I realize that this isn't breaking news, but I found it interesting that the first real signs of Santiago Calatrava's massisve Manhattan project are now appearing.
Bloomberg reports today that "a set of delicate, rib-like columns was recently roofed over in the World Trade Center pit in downtown Manhattan. They are the first visible elements of the new transportation hub, the celebrated $3.2 billion work of architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava."
A quick look at the rendering of the hub says but one thing to me, "Milwaukee." It's the Milwaukee Art Museum, Manhattan-style.
The Spanish architect and engineer, Calatrava, whose first project in the United States was the Milwaukee Art Museum, has several other projects in the States. But, he's calling his work at Ground Zero his "most important."
Personally, I'm just happy that Milwaukee's a small part of his inspiration.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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