Lyons Airport Railroad Station, Lyons-Satolas, France, Plan and elevation
Santiago Calatrava
Spanish, born 1951
1992
A working plan-and-elevation study in color and graphite on tracing paper in which Santiago Calatrava develops a kinetic, wing‑like station concept that unites rail platforms and a sculptural roof.
What strikes you is the energetic diagonal spine and layered translucency of the tracing, where blue, red, green and graphite strokes sketch pitched roofs, vaulted arches and mechanical gestures that read more like movement studies than a conventional technical drawing.
The sheet exemplifies Calatrava’s signature fusion of engineering and sculpture, showing how late‑20th‑century transportation architecture embraced dynamic, body‑inspired forms and theatrical structural systems for public infrastructure.
Medium
Color and graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 36" (72.4 x 91.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect
Accession
355.1996
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