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HIGH-TECH: Santiago Calatrava  His style has been described as

distinctly neo-Futurist for its
innovative use of materials and
sleek, forward-thinking aesthetic
 He stated that nature served as his
guide, inspiring him to create
buildings that reflected natural
shapes and rhythms.
 He was intensely interested in the
architectural use of zoomorphic
forms

PHILOSOPHY:

Santiago Calatrava symbolises a perfect

LIFE
 Full name: Santiago Calatrava
Valls
 Born on July 28, 1951 Valencia,
Spain
 Calatrava studied architecture  at
the Polytechnic University of
Valencia, Spain,
 Studied engineering at the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH) in Zürich
 In 1981 he established his own
architecture and engineering firm
in Zürich
 He is widely known for his
sculptural bridges and buildings
 Accomplished sculptor and
painter
blend of architecture engineering.
He advocates that a true designer should
encompass all forms of art from which he
also studied human anatomy and animal
anatomy in order to help his design reflect
his philosophy.
AWARDS:
 European Prize for
Architecture
 AIA Gold Medal
 IStructE Gold Medal
 Eugene McDermott Award
 Prince of Asturias Award
 Auguste Perret Prize

INSPIRATION:

 Calatrava gained a reputation for

his ability to blend advanced
engineering solutions with dramatic
visual statements
 Calatrava used his knowledge of
engineering to create innovative,
sculptural structures, often in
concrete and steel.
 Gare do Oriente (Lisbon Oriente
Station) was completed in 1998 as the
WORKS: mass transit hub of Portugal’s capital
city, serving 75 million people per year
—about the same as Grand Central
Station in New York. Inspired by Gothic
architecture, the latticed glass-and-steel
canopy forms the most recognizable
part of the station, which some liken to
trees.

Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences is

a cultural complex in Valencia, Spain,
with seven distinct structures:
L’Umbracle, a promenade with native
plants meant to serve as the entrance to
the City; L’Hemesifèric, an eye-shaped
cinema, planetarium, and laserium; El
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, a
science museum whose structure mimics Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana, a high-
a whale skeleton; L’Oceanogràfic, an speed train station in Reggio Emilia,
open-air aquarium; El Palau de les Arts Italy, opened in 2013. Made with white-
painted steel and glass, the undulating
Reina Sofia, an opera house with a
structure forms a shape called a
distinctive featherlike arch; El Pont de sinusoidal curve.
l’Assut de l’Or, a suspension bridge; and
L'Àgora, an arena for sporting events
and concerts.

The
winglike brise-soleil of the Quadracci
Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum in
Wisconsin has become the most iconic
part of the museum’s identity since it
was completed in 2001. The “wings”
close over the structure at night or
during inclement weather, shielding
patrons
as well
as the
vast
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Jutting out over Brazil’s Guanabara Bay,

the Museu do Amanhã (Museum of
Tomorrow) was completed in 2015.
Located in Rio de Janeiro, the science
museum includes exhibits that
encourage patrons to think about
humanity and sustainability.
o poet.
Connecting Sir John Robertson’s Quay
and North Wall Quay over the River
Liffey in Dublin, the Samuel Beckett
Bridge is designed to resemble a harp, a
national symbol of Ireland. Completed in
2009, the cable-stayed bridge is named
after the Irish novelist, playwright, and
The Auditorio de Tenerife (Tenerife
Auditorium) opened in 2003 on its
namesake island, one of the Canary
Islands off the southern coast of
Morocco. Overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean, the structure is famous for its
suspended arch, which appears to defy
gravity as it shields the amphitheater
beneath.
Completed in 1992 and built to
broadcast coverage of that year’s
Olympic Games in Barcelona, the
Montjuïc Communications Tower also
acts as a large sundial. The white-metal-
plated tower was inspired by a depiction
of an ancient Greek athlete kneeling to
collect his medal.

Aluminum-clad wood beams form the

undulating roof of Bodegas Ysios, a
winery in Laguardia, Spain.
Commissioned by the Bodegas and
Bebidas Group and completed in 2000,
the structure is meant to harmonize with
the Sierra de Cantabria mountains
behind it.
Stretching across the Bow River in
Calgary, Alberta, the Peace Bridge was
completed in 2012 to serve the area’s
pedestrians and cyclists. The tubular
structure is crisscrossed with latticework
of red steel in honor of the Canadian and
Calgary flags.

The cantilevered Sundial Bridge that

stretches over the Sacramento River in
Redding, California, is the world’s
largest functioning sundial. The support
tower casts a shadow on a dial at the
northern end of the bridge, providing the
accurate time on one day of the year:
the summer solstice.
Based on a Calatrava’s own figurative
sculpture Twisting Torso, Malmö,
Sweden’s Turning Torso was
commissioned by HSB Sweden and
completed in 2005. The structure has
nine segments, each made up of five
pentagonal floors that appear to gently
twist upward.

Commissioned as a gift from the bank

Caja Madrid to the city, this obelisk was
officially completed in 2009. The
cylindrical metal structure was inspired
by Constantin Brancusi’s Endl

Better

known as the Oculus, the World Trade

Center Transportation Hub serves as a
station for train service between New
York and New Jersey and a concourse
with commercial space. Designed to
look like a bird being released from a
child’s hands, the interior of the Oculus
is clad in white marble to create an
open, airy feeling.