Perhaps more than any other person in the world today, Santiago Calatrava is pushing the limits of architecture, using mostly concrete to build the world's most daring structures. With an architecture degree and a Ph.D. in civil engineering, Calatrava is also an artist. His sculptures, drawings, watercolors, and ceramics have appeared in museum exhibitions in Athens, Dallas, Florence, London, New York City, Vienna, and Zurich. The relationship between artist and architect is very important to him. His building designs often start out as artistic sketches, many having to do with the human form. For instance, his inspiration for the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub came from a sketch he did of a child's hands opening to allow a dove to take flight.
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