Santiago Calatrava : The Poetics of Movement

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Summary: An Elegant Curve
Review: Before reading this book,I rarely imagine about how elegant can bridges be. Mr. Calatrava brings those imposibilities to people,especially those who never dream. Maybe I should not talk too much,because words can not bring Calatrava's thoughts to the readers precisely. Through this book,let us try to find a path to discover Calatrava's world.

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Summary: beautiful representation of this great architect
Review: Santiago Calatrava; quite a magnificent architect, his work is inspirational, musical, walking through any of his works gives great joy, just like listening to good orchestrated music. This book contains a selection from his work, from bridges (for which he is famous), to monuments to many other examples. the text is concise, photos are nice, but the figures are small in most of the times, trying to keep a small size low cost volume. Needs an experienced eye to understand fully what the figures are. apart from that the book is great, the book's subject is even greater.

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Summary: Good book of Calatrava's work
Review: This book contains a lot of information on Santiago Calatrava's buildings and bridges. It is not just a picture book, it also contains a lot of text which is very insiteful. Color and black and white photos, and Calatrava sketches. One of my favorite Calatrava books. The book's relatively small dimensions is a drawback, and in effect, some detail in the photographs is lost, but it seems to be a more complete collection of his work. Great book for learning more about Calatrava's work at very reasonable price.