Santiago Calatrava

Appreciation of other architectural works

Fordham Spire

Height: 609.7 meters

Floor: 115th floor

Construction location: Chicago

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

In July 2005, the famous Spanish architectural designer Santiago Calatrava Trava announced to the world that he would preside over the construction of a 115-story spiral, glass-concrete skyscraper in Chicago. The British "Independent" said, "This building will show off its unique "spiral" appearance and become a new landmark in Chicago." The tallest building in the United States is named Fordham Spire (Fordham Spire), with an estimated height of 2,000 ft. (approximately 610 meters), is a tapered spiral skyscraper with 7 sides, with a public square below it. The completion of this tall building will completely refresh the skyline of the United States and is expected to be completed in 2009.

Christopher Calley, chairman of Fordham Corporation of Chicago, which came up with the idea to build Chicago's tallest building, will be responsible for financing the entire building. Each floor of the building is tilted 2 degrees from the floor below, and the building rises upwards in a spiral. As the floors of the building rise, the width of the floors decreases with height, creating a sense of movement. Calatrava said, "Chicago is named after the Indians, and I can imagine how the Native Americans in the past would light fires by the lake to keep warm, and how the fireworks would rise. Turning each floor at an angle would The result is the current one."

Milwaukee Museum of Art New Building

Completion date: 2001

Construction location: Wisconsin, USA

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Calatrava's first work in the United States, to which he devoted much of his labor, was the Museum of Fine Arts expansion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Art Museum is located on the shores of the sparkling Lake Michigan. Calatrava, who admired nature, connected the artistic atmosphere of the museum with the endless lake water, and gave birth to the idea of ??being on the water side. In order to attract people's attention, he built a pull-string bridge on Lincoln Memorial Avenue to the west of the lot. This bridge with a span of 73 meters is directly opposite the main entrance of the New Museum. A striking picture frame is drawn at the entrance. This white concrete tower door vividly highlights the majestic and vigorous temperament, and at once clearly reveals the character of the entire building.

The middle ridge of the approach bridge cable is slightly behind the entrance. This essential component is raised at an angle of 47 degrees, forming a spatial balance with the bridge deck. The central ridge is 50 meters high, running counter to the direction of the approach bridge. It stretches all ten cables, firmly fixing the load of the bridge deck on the tall mast, and also draws people's sight to the sky. Suddenly it was replaced by the comfort and freedom of flying far away. The posture of spreading wings, the flawless white color, and the endless blue sky, the picture outlined is really beautiful. A set of outdoor sunshade panels are strung directly on the mast, which not only ensures sufficient lighting but also produces an unimaginable visual effect. As time goes by, light and shadow change, and spirituality arises quietly beside the quiet lake in the city. The dynamic light strips suggest movement and speed, providing guidance and recognition, resulting in a building that seems to be in motion. This kind of state that seems to be able to be explained in one word but cannot be said is probably the highest state of architectural design.

In 2001, the new Milwaukee Art Museum was ranked first on the annual design list selected by Time magazine. Calatrava's fresh and bold architecture allows people to see the return of beauty. Vivid, rich and attractive architecture is the cultural conversion of classic architecture.

Athens Olympic Stadium

Completion date: 2004

Construction location: Athens

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

< p>The Olympic Main Stadium is the center of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. It is located in Marosi, the northern suburb of Athens, and is part of the Athens Olympic Stadium.

The main stadium of the Athens Olympic Games was rebuilt from an old venue with a history of 20 years. This project was designed by the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It mainly added two 304-meter-long and 80-meter-high strips to the original venue. Meter large arch beams, and steel cables are used to pull up a fiber roof with a total area of ??more than 10,000 square meters and a total weight of 16,000 tons, making the entire building look majestic.

Calatrava called the project an "Olympic dream". Two steel domes will span the top of the stadium, with translucent glass suspended above the seating area, allowing sunlight to enter and blocking heat. This building of steel, concrete, views and the light of Athens can leave an unforgettable impression and inspire the Olympic spirit.

Valencia Science City

Construction date: 1991

Construction location: Valencia, Spain

Architect: Santiago Calatrava < /p>

In 1991, through a design competition, Santiago Calatrava was given the opportunity to build a science museum and planetarium complex in his hometown of Valencia. The spherical planetarium is covered by a transparent arched frame that is 110 meters long and 55.5 meters wide. The static metal structure of the main building is in sharp contrast with the movable parts: on one side of the cover, a huge door opens and closes up and down, revealing the spherical planetarium inside, like an eye opening and closing. The planetarium built in a shallow pool becomes more and more charming under the night sky and lights, giving it the charm of "the bright moon rises above the sea".

Lyon Airport Railway Passenger Terminal

Construction location: Lyon, France

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

This is a sentimental building. What is attractive is the brilliant colors and unique shape of the building. In fact, the most critical thing about this building is that it meets the usage functions: as a transfer station for subways, buses and trains, it does a good job in dividing these three functions, and also does a good job in direction recognition. From the side to the three-dimensional process, the entire building looks like a soaring eagle. Perhaps the original inspiration for this building came from the skeletons of ancient creatures. From the photos of the internal structure, we can easily think of those terrifying ancient animals. Fossilized bones.

Tannerive Concert Hall

Built place: Canary Islands, Spain

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Santiago Calatrava Auditorio de Tenerife designed by Santiago Calatrava is located in Santa Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain. It consists of an auditorium that can accommodate 1,800 people and an indoor room that can accommodate 400 people. Concert hall composition. The artist's entrance is an arch connecting both sides of the building with a span of 50 meters.

The huge wings on top of the concert hall were pre-cast and transported to the island in 17 pieces. The cantilevered wings had only five support points in the design and were assembled from 17 components. Finally, pour white concrete. The high-rising wings are like white petals, drawing a moving arc in the sky. The Tannerive Concert Hall, located on the seaside, emits light at night and reflects on the seaside, showing the infinite romantic style unique to Spain.