Turns out it's not just in New York that Santiago Calatrava spends millions over budget and misses deadlines by, oh, years. In his native Valencia, where he's got a megaproject or two, he is apparently vilified. His bird-like design (of dubious value) for the World Trade Center's PATH station has a price tag of $4 billion (double its original cost) and is six years behind schedule. One Spanish politician has even launched an anti-Calatrava site called Calatravatelaclava, "which loosely translates as, 'Calatrava bleeds you dry.'" Sounds about right. [NYT; previously]
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