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Bilbao City Hall sentenced to pay compensation to Calatrava

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Provincial Court of Bizkaia has sentenced Bilbao City Hall to pay a 30,000 euros compensation to architect Santiago Calatrava for modifying the Zubi-Zuri bridge, by adding a gateway to access Isozaki Towers. The court considered that the “general interest” doesn’t prevail over the “moral right” of the author.

Calatrava demanded 250,000 euros, but if the gateway added by the City Hall wasn’t retired, he demanded 3.000,000 euros. However, the court said although Calatrava’s bridge was indeed modified, it wasn’t affected on it’s track, structure and access. The gateway was not removed, and Calatrava got 30,000 euros.

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Cite: Sebastian Jordana. "Bilbao City Hall sentenced to pay compensation to Calatrava" 15 Mar 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 28 Feb 2025. <https://www.archdaily.com/16937/bilbao-city-hall-sentenced-to-pay-compensation-to-calatrava> ISSN 0719-8884
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