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| Architect | Santiago Calatrava |
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| Location | Bilbao, Spain map | ||||
| Date | 1990 to 1997 timeline | ||||
| Building Type | bridge, footbridge | ||||
| Construction System | steel inclined parabolic arch with glass decking | ||||
| Climate | warm temperate | ||||
| Context | urban waterside | ||||
| Style | Modern | ||||
| Notes | "Puente del Campo Volantin", or "Zubizuri". Graceful curving glass-decked footbridge. A short walk along the river from the Guggenheim Bilbao by Frank gehry. | ||||
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| Discussion | Campo Volantin Footbridge Commentary
"As in many other designs by Santiago Calatrava, an apparent disequilibrium or rather a sense of frozen movement is heightened by the lightness of the structure." Philip Jodidio. Santiago Calatrava. p152. | ||||
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Sources on Campo Volantin Footbridge
Philip Jodidio. Santiago Calatrava. Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1998. ISBN 3-8228-7883-9. photographs, p152-154. Available at Amazon.com Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5. Available at Amazon.com
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