Santiago Calatrava by Camilo Cañaveral Alzate 2 ESO A 2010-2011 I.E. “V. Cañada Blanch” Londres

1. SANTIAGO CALATRAVA Camilo Cañaveral Alzate 2º ESO A 2010-2011 Instituto Español “V. Cañada Blanch” Londres

2. Santiago Calatrava Valls was born on 28th July 1951 in Benimámet, Valencia. Benimámet

3. Who is Calatrava? He is a really famous Spanish architect, sculptor and structural engineer Offices His head office is in Zürich, Switzerland, but he also has offices in Paris, Valencia and New York

4. Studies In Valencia, he studied at the Architecture, Arts and Crafts School. After his graduation in 1975, he went to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich to study civil engineering. He finished in 1981.

5. Civil Engineering “Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like bridges, roads, canals, dams, and buildings. “ Wikipedia

6. The start At the start of his career he designed bridges and train stations

7. Montjuic Communications Tower The Montjuic Communications Tower in Barcelona is one of his first works. The white tower was built for Telefónica to broadcast the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona to the world. The 136 m structure represents an athlete holding the Olympic Flame.

9. What is he doing now? At present Calatrava is designing the future train station for the new World Trade Centre in New York. Style His style is unique and derives from studies of the human body and the natural world.

10. Collection Here are some of his most impressive works:

11. Allen Lambert Gallery in Toronto

12. Auditorium in Tenerife, Spain

13. Bac de Roda Bridge in Barcelona, Spain

14. Bodegas YsiosLaguardia, Spain

15. Chords Bridge, Israel

16. Ciutat de les Arts I les Ciències, Valencia, Spain

17. Gare do Oriente,Lisbon, Portugal

18. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, USA

19. New Terminal at Bilbao Airport,Bilbao, Spain

20. Ponte della Constituzione,Venice, Italy

21. Puente de la Mujer,Buenos Aires, Argentina

22. Puente del Alamillo,Sevilla, Spain

23. Redesign of Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece

24. Stadelhofen Railway Station Switzerland

25. TGV StationLyon, France

26. Turning Torso Malmö, Sweden

27. Wohlen High SchoolSwitzerland

29. The End Sources: http://www.calatrava.info/ http://www.epdlp.com/arquitecto.php?id=29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Calatrava Images from Google