Santiago Calatrava is Valencia's and one of the world's most famous architects. He was born in 1951 in Benimàmet, an old municipality now integrated as an urban part of Valencia. He studied for his undergraduate architecture degree at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Valencia is positively littered with his work and around the world his structures are probably the most easily-recognizable of any modern designer.
This video gives a good overview of his work around the world. Amazing and inspirational are a couple of adjectives that come quickly to mind.
If I had to pick my favorite among his vast body of architectural work I must lean towards his rail stations. Throughout history railway stations have been the doorway to municipalities and thus have sought to inspire a sense of awe in passengers. They are like a very powerful announcement to visitors that they are entering a grand and important city. Santiago Calatrava's stations practically knock the air out of your lungs.
A train arriving at Calatrava TGV station in Liege, Belgium.
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