Calatrava works early - 4.30-8.00am - in order keep his afternoons free to spend with his family, and then works again in the late afternoon until dinner.
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hello sir, I am a student of interior designing from india,I am one of your fan, I have heard about urself and I have seen your some of works, how you create buildings and bridgs, it is excellent,i am very much inspired by you, you have done so many things,from them I can learn more. thank you.
Posted by: purvi | January 06, 2005 at 02:04 PM
HELLO SIR!!I AM A STUDENT OF ARCHITECTURE FROM INDIA. I HAVE SEEN YOUR STRUCTURES AND I AM A GREAT FAN OF YOURS.ESPECIALLY THE LYON SATOLAS RAILWAY STATION AIRPORT HAS MADE ME MAD.YOU HAVE GIVEN A NEW DEFINATION TO ARCHITECTURE.U R A GREAT INSPIRATION TO US.I NEVER MISS ANY OF UR NEW FORTHCOMING STRUCTURE.I HAVE ALMOST ALL THE PICTURES OF UR STRUCTURES.
THANK U......!
Posted by: mangesh shirke | January 10, 2005 at 09:57 AM
Respected Sir,
I am a student of architecture from india. I am one of your millions of fans. I truly admire the stuctures that you have created on this globe,without which the earth would not seem to be a "PARADIE",as you have given a FOURTH DIMENSION TO ARCHITECTURE that is DYNAMISM.I m very much inspired by you and I always take refrence from your work.
Thank you,
reema naik.
Posted by: reema naik | April 20, 2005 at 10:20 AM
we area group of architect from campeche´méxico, intersted to have a conference about your works. can we have the oportunity to have you in campeche? may be have a project make it for you in campehe? thank you and we are waiting for your answer. eric aguilar. secretario colegio de arquitectos de campeche.
Posted by: eric aguilar | April 29, 2005 at 03:37 AM
sir,
i'm a student of architecture from Nigeria. Everytime i look at ur buildings and bridges again i get the same feeling i had the first time " fascinated" they are simple awesome, you have been an inspiration to me and i'm currently doing a study on you and your works, i hope someday to chat with u one on one.
Thanks
Philip Umeh
Posted by: philip umeh | June 16, 2005 at 12:27 AM
hello sir, i m a architecture student from india. i m one of the infinite fans. l just love your work. i like your every design.u have given dynamism to our earth.your work are landmarks for this planet. i learn a lot from your designs. thank u.
Posted by: narendra mngwani | September 18, 2005 at 12:44 PM
I studied architecture in Bandung, Indonesia. I admire your work so much. I wish I could learn more from you. How may I learn directly from you? Is it possible for you to take me in an internship at your office?
Thank you.
Posted by: Swasti Paramita | September 30, 2005 at 10:02 AM
Hi
I am interested to get in contact with rodcorp about the walking-tube map. I manage Architecture Week (next one mid-June 06) and would be interested to feature it in some way.
Let me know if you would be interested.
Posted by: Claire Pollock | October 13, 2005 at 10:38 AM
hello
hellp me
i am architect in iran
i am 20 years old
i want to be big architect
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Posted by: mohammad | February 04, 2006 at 07:58 PM
Sir,
This is just to commend all the designs that you have been presented and made wonders to the world of infrastructure. besides I am now on the verge of knowing my root since that i have already lost my parents. Sir I am a filipino with blood of spanish as my far as my grand parents were.I am working as an assistant manager in a real estate here in the Philippines and wanted to know more about you and your work besides that we have the same family name. hoping that you give me some response to this request thank you and more power
Posted by: Allen Ignacio Calatrava | March 23, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Hello Sir,
I am a student of Civil Engineering from India and also one of your infinite fans, Your works have exicited and inspired me ever since I was introduced to it during my internship at Shrish Patel and associates, I am confident of myself to be worth and be honoured to be your apprentice and look fordward towards a chance for the same.
Thank you
Siddharth.
Posted by: Siddharth Bagai | March 28, 2006 at 12:40 PM
I studied architecture in BRAC UNIVERSITY,DHAKA,BANGLADESH.I admire your work so much. I wish I could learn more from you. How may I learn directly from you? Is it possible for you to take me in an internship at your office?SIR NOW IM 4TH YEAR STUDENT.MY UNIVERSITY WANT ME TO TAKE INTERNSHIP UNDER ONE ARCHITECT.BUT I WANT TO FINISH MY INTERNSHIP IN YOUR OFFICE.IS IT POSSIBLE SIR?PLEASE.
THANK YOU
MS.HOSNEE REZA
Posted by: MS.HOSNEE REZA | March 30, 2006 at 07:30 AM
respected sir,
iam architect from india.
iam your great fan from architecture college.
my biggest wish is to work under you.
could i get that?
i want to understand both architecture and engineer discpline at same way.i want to thing both the discpline at a time. and explore a design out of it.
could it be possble?
thanks and regards,
sarika sawant
Posted by: sarka sawant | July 03, 2006 at 08:28 AM
what inspires me is...?
#ever changing design and dimention towards destination beyond the imagination
#exploding illusion and dynamic barier
#new language of building architecture in the techno-limited world
#time is agin a limit
#yes ofcourse complex structural engineering & outstanding views of evolved form
Thank you!
Posted by: niraj modi | January 20, 2007 at 07:59 PM
Sir,
I am currently studying architectecture from Nepal. Recently i was going through the magagine and came across your design its really different. People needs guts to work according to the concept and you have succeed in doing it and presenting it to the world. I too one day would like to convey my message through architecture to the world. I am interested in studying about your concept and philosophy in creating the design.
Thank you
Tulaja Maleku
Posted by: tulaja | June 01, 2007 at 04:28 PM
Dear Sir;Hello
I am a student of architecture in ENAU,Carthage, Tunisia. I like your style of work very much and I think that I am your biggest fun.At the moment I'm preparing my terminal project of studying which is:Terminal train station.So,would you like to send me some documents around this subject because I realy need your help especially about "Gare de Lyon Satolas"
with all my respect
Boubdellah Heykel
Posted by: heykel bouabdellah | July 18, 2007 at 01:27 PM
Ing. Calatrava,
Aunque encuentro bastante improbable que este mensaje llegue a sus ojos, quiero empezar ante todo dandole las gracias por compartir el conocimiento y la via a un nuevo orden.
Me gustaria evaluar la posibilidad de contar con su inspiracion, diseno y creacion de una obra estructura que se edificaria en Pisco, Peru, en honra a los acaecidos en el terremoto del Agosto pasado. Humilde como seria esta edificacion, algo no mayor a 100m cuadrados, seria un gran honor que esta parte del mundo tambien refleje en sus manos.
Posted by: Ivan Valderrama | September 03, 2007 at 08:31 PM
Sir,
Hi, my name is David and i am a interior design student in Dublin/Ireland. I recently have been given a project to study any architect of my choice. I chose you, the more i look into your work the more i am amazed. Hopefully some day we can go for a pint. Keep it up.
Posted by: David Nolan | September 19, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Hi.Mr calatrava
I am one of the students of Architecture,Iran,Tehran.I want to know more about Lyon-Satolas Airport Railway .I want some structural details of the truss roof or foundation of the building for my research.would you please send me some information in these fields?
thanks alot
Posted by: Parissa Izadpanahi | January 08, 2008 at 01:53 PM
hallo sir,i am the student of architecture from india ,and i started my thesis work on sub-urban station for local trains in mumbai.now i have to do the case study of lyon-satolas railway station designed by you.can u please hep me ?
Posted by: nikhil parate | February 01, 2008 at 05:34 PM
hi........
m an architect in india indore.....i want to know the type of structure system u use.....plz mail me in deep on my e-mail address.....
Posted by: mikki | April 04, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Hello,
It is an honour to be able to converse here, even though I'm not sure if it is getting through. Myself, being a student of architecture at the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, happened to land on this platform, because of a student project. For that matter I wish to study your design philosophy, and design according to my interpretation. I have had a chance to walk on the Trinity Bridge in Manchester, for which i drove all the way from Bury to not come back without having missed your structure. Thanks to you, for the addition you make in architecure, Sir.
We as students have started a web magazine, its a minor thing.(Website attached www.tracearch.com) Also, please guide me with any published (accessible) data with regards to your design philosophy.
Thanks.
Posted by: Ayesha Batool | April 14, 2008 at 01:47 PM
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Posted by: mohammad teymouri | May 04, 2008 at 07:23 AM
hello sir
im khalid.
im from asia.
im a student of architecture.
i live in Dhaka city in Bangladesh.
im a big fan of your work Sir.
i study in Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology (BUET).
im trying to obtain a Bachelor in Architecture degree from here.
im a mad fan of you sir.
i totally follow your works.
i try to keep updated with your works.
but the problem is that dont have much resources in here.
our institution is the best in the country and yet the library is not efficient enough.
we face great problems in following your works.
Sir, it would be a real honour and tremendous help to us if you could kindly respond to our problem and try and do something to it.
please sir send us some references and books.
it would b great help to all of us.
we only wish the best for you.
Thank you.
address_
Khalid Bin Kabir
2008, Titumir Hall,
Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology (BUET)
Dhaka 1000,
Bangladesh.
Posted by: Khalid | January 07, 2009 at 06:31 AM
Dear Sir,
We wish to publish your project in our magazine Architecture update. It is a fortnightly magazine published from Mumbai, India.
Kindly give us the details of your project Oceanarium at City of Arts and Science in Valencia.
Thanks
Renu Rajaram
Architecture Update
Posted by: Renu Rajaram | January 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Hi Sir,
I'm kaye, second year Architecture Student here in the Philippines. I'm also a very gig fan of yours. your works inspires me a lot.You're Great!Hope to see your works personally..Thanks a lot!
Posted by: kaye ann | January 20, 2009 at 11:20 AM
hello sir,
namaste!
i am a student of architecture from third year architecture,pune.
i am facinated by your design ideas and i want to know how did you develop all this.were you born with skill or you developed it on your own.
please ,kindly address my fair questions.
Posted by: swati | January 30, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Hi,
I'm trying to get the plans/footprints of l'hemispheric (Valencia, Spain)
Its for the architecture class in my civil engineering course. It would be great if anyone knows where to find it =)
Posted by: Pedro | March 23, 2010 at 01:13 AM
hello sir,
I am olredy enginer from Czek republick,
i was studing Building with a bit about architecture..you do exactly what i like and what i wanted to study :
(engineer on the road to artistic abstraction).
I like bridges very much i think its moust of interesting what you can build. and yours bridges are fantastic.
One day i would like to work in office like yours.
Take care
Posted by: Martin Malec | July 12, 2010 at 06:51 AM
hello Mr.Architect i m a student of building and architectural engg. from pakistan. sir your work is realy appreciative.plaese tell me about your design philosophy.About those things which you keep under consideration bofore design of any building.
Posted by: asad | October 22, 2010 at 08:21 AM
please reply me as hurry as you can.
Posted by: asad | October 22, 2010 at 08:24 AM
Hi,
This is Mansoor Durrani, an architect and also a student of architecture, in Lahore. Pakistan.At present I,ve taken a research of cognitive thinking of Architects. Sir, I have chosen "your good self" as my subject.Trying to find your algorithmic thinking process vs a common brain!...It might take some time.
May be a on going reseach with you ...as my subject.
Best wishes for you and architecture!
Posted by: Mansoor A.K Durrani | March 01, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Dear Mr Calatrava,
I write my thesis on bionics and architecture and I'm a great fan of your work. My work's focus is the Turning Torso from Malmö. Is it possible to send me some plans? I really need them.
What were your idead and thought when you started to built the Torso? Can you tell me about the connection between the Torso and bionics?
Thanks
Fabio
Posted by: Fabio | August 27, 2011 at 09:16 PM
hello mr. Santiago, i am an architecture student from ghana. although i am not a fan of you buildings as a whole. i am most impressed by your understanding of architecture and your structural innovation. i am a fan of straight lines and contemporary achitecture though. i greatly admire your abstract architecture knowledge and will like to meet you oneday. i have two wishes though, first to have an internship with you before i complete architecture schoo and secondly to work on a project with you oneday. we will meet oneday. till then.
Posted by: DEXTER DZIEKPOR | March 13, 2012 at 06:58 PM
VERY GOOD EVENING AR. CULTRAVA
IT'S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION IN ARCHITECTURE BY UR WORK,
AS PER MY TEACHERS I M ALWAYS BEING COMPARED THAT MY WORK IS INSPIRE BY UR WORK, HENCE MY WISH IS TO MEET U WITH MY WORK...
AR. SHILPA
Posted by: M S ARCH & ASSOCIATES | May 12, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Hi mr calatrava ,
My only dream in this life is meet you and i want to work with you at any place , i am studied all your projects l love your ideas your concept , way, i was in spain in last may 2012
I am egyptian architect , please answer me , i work in this time at construction company as a quality control engineer.
Thank you for your time , can you send to me any two of your books
Eng . Michael yehia aziz
Email . [email protected]
Adress . 28 , 19 st ,wadi hof ,helwan , cairo , egypt.
Posted by: Michael yehia aziz | October 23, 2012 at 09:34 PM