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Santiago Calatrava
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Person

Santiago Calatrava

b. 1951

Spanish-Swiss engineer, architect, and artist (born 1951)

Born
28 Jul 1951 · Benimàmet
Part ofSpain264 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 86 years
  1. 28 Jul 1951BornBorn in Benimàmet
  2. 1993AwardMedalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención
  3. 1994AwardSaint George's Cross
  4. 1999AwardPrincess of Asturias Award for the Arts
  5. 2005AwardEugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
  6. 2005AwardHigh Honour of the Generalitat Valenciana
  7. 2007AwardNational Architecture Award of Spain
  8. 2008AwardGran Cross of the Order of James I the Conqueror
  9. 2010AwardHonorary citizen of Liège
  10. 2010AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Liège
  11. 2011AwardOfficer of the Walloon Merit
  12. 2015AwardEuropean Prize for Architecture

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1951 – today).

  1. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  2. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  4. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  5. 1956Suez Crisis
  6. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  8. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  10. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  12. 1968Prague Spring
  13. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  14. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  15. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  16. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  18. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  19. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  20. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  21. 1985Schengen Agreement
  22. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  23. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  24. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  26. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  28. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  30. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  31. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  32. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  33. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  34. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  35. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  36. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  37. 20112011 Norway attacks
  38. 2011Libyan civil war
  39. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  40. 20122012 Summer Olympics

Biography

Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. His works include the Olympic Sports Complex of Athens, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, Sweden, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City, the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas, Texas, and his largest project, the City of Arts and Sciences and Opera House in his birthplace, Valencia. His architectural firm has offices in New York City, Doha, and Zurich.

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