Santiago Calatrava, one of the most renowned contemporary architects, is also responsible for a large number of bridges in several cities of the world Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, Haarlem, Jerusalem, Orléans, Seville, Tel Aviv and Valencia, on which his popularity is largely based. Santiago Calatrava.

The thematic scope here is confined to auteur architecture; while conscious of the reductive nature of this category, in appearance at least, it is nevertheless my conviction that this highly specific limitation of the subject serves in fact as a kind of inductor or poetic catalyst, by virtue of the density as sign attaching to it.

Mistakenly described by some as a Minimalist architect, in the nineties David Chipperfield consolidated his reputation as one of the most conceptually complex architects, judging by the diversity and depth of his recent proposals as exemplified in the magnificent River & Rowing Museum, the Knight House and the works-in-progress for Ansaldo, Venice, Madrid and Berlin.

This book is a faithful reflection of the modus operandi and spirit that pervade the professional life of Josep Lluís Mateo, unquestionably one of the Spanish architects’ offices that has had the greatest impact on the international scene. Josep Lluís Mateo has a studio in Barcelona and teaches at the ETH in Zurich, where he is Professor of Architecture and Design.