L agora santiago calatrava biography
Santiago calatrava projects L'Àgora (Valencian: [ˈlaɣoɾa], Spanish: El Ágora [el ˈaɣoɾa]; anglicised "The Agora") is a multifunctional covered space designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences) complex, Valencia, Spain.
Santiago calatrava madrid Santiago Calatrava's site says that as the City of Arts and Sciences started to take shape it became apparent that, ". the complex needs a multi-functional space, capable of accommodating large amount of audience and versatile enough to host various different types of events and activities.
Architect, Artist, and Engineer Santiago
Santiago Calatrava studied art and architecture in Valencia and pursued a degree in civil engineering at Zurich’s Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH, or Federal Institute of Technology). After graduation, he worked at the ETH’s Institute for Building Statics and Construction and Institute for Plane Statics and Light Construction.The Ágora Building, Valencia. Designed El Ágora es una gran plaza cubierta neofuturista diseñada por Santiago Calatrava situada en el complejo de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia, entre el puente de l'Assut de l'Or y l'Oceanogràfic. En (noviembre de ) se celebró en su interior el nuevo Open (ATP World Tour ) de tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana. Vista.