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Originally Posted by Table 5
I'm going to say this bridge won't be his crowning achievement, but to think any half dozen architects in Calgary, talented as they may be, could pull a Calatrava out of their ass is just not true.
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Agreed. this might have been a problem if there was only one bridge being designed; perhaps a bridge competition would have been in order then. But in reality, there are two bridges being built, and the 2nd one is going to be a design competition where the local firms will strut their stuff.
There are no bridge designers in Calgary that can match the experience and reputation of Calatrava. Dion's article also insinuates that this pedestrian bridge WILL go over-budget. The only way you'll ever know is when it actually gets built. This bridge is nowhere NEAR the extravagance of his other bridges, and that's a reality that people are going to have to live with. Calatrava said himself that this bridge isn't like anything he's done before.