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  • Neither will bring you closer to the idea of Calatrava in the House of Balanchine, but it will give you some good ballet to watch.

    City Ballet Stumbles but Stays on Its Feet 2010

  • At Don Pedro's court there was a handsome black Spanish knight, who wore on his breast the cross of Calatrava, which is about the equivalent of the Black Eagle and the _Pour le Mérite_ together.

    The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Various

  • But it is rare for rich and famous architects such as Calatrava, who works in a jet-set world of big budgets and tight schedules, to spend serious time designing for the ephemeral forms of theater, dance or opera.

    LJWorld.com stories: News Philip Kennicott/The Washington Post 2010

  • And speaking of scale, architecture critic Justin Davidson calls for "a Calatrava over the Hudson" -- by which he means some sort of stunning structure designed by Santiago Calatrava.

    Job Creation Idea No. 8: Time For A New WPA Dan Froomkin 2010

  • Patek Philippe Calatrava Given the current public mood, the banker should err toward the style of his pre-1980s forebears: That of sobriety.

    What Does Your Watch Say About You? Ken Kessler 2011

  • It was never the most attractive place, the demands of prison architecture dissuading the sort of flights of fancy Frank Gehry indulged at Bilbao or Santiago Calatrava plans for his gull-winged World Trade Center area transportation hub.

    One Bright Side of Rikers Island Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • V's mothership was directly inspired by the new wing to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Spanish artist Santiago Calatrava.

    Dapper Monster (link roundup) 2009

  • And speaking of scale, architecture critic Justin Davidson calls for "a Calatrava over the Hudson" -- by which he means some sort of stunning structure designed by Santiago Calatrava.

    Job Creation Idea No. 8: Time For A New WPA The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • In continuous production since 1932, born in the Depression, as it were, the Calatrava combines no-nonsense functionality with elegance.

    What Does Your Watch Say About You? Ken Kessler 2011

  • To achieve this, there is one, and only one watch: The Patek Philippe Calatrava.

    What Does Your Watch Say About You? Ken Kessler 2011

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