Sculpting the Sky: Santiago Calatrava ☁️

Spanish architect, engineer, and sculptor known for his futuristic, nature-inspired designs that blur the lines between art and structure. His work often mimics natural forms — wings, trees, and bones — combining engineering precision with expressive movement.

Calatrava is behind iconic structures like the Turning Torso in Sweden, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, and the Oculus at the World Trade Center in NYC.

His signature style? White, sweeping forms, dynamic curves, and a fusion of architecture and sculpture.

Love architecture that moves and breathes like a living organism? Calatrava’s world is a must-see.

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DAFES Choice Best of January 2025 ✨

I Place

• "Projector magazine. Issue #42" by Mitya Kharshak, Anzhelika Sarkisyan

II Place

• "Graphic series: Horizons" by Alena Paskhina

III Place

• "Tomorrow fish" by Oleg Paschenko
• "Erich Maria Remarque. Three Comrades" by Arseniy Mescheryakov
• "Sovremennik" by Stefan Lashko
• "Silent Reading: A Catalogue for a Single Icon Exhibition" by Daniel Ripli

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Don't miss your chance: upload your work to deziiign.com and win DAFES Choice April 2025!

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📚 DAFES Awards: Visual Research

This nomination lies at the intersection of art history and cultural studies. It’s about visually and conceptually exploring a phenomenon or trend in classical or contemporary culture—through art, design, architecture, cinema, or theater.

🔍 Let’s look at a great example:
“Tiny Houses: A Diversity of Forms for Future Living” by Aleksandra Shushina.

This research dives deep into the global tiny house movement—from traditional igloos and yurts to futuristic capsule homes.

Structured around design, function, ecology, and aesthetics, the project reveals how compact housing reshapes how we live, consume, and relate to space. With stunning visuals, it reflects on architecture’s future and cultural values through form.

💬 Want to take part?
Apply to DAFES Awards – Visual Research and show how culture can be seen, studied, and reimagined visually.

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