Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Santiago Calatrava
I found this interesting article which sums up much of what makes him such a unique architect, I found it at: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/cube/santiago-calatrava-video
Santiago Calatrava has devoted his career to bridging the gap between structural engineering and architecture, bringing artistic flair to functional civic buildings. Already well-respected in Europe for his train stations, airports, and bridges, Calatrava is moving to the forefront of American architecture with several major U.S. projects. His first U.S. building was an addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum. The dynamic white structure, whose winglike roof opens and closes twice daily, has become as much a draw as the artwork inside. In 2003, Calatrava was selected to design the $2.2 billion transportation hub at the World Trade Center site. (Like many aspects of the WTC site, his original designs have been scaled back for budgetary reasons.) He is also working on residential buildings in New York and Chicago, including the Chicago Spire, which will be the tallest building in North America when it’s completed in 2011.
Much of Calatrava's work begins in his paintings or sculptures. He is as heavily influenced by the natural world—a venus flytrap, the human eye—as by his background in engineering, and he also leaves cables and other structural elements exposed. Trained as an architect in Spain, he moved to Switzerland in 1973 and earn a Ph.D. in civil engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. In 2005, Calatrava won the Gold Medal, the American Institute of Architects’ highest honor.
model in progress
The model detail I'm working on is of a section through the floor on a two storey office building. It includes, a suspended ceiling, bondex slab, I-beams and glass paneling.
Two storey office block- section at column (tute 6)
This is obviously late being put up but I've had difficulties uploading it.
Major Assignment research
A part of my detail included a suspended ceiling, however I was unsure how it should appear so I searched on the net. I came across this website: http://www.armstrong-aust.com.au/commclgpac/aus/ep/au/grid_browse_category_form.content. It was difficult to find exactly how they should look in detail but I realised there are different ways that it can be achieved such as framing or small steel bars. The use of bars is the type I decided to use for the major assignment.
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