Calatrava-land

So if you give a world-renowned architect free reign, this is what he gives you--a complex of buildings that have the power to overwhelm the spectator. I choose the word "spectator" because "visitor" does not adequately encompass the profound affect on one's senses. Calatrava's works express a feeling of movement usually relegated to the realm of sculpture. The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is best witnessed at twilight or later as the reflecting pools create a stronger tie between the individual buildings. Since the connection to the rest of the city is so weak our class eventually resorted to referring to the complex as "calatrava-land."