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Madrid Seeks to Sharply Curtail Short-Term Rentals

A suite of restrictions under consideration in Madrid would eliminate short-term rentals from 95 percent of the city.

May 16, 2018 - The Local

Opera Face-Off Contributes to Calatrava's Crumbling Legacy

In Valencia, workers will begin removing the sparkling mosaic facade that adorns the Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts today. The opera house's crumbling facade is the latest episode to tarnish architect Santiago Calatrava's professional reputation.

January 13, 2014 - The New York Times

Two buildings at Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain

Will Anyone Hire Santiago Calatrava After this Exposé?

While many of Santiago Calatrava's anatomically-inspired designs are lauded, in Valencia - the architect's birthplace and the city where he's built the most - Calatrava is reviled for cost overruns, exorbitant fees, and inexplicable design errors.

September 25, 2013 - The New York Times

Valencia Gets a "Central Park" of its Own

Spain's third largest city has chosen the winning design for a new urban park that is to sit atop nine rail lines, potentially creating the most important redevelopment project the country has seen in many years.

February 16, 2011 - THE DIRT

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