Santiago Calatrava will present Redding's Pedestrian Bridge at Turtle Bay project on Friday September 19 at noon at the Doubletree Hotel in Redding, CA. Tickets are $14; call 916/243-8850 for details. Project Description: The Pedestrian Bridge Project at Turtle Bay is a unique civic monument of international stature that will catapult Redding to the cultural center of the North State. Designed by world-renowned architect Dr. Santiago Calatrava, with Redding engineering firm Sharrah, Dunlap, Sawyer, Inc. as project managers, the bridge will span a majestic arch over the Sacramento River, to culminate in a soaring spire. With a design based on the geometry of nature in movement, the clean sweep of the bridge evokes a sense of weightlessness, yet is solidly supported at the southern and northern riverbank, reflecting rather than disturbing the riparian ecosystem. The design plan includes a multiple-use plaza at the northern terminus, and the bridge’s single spire will serve as a large sundial, lending an intriguing interactive component. The Pedestrian Bridge Project at Turtle Bay will create an integral extension of the Sacramento River Trail across the river and unify the 300-acre campus of the Turtle Bay Museums and Arboretum on the River. Perhaps most importantly, it will provide residents and visitors with a remarkable gathering place. This dramatic step into the future will be a striking new centerpiece for our community, offering a visionary focus on our greatest natural asset —the Sacramento River. The Architect Spanish-born architect Santiago Calatrava's fluid, dynamic designs have commanded worldwide attention since his arrival on the international scene in 1981. Calatrava received a Ph.D. in Technical Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and honorary doctorates from University Politechnic Valencia, University of Seville and Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh. Though Calatrava has designed numerous structures throughout Europe, he is perhaps best known for his startlingly original bridges. Calatrava conceives of a bridge as an important point of reference in a community — a structure that adds excitement to a landscape. Employing his expertise as both engineer and architect, Calatrava’s projects offer daring, yet simple, solutions to complex technical challenges. Exhibitions of Dr. Calatrava's work have been mounted at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum and numerous museums in London, Tokyo, Moscow, Copenhagen, Munich, Stockholm and Zurich. He was featured in the November '96 issue of Smithsonian Magazine and was chosen by the Milwaukee Art Museum to design its planned $27 million addition to Eero Saarinen’s celebrated original building. With its stunning design informed by the architect’s signature environmental sensitivity and the flow of the Sacramento River itself, Calatrava’s Pedestrian Bridge Project will surely become an unforgettable attraction for North State visitors and residents. Redding is most fortunate to have this master visionary create a historic monument for our community. Selected Projects Airport Barajas, Madrid Port de Barcelona, Barcelona Orleans Bridge, Orleans, France Palacio de las Artes, Valencia, Spain City Point Tower, London Cathedral Square, Los Angeles New Olympic Stadium, Stockholm Bridge Piazza Roma, Venice Bilbao Football Stadium, Bilbao, Spain Sundsvall Bridge, Sundsvall, Sweden Poole Harbour Bridge, Poole, England Linear City, Kuala Lumpur Platform Roofs, Zurich Main Station, Zurich Pedestrian Bridge at Turtle Bay, Redding, USA Marseille Football Stadium, Marseille, France Milwaukee Art Museum, USA Quay Point Pedestrian Bridge, Bristol, England St. Paul’s Bridge, London Southpoint Pavilion, New York Shadow Machine, New York Serreria Bridge, Valencia, Spain Lake Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland Solferino Bridge, Paris Jahn Olympic Sports Complex, Berlin Klosterstrasse Railway Bridge, Berlin Spandau Railway Station, Berlin Medoc Swingbridge, Bordeaux, France Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York Science Centre Museum/Planetarium, Valencia Kuwait Pavilion, Expo ‘92, Seville East London River Crossing, London Gran Via Bridge, Barcelona Port de la Lune Swingbridge, Bordeaux, France Lyon Airport Railway Station, Lyon, France Faculty of Law Library, University of Zurich *************************************************************************** Jim Gilmore, Senior Curator of Art office 916/243-8801 Redding Museum of Art & History c/o fax 916/243-8929 Turtle Bay Museums and Arboretum on the River voice 916/224-8119 800 Auditorium Drive Redding, CA 96001 http://www.shastalink.k12.ca.us/rmah/RMAHmain.html