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The site covers 170 acres (69 ha) of land which once contained phosphorus mines, many of which have been filled with water creating small lakes.Calatrava's plan combined several small lakes into a central lake, which serves as a setting for the central structure, the Innovation, Science, and Technology (IST) building. The eye-shaped central ...
Four months later the project plan with three structures (communications tower, planetarium, and a science museum) was presented, designed by Santiago Calatrava. [7] The team that had designed the museum did not see eye to eye with the form in which Santiago Calatrava conceived the building, and a couple of changes were made.
Buildings and structures designed by Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava: Subcategories.
The TC Energy Center is a highrise that represents one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture construction in downtown Houston, Texas.The building has been formerly known as the RepublicBank Center, the NCNB Center, the NationsBank Center, and the Bank of America Center.
Turning Torso, in Malmö, Sweden is regarded as the first twisted tower or building. [3] It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was completed in 2005. [4] When completed, Diamond Tower will be the only building to twist a full 360 degrees along its height.
The bridge, which opened in March 2012, is the first of a series of bridges that the office of Santiago Calatrava designed to span the Trinity River in downtown Dallas. [7] The bridge connects Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway) in downtown to Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas. [8] Construction on the bridge began in December 2005. [9]
This design has been pioneered by the structural engineer Santiago Calatrava in 1992 with the Puente del Alamillo in Seville, Spain. In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar (pylon); the angle of the spar away from the bridge and the weight distribution in the spar serve to ...
Constellation is a sculpture by Santiago Calatrava, installed along the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 29-foot-tall red sculpture was privately funded. [ 3 ]