tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736503433225859196.post764504729611993389..comments2022-03-26T10:16:11.541-06:00Comments on Grammilou's Garden: Computer Troubles and more Holiday Sightsgrammilouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764567967851741490noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736503433225859196.post-71161164339996002472009-09-26T16:46:16.095-06:002009-09-26T16:46:16.095-06:00The architect for the Milwaukee Art Museum was San...The architect for the Milwaukee Art Museum was Santiago Calatrava. He is quite famous, and known for elegant, sweeping designs with lots of cables and lattice. Apparently, the roof of the museum can fold in on itself to shield the museum during storms.<br /><br />Up until now, my favourite work of his is the "Puente del Alamillo", a bridge in Spain:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puente_del_Alamillo<br /><br />However, he was recently commissioned to build a pedestrian bridge across the Bow River in Calgary. While not as beautiful as Puente del Alamillo (probably because it had to be built to shield pedestrians from the harsh Calgary winters), it will be great to have such a structure built locally -- particularly one dedicated to non-car traffic. Renderings below:<br /><br />http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/transportation_infrastructure/bow_river_pedestrian_bridge/bridge_renderings.pdfGeoffrey Mantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737781868511437740noreply@blogger.com