What Is a Bridge?: The Making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville

by Spiro N. Pollalis

Book Overview

Santiago Calatrava's 1992 Alamillo Bridge in Seville made architectural headlines. This book tells the story behind the headlines--the making of the bridge.

Cultural icon, daring engineering spectacle, and highly controversial structure, the Alamillo Bridge stands almost 150 meters tall, with an inclined pylon whose own weight balances that of the deck and traffic. Built for the 1992 Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain, the bridge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262661349
• ISBN13: 9780262661348
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.5" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher