A personal reflection on the nature of architectural imagination via the private sketchbooks of Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava.

Originally trained as an engineer, Calatrava has, at heart, always leaned more towards artistic endeavours than purely structural ones: an entire floor of his residence in Zürich is devoted to creating paintings and sculpture, which he has pursued throughout his career. While many books have documented Calatrava’s output over the years, this is the first to offer his own thoughts, in his own words, in a reading format. Richly illustrated with reproductions of Calatrava's expressive drawings and hand-painted architectural sketches. 

ISBN

9780500343418

Publisher

Thames and Hudson