Calatrava: New York’s New Leading Architect

Santiago Calatrava is bursting onto the New York architecture scene, even outdoing Gehry. Calatrava, widely known for his “Sundial Bridge” in California and “Turning Torso” in Malmo, Sweden, is in the midst of planning numerous projects in Manhattan. His residential tower, 80 South Street, is poised for construction. Calatrava has been chosen to build the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Recently, in a proposal to the city for redevelopment of Governor’s Island, Calatrava introduced the new idea for a suspended aerial tram out over the Harbor and to the island. Calatrava’s sleek and minimal designs are sure to change New York’s image from dank and boxy to organic and soaring. Santiago Calatrava’s biomorphic designs are now on display at the MET in New York in the exhibit, “Santiago Calatrava: Sculpture Into Architecture.” www.metmuseum.org

Museum Wing Location:
The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Gallery, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, Modern Art, 1st floor, from October 18, 2005–March 5, 2006