e-mosty 3/2016: Santiago Calatrava. Bridges Santiago Calatrava. Bridges. | Page 4

Dear readers
This issue is very special – all bridges we present here have been designed by Mr Santiago Calatrava.
We are bringing you information about already completed bridges including the Reggio Nell´Emilia
Bridges in Italy, the Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, the Margaret McDermott Bridges currently under
construction in Dallas, Texas and two future projects in Doha and China.
In 2004, following Santiago Calatrava’s first building in the United States – the expansion of the
Milwaukee Art Museum in 1994 – he opened an office in New York City. Further projects in the United
States include the Sundial Bridge in Redding, California and the bridges over the Trinity River in Dallas.
Since 2000 Santiago Calatrava has worked on numerous projects in Argentina, Belgium, Spain, USA,
Greece, Holland, England, Israel, Switzerland and Norway. He is currently developing projects, all in
either the design or construction phase, in Belgium, Brazil, Qatar, China, USA and Italy.
Santiago Calatrava has received numerous prizes and awards from renowned institutions and
organizations such as the UIA Auguste Perret Prize in 1987, The Gold Medal of the Institution of
Structural Engineers, the Royal College of Art “Sir Misha Black Medal” (2002), the Principe de Asturias
Art Prize, Oviedo. He also received AIA Gold Medal (2005), the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura (2005),
the Grande Médaille d’Or d’Architecture, Académie d’Architecture (2003) and the AIA National Medal
(2012).
Santiago Calatrava’s personal contribution has been recognized by many renowned institutions and
organizations. He was named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum in 1993
and was named as one of the 100 most influential people by Time Magazine in 2005.
At an academic level, Santiago Calatrava is a permanent guest lecturer at Universities such as the ETH
Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), MIT School of Architecture and Design, University
of Yale, Azrieli School of Architecture in Tel Aviv and Columbia University in the city of New York.
Throughout his career so far he has received over 20 honorary doctorates (Doctor Honoris Causa) from
many of the most prestigious universities around the world.
I am happy that together with all the information presented here we can also bring you photos taken
by excellent photographers who make their photos for Mr Calatrava. The photos accompany the
articles or are presented separately in Photo Galleries.
I would like to heartily thank all people involved in preparation of this issue for their time, wilingness to
share information and assistance.
I hope you have a pleasant time reading this edition of our magazine.

3/2016