Campo Volantin Footbridge

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cid_campo_volantin_01.150.jpg Campo Volantin Footbridge
Designer Santiago Calatrava
Location Bilbao, Spain
Date 1990 to 1997
Building Type bridge, footbridge
Climate warm temperate
Context urban waterside
Architectural Style Modern
Street Address
Notes "Puente del Campo Volantin", or "Zubizuri". Graceful curving glass-decked footbridge. A short walk along the river from the <a href="/buildings/Guggenheim_Bilbao.html">Guggenheim Bilbao</a> by Frank gehry.
At Great Buildings http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Campo_Volantin_Footbridge.html

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"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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Philip Jodidio. Santiago Calatrava. Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1998. ISBN 3-8228-7883-9. photographs, p152-154. — Available at Amazon.com

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