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Item Number: 129797
Title: SANTIAGO CALATRAVA : The Metamorphoses of the Space
Author: Forti, Micol
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788882713041
Description: Citta del Vaticano: Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 2013. 28cm., pbk., 264pp., 240 color illus. Exhibition held at Braccio di Carlo Magno, Vatican City. English text. Summary: Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated by the Vatican Museums to Santiago Calatrava, one of the finest worldwide exponents of contemporary architecture. This evocative excursus, in accordance with the purposes of the exhibition, aims to celebrate the extraordinary polyhedral nature of Calatrava’s work, in which engineering and art meet and reflect each other, an encounter between the vital lines of nature and the forms of an architecture that is both poetic and functional. The introductory part analyses the architect’s style and the characteristics of his imaginative universe, clarifying its complexity and facilitating the reader’s approach to peculiar aspects, such as the dialogue between antiquity and technology, dynamism, and the reproduction of forms in nature. The catalogue itself is richly illustrated with photographs and presents, in its various sections, the themes, symbolism and the most representative expressive methods, displaying a broad selection of projects in the construction phase, models of unrealised projects, final works and others left unfinished. This anthology features not only bridges, cathedrals and railway stations, but also sculptures, paintings and ceramics, as well as the models for stage backdrops for the New York City Ballet. This section is followed by notes with details of the individual works. The volume concludes with a biography, with information on previous exhibitions, awards and honours, and an extensive bibliography.
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