He is one of a breed of "starchitects" whose spectacular bridges, airports and museums have brought him fame around the world but now Santiago Calatrava is facing legal action from his native city of Valencia.
The dazzling City of Arts and Sciences, a sprawling space-age complex that transformed the centre of the city of Valencia when it was inaugurated eight years ago, is already falling apart and regional authorities have said they will sue the architect responsible.
Last week chunks of the mosaic façade of the centerpiece opera house fell off in high winds and authorities were forced cancel scheduled Christmas performances and to close the building to the public until further notice.
Authorities are laying the blame of the rapid deterioration of buildings within the complex at the foot of Mr Calatrava, who was paid close to 100 million euros for a project that came in at four times over budget with a final price tag of over 1 billion euros.
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