SANTIAGO CALATRAVA. INDEX - Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport railway station1989 - 1994 - Milwaukee Art Museum1994 - 2001 - Tenerife Auditorium1997 - 2003 -

SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

サンティアゴ・カラトラバ

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INDEX

- Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport railway station 1989 - 1994

- Milwaukee Art Museum 1994 - 2001

- Tenerife Auditorium 1997 - 2003

- City of Arts and Sciences 1991 - now

LYON SAINT-EXUPÉRY AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Construction 1989 - 1994

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Lyon (France)

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Location

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Inspiration Enormous bird with spread out wings

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Gateway 4 arches form outer curved beamsTwo glazed simmetrical wings

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Inspiration Human body

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Structure

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Main hall Central spine · 3 steel arches (1 triangular and 2 tubular)· 4x4 assembled braced by diagonal beams varying in size

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Main hall Cantilever balconiesGathering concrete, steel and glass

West Two supportsEast Concrete mass

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Platform roof Cast on site concrete

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Platform roof Glazed or filled with prefabricated concrete sections

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LYON AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION

Platform roof Glazed or filled with prefabricated concrete sections

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Construction 1994 - 2001

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Wisconsin (USA)

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Addition Eero Saarinen’s Metropolitan War memorial (1940-1964)

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Connection Milwaukee downtown to the lake

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Connection to the lake

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Connection to the lake

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Atrium1500 square meters of gallery Temporary exhibitionsEducation center with a 300-seat lecture hall

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Galleria Cutting-edge techonologyOld-world craftmanship

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Reiman Bridge Signature elementConnects pedestrians form downtown Miwakee to the lakefront75 meters with a 60 meters mast

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Main entrance

Reception hallParabolic-shapedGlass enclosed27 meters high

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Hydraulic movable brise-soleil Control light and temperature36 steel slats from 8 to 32 meters

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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Combination Organic foms and technological innovationInspiration Nature

Brise soleil Wings of a birdBridge Mast of a sailboatCurving single story galleria Wave

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Construction 1997 - 2003

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Canary Islands (Spain)

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUMSanta Cruz de Tenerife (Capital) - Cabo Llanos

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Between the Marine Park and the edge of the portConnects the city to the ocean

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Significant urban landmark

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUMAll concrete buildingSweep of the roof 58 meters

Wave-shaped

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Plinth

StairsRaised Plaza

Shells Coloured broken tile

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Exterior spaces Foyers, circulation areasGood climate

Interior spaces Air-conditioned

Plaza Basalt (local volcanic stone)

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Geometry

RoofTwo cone segments

Inner shellRotational bodyCurve along an ellipse

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Second floorMain entrance hall and auditorium

1616 seats

First floorArtist entrance and chamber music hall

422 seats

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Auditorium

Acoustic-Wood panelling(Cristalline form)

-No stage curtainsConcertina screen

Characterized space

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Chamber music hall

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Interior space

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Artist entrance

Both sides arches50 meters

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TENERIFE AUDITORIUM

Criticism

-Location changes-Inhospitable environment-Structural problems-Breach of safety regulations-Budget increase (4 times the initial budget)-Similar Concert Hall in Atlanta

CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

As the site is close to the sea, and Valencia is so dry, I decided to make water a major element for the whole site using it as a mirror for the architecture - Santiago Calatrava

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CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Construction 1991 - now

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CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Valencia (Spain)

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CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

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CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Projects -Hemisfèric Planetarium, IMAX Dome Cinema and Laserium-Museu de les Ciències Science Museum-Umbracle Landscaped Walkway and car park-Oceanogràfic Oceanographic Aquarium (Felix Candela)-Palau de les Arts Theater-Pont de l’Assut de l’Or Bridge-Àgora Covered Square-Torres Calatrava Office and residential Skycrappers

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HEMISFÈRIC

Inspiration Eye shaped-building

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HEMISFÈRIC

Planetarium 24 meters of diameter sphere900 square meters of screen

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HEMISFÈRIC

Hydraulic “eyelids”

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HEMISFÈRIC

Hydraulic system

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HEMISFÈRIC

Materials (tied project) ConcreteGaudiesque fragments of shattered tilesReflecting pools Reminder of the old river

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HEMISFÈRIC

Program-Planetarium, IMAX Dome Cinema, Laserium -Library, Cinemas, Auditorium and Restaurants

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HEMISFÈRIC

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HEMISFÈRIC

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HEMISFÈRIC

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

Inspiration Resembling a prehistoric skeleton

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

Museum Cience, technology and environmentClassrooms, terraces, workshops, cultural and social events

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

Southern facade Filled with glass

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

Northern facade Made of steel and glassModular building 104x241 meters

North hall

90 meters highProportions of gothic cathedral naveFlying ribs and waving glass

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

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MUSEU DE LES CIÈNCIES

Concrete trees

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UMBRACLE

Parallel arches covering a long, narrow garden of Mediterranean plants

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UMBRACLE

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Inspired in a ship

Valencia Opera House

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Main hall 1700 seatsOpera, theater, dance and concerts

Masterly classroom 400 seatsChamber music and conferences

Auditorium Conferences, acts, shows and projectingsMartín y Soler Theater

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Internal circulation

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Stairs

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Interior

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PALAU DE ELS ARTS

Location and surroundings

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PONT DE L’ASSUT DE L’OR

Cable-stayed bridge155 meters of span Longest of Spain in cable-stayed bridges

Structure Core and ribs to both sides29 cablesPylon of 125 meters high

Problems

-Instability-Very steeped (Traffic accidents)

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ÀGORA

Inspiration in two interlaced handsConcerts and sports eventsSteel structure coated with blue shattered tiles and glass80 meters high

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TORRES CALATRAVA

1st projectFour skycrappers 280, 260, 240 and 220 meters

2nd projectThree skycrappers of 308, 266 and 220 meters

ProblemsCost of 450 millions of € (45.000.000.000¥)Cancelled project

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