could be both an artist and an architect. He enrolled in the Higher School of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He received his diploma as an architect and then did higher studies in urbanism. At the University he completed independent projects with fellow students, publishing two books on the vernacular architecture of Valencia and Ibiza.

His family lived in Benimamet at the time the time he was born. It is now area of Valencia, Spain. He got married to his wife, Robertina as he was studying in Zurich.

Santiago Calatrava Net Worth

Santiago Calatrava is one of the richest Architect from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Santiago Calatrava 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His undergraduate studies were completed in The Polytechnic University of Valencia and his postgraduate work in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His doctoral dissertation was entitled “On the Foldability of Space Frames” and was published in the year 1981.

His estimated $4 billion World Trade Center Transportation Hub was an futuristic train station designed to serve as the location for New York City’s rebuilt World Trade Center.

The Auditorio de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is a concert hall with 1558 seats and a smaller chamber music hall of 428 seats. With a curving concrete cupola 60 metres (200 ft) high, crowned by a curving roof like a breaking wave, it dominates the city square and old town below. The shell is covered with ceramic tiles and the pavement and most of the floors are made of the local basalt stone. The unusual sculptural form of the building gives it a completely different appearance depending upon from where it is viewed.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Santiago Calatrava Dating?

According to our records, Santiago Calatrava married to Robertina Calatrava. As of December 1, 2023, Santiago Calatrava’s is not dating anyone.

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Zürich Stadelhofen railway station in Zürich. Switzerland (1983–90)

Facts & Trivia

Santiago Ranked on the list of most popular Architect. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Santiago Calatrava celebrates birthday on July 28 of every year.

The Bac de Roda Bridge in Barcelona, Spain (1984–87)

What was Santiago Calatrava famous for?

Santiago Calatrava, in full Santiago Calatrava Valls, (born July 28, 1951, Benimamet, near Valencia, Spain), Spanish architect widely known for his sculptural bridges and buildings.

What is Santiago Calatrava most famous building?

Santiago Calatrava’s best-known works include the Milwaukee Art Museum , the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, Sweden, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas, Texas, and his largest project, the City of Arts and Sciences and Opera House, in his birthplace, …

What is Santiago Calatrava's style?

Style. Calatrava’s style has been heralded as bridging the division between structural engineering and architecture. In the projects, he continues a tradition of Spanish modernist engineering that includes Félix Candela and Antonio Gaudí.

Is Santiago Calatrava still working?

The ‘starchitect’ is currently working on the Dubai Creek Tower , which will be the tallest tower in the world when it is completed surpassing the Tokyo Skytree. Mr. Calatrava said that he took his inspiration for its design from a flower. In addition, he’s also currently working on the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020.

Who designed the Peace Bridge in Calgary?

Santiago Calatrava