Description
Book SynopsisNick Mafi is an Iranian-American writer living in Brooklyn, NY. His work has appeared in
Architectural Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, Esquire, GQ, Slate, The Daily Beast, and
Vanity Fair. He has written for The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is currently a Senior Features Editor at
Architectural Digest.
Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. His best-known works include the Olympic Sports Complex of Athens, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Turning Torso tower in Malmö, Sweden, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City, the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas, Texas, and his largest project, the City of Arts and Sciences and Opera House in his birthplace
