Santiago Calatrava

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SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

ARCHITECT , SCULPTOR ANDSTRUCTURAL ENGINEER“Movement gives an added dimension to form. It makes form aliving thing. Instead of thinking of a building as somethingmineral, like a rock , we can start to compare a building to the

sea, which has waves that move, or to a ower whose petalsopen in the morning”



BORN:- 28 July 1951 in Valencia, Spain

EDUCATION:-1. He attended the art school in Valencia in 1968 to 19692. He studied art and architecture in Valencia fro 1969 to 19!"

#. He pursued his under$raduate de$ree at the %olytechnic uni&ersity ofValencia alon$ 'ith a post $raduate course in ur(anis

". He studied ci&il en$ineerin$ at the S'iss federal institute oftechnolo$y, )urich fro 19!5-19!9

5. *n 1981, after copletin$ his doctoral thesis, +n the olda(ilityof Space raes+, he started his architecture and en$ineerin$ practice.

INFLUENCES :-6. Santia$o /alatra&a is in0uenced (y huan $ures 'hich he applies

in his (uildin$ fors.!. His 'ors 'ere ostly inspired (y the (irds and had sho'n its

in0uences in the ele&ation of his (uildin$s.

8. /oonly used aterials (y hi are concrete, steel and $lass.

AWARDS:-9. 3ondon institution of structural en$ineers $old edal419921.7erican *nstitute of 7rchitects 47*7 old edal 42511.he Spanish national architecture a'ard.42!



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he =u'ait pa&ilione>po?92, Spain 41991-

1992

3yon airport rail'aystation, rance 41989-

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urnin$ orso ,alo, S'eden,

Spain 42

/ity of 7rts and Sciences,

Valencia, Spain 41991

he ont@uic(roadcastin$

to'er,

Aarcelona,Spain 41989-1992



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*t is S'eden?s one of the tallest residential to'er 'itha hei$ht of 62# feet4189 eters.

DESIGN 1. *t uses nine se$ents of &e-story penta$ons that

t'ist as it risesF the topost se$ent is t'istedninety de$rees cloc'ise 'ith respect to the $round

0oor.2. Dach 0oor consists of an irre$ular penta$onal shape

rotatin$ around the &ertical core, 'hich is supported(y an e>terior steel frae'or.

#. he t'o (otto se$ents are intended as oGcespace. Se$ents three to nine house 1"9 lu>ury

apartents.

FORM

he &ision of HSA urnin$ orso is (ased on a sculpture(y /alatra&a

called 'istin$ orso 'hich is a huan (ody ino&eent.

TECHNOLOGY

he sculptural to'er is supplied 'ith 1 locallyproduced rene'a(le ener$y. Dachapartent onitors heat and 'ater consuption. he0ats itchens ha&e or$anic 'aste $rindin$ anddisposal facilities that con&ert food 'aste into (io$asMATERIALS

he to'er is ade fro concrete, steel, $lass, andrecycla(le aluiniu.



he core is an

enorous concrete pipe, 'ith aninner diaeter of 1.6 etresand 'alls 'hich $radually $ofro 2.5 etres in thicness atthe (otto to a(out ." etresat the top of the (uildin$. *nside

the core there are lift shafts andstaircases.



3IC 7*<%< <7*3;7I S7*C,<7C/D he station 'as desi$ned for the rench

Cational rail'ay copany 4SC/ ser&in$ toconnect the hi$h-speed train net'or 4Vto the 3yons 7irport at Satolas.FORM

he for of the (uildin$ is inspired fro ahuan eye.

DESIGN

his is alost forty eter tall steel andconcrete structure. he arch a(o&e the spine is a steel (o>of trian$ular section, and the spine issupported (y a concrete ass.

MATERIALHe hase>tensi&elyused steelandconcrete.



PLAN

1. *n the plan the station is

relati&ely siple, a "eter lon$ (arrel &aultedroof of criss-cross latticeconstruction encloses si>rail'ay tracs.

2. Dach of train platfors

ser&e t'o V tracs, 'itht'o further tracs at thecenter of the station areencased in a concretetunnel structure eant toprotect platfor

passen$ers fro the airshoc and noise $enerated.

#. %latfors e>tendsyetrically fro centerof the ain concourse a>is.<oofed (y a dia$onallyri((ed &ault.



1. he roof is either $laed or lled 'ith prefa(ricated concretesections.

2. *n the ain Hall, opposite the entrance, a 18 eter lon$allery connects the station to the airport terinal. heallery can also (e accessed directly fro the o&erni$htparin$ area.

#. ain Hall: len$th 1# , a>. 'idth 1 , a>. hei$ht #9, /oncourse Hall: len$th "5 , 'idth 56 , Hei$ht tracsto raised central 'al'ay 8 , to roof 1! .

SECTION



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he 0a$ of =u'ait is a uniLue (uildin$, 'hich (y its nature 'as to o(@ects of

uch attention durin$ the Bni&ersal D>hi(ition of 1992 in Se&ille, ain$the role of attractin$ &isitors to its interior, 'here throu$h ia$es pro@ected$enes in displays, &ideos, photo$raphs and (oos 'ere $i&en to no' thatcountry to the international counity.DESIGN

1. he pro@ect consists of a o(ile casin$, 'hich in the open position is

25 eters hi$h, ain$ it &ery &isi(le aon$ the other 0a$s of theD>poM92.



he (uildin$ has three le&els*. he lo'er part housesappliances and air conditionin$technicians, and the receptionarea for special $uests

**. he (ase le&el, 'ith a lar$e

lo((y and a roo of a(out "sL., 'ith a dec of 5 a(o&ethe $round, 'hich had pro@ectedia$es of =u'ait.

***. he hi$her le&el of e>posure,as outdoor terrace, (ut that 'as

protected (y a o&in$ dec, it'as closed durin$ the day topro&ide shade 'ithin, and open atni$ht so they could carry out thepro@ections and outdoor e>hi(its.

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Bpper patio is accessed (y a 'ide

staircase that is the lar$est set ofonuents.7lso, to allo' passa$e of natural li$htinto the $round 0oor, the 0oor 'asade of ar(le cur&ed translucent$lass $lued to safety.



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