Calatrava’s Restoration of Hope and Pride for the City of Milwaukee

Santiago Calatrava is an architect and engineer who is known for his energetic bridge designs and flowing building compositions that challenge normal architectural practices. Tasked with an extension of the Milwaukee Museum of Art, Calatrava designed the Quadracci Pavilion as a new identity for the museum and an extension for the city of Milwaukee. The client wanted “a new urban landmark” for an area that contains fairly pre-modern architecture. Calatrava’s extension defied “form follows function” by complementing Lake Michigan with its organic forms and melding with the existing additions leaving people with a priceless feeling of hope for their city