The first time I heard the name of the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava was in 1999, at the university of Industrial Design. A professor said that we should know his work, because they were “pure design”…
Calatrava is worldly known through his works that generally have organic shapes and very dynamic structures with the appearance that can remind bones, ribcages, insect eyes… Inspired by the nature shapes, his works turn the landscapes where they are inserted a bit more organic.
Here at Buenos Aires we can see the only work of Calatrava in all the Latin America. It is the “Puente de la Mujer” (Woman’s Bridge), one of the five bridges that connects East Madero and West Madero. Its opening was in August 24th, 2001, few time later the reopening of Puerto Madero, being one of the most visited attractions in this district.
The Puente de la Mujer has 5 meters width, 160 meters wide and weights 800 tons. It has a pointed white shape which has a 39° of inclination with the horizon and which height is 34 meters. Attached to this “spine” are 19 stainless steel cables with 5 cm of diameter that sustains the moving part of the bridge, which rotates 90° and becomes parallel to the dock, clearing the path for the bigger ships.
These pictures were taken during the sun rise.
Where?
Puerto Madero | Dock 3
sepphora | 7:10 pm | Puerto Madero
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