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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

PARIVARTANA SINGH (33)

III YEAR , VI SEM , SEC A, BATCH 11 YEAR : 2012

AAYOJAN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ,JAIPUR

CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES,

VALENCIA,SPAIN

SANTIAGO CALATRAVA


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SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

BORN:-JULY 28, 1!1 IN SPAIN ,VALENCIA

EDUCATION:-POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY IN VALENCIA"CALATRAVA BEGAN HISPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BY OPENING AN ARCHITECTURAL AN# ENG" OFFICE IN $URICH"

INFLUENCES:-SANTIAGO IS INFLUENCE# BY THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE INVALENCIA AN# MO#ERN ARCHITECTURE"MOSTLY HIS %OR&S INFLUENCE# BY HUMAN

FIGURES %HICH HE APPLIE# TO HIS BUIL#ING FORMS"HIS %OR&S %ERE MOSTLY INSPIRE#

BY THE BIR#S AN# HAS SHO%N ITS INFLUENCES IN THE ELEVATION OF HIS BUIL#INGS"HIS

%OR&S AL%AYS SHO%S GRACE AN# RHYTHM'E:-BILBAO AIRPORT ,BILBAO,SPAIN"

MATERIALS LI&E CONCRETE, STEEL AN# GLASS ARE MOSTLY USE# BY HIM IN

CONSTRUCTION"

WORKS:-%ORL# TRA#E CENTRE TRANSPORTATION HUB ,NE% YOR& CITY

TURNING TORSO,MALMO,S%E#EN, SPAIN (2000)

SUN#IAL BRI#GE AT TURTLE BAY,CALIFORNIA,USA (200)

AWARDS:-12 LON#ON INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS GOL# METAL"200! AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS GOL# ME#AL"200* A%AR#E# %ITH THE SPANISH NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE A%AR#" 1


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THE CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES,VALENCIA,SPAIN(1996):-

THE CITY OF ARTS AN# SCIENCES IS AN ESSEMBLE OF FIVE AREAS IN THE #RY RIVER OF

THE NO% #IVERTE# RIVER TURIA IN VALENCIA ,SPAIN"IT %AS STARTE# IN JULY 1+"IT IS

IMPRESSIVE EAMPLE OF HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE"THE CITY IS MA#E UP OF THE

FOLLO%ING ,USAUALLY &NO%N BY THEIR VALENCIAN NAMES:-

EL PALAU DE LES ARTS REINA SOFIA.OPERA HOUSE AN# PERFORMING ARTSCENTRE"

LHE ISFERIC-IMA CINEMA,PLANETARIUM AN# LASERIUM"

LUBRACLE-%AL&%AY/GAR#EN"EL USEU DE LES CIENCIES PRINCIPE FELIPE-SCIENCE MUSEUM"LOCEANOGRAPHIC-OPEN AIR OCEANOGRAPHIC PAR&"SURROUN#E# BY ATTRACTIVE STREAMS AN# POOLS OF %ATER "THE SURROUN#E# AREAS

OF CITY ARE TYPICALLY USE# AS A RELAING PLACE TO %AL& #AY OR NIGHT, %ITH AN

OPEN BAR OUTSI#E EL MUSEU #E LES CIENCIES PRINCIPE FELIPE #URIN THE EVENING"

!TO VISIT THE PRINCIPE FELIPE SCIENCE MUSEUM MAY TA&E AN AVERAGE OF 3 HOURS AN#

THE OCEANOGRAPHIC APPROIMATELY HOURS,#EPEN#ING ON YOUR LEVEL OF

INTEREST AN# MOTIVATION"SESSIONS AT THE HEMISFERIC GENERALLY LAST ABOUT !-!0

MINUTES" THE VISIT TO THE ENTIRE COMPLE CAN BE #ONE IN A SINGLE #AY, BUT TO ENJYA MORE RELAE# VISIT IT %AS SUGGESTE# TO TA&E T%O OR THREE #AYS"#

OPENING TIE:-

LHEISPHERIC:- MON-FRI 11AM-2PM,SAT-SUN11AM-2PM AN# -PM

USEO DE LAS CIENCIAS PRINCIPE FELIPE:-MON-FRI ANS# SUN 10AM-+PM,SAT 10AM-8PM

LOCEANOGRAPHIC:-MON-FRI AN# SUN 10AM-+PM,SAT10AM-8PM

SITE PLAN

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PALA DE LES ARTS REINA

SOFIA

MUSEU DE LES CIENCIES

HEMISFERIC

AGORA

OCEANOGRAPHIC

UMBRACLE

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EL PALAU DE LES ARTS REINA SOFIA- OPERA HOUSE AN# PERFORMANCE

ARTS CENTRE:-

A SPECTACULAR BUIL#ING #E#ICATE# TO PROMOTING THE PERFORMING

ARTS"MEASURING OVER *0M IN HEIGHT,THE PALAU #E LES ARTS IS #IVI#E# INTO

SEPARATE HALLS, ALL BOASTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL A#VANCES CONCEIVE# TO

STAGE ALL &IN#S OF OPERA,MUSICAL AN# THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES"IT %AS OPENE#

ON OCT 8,200!"

THE BUIL#ING RISES 1 STORIES ABOVE GROUN# AB# INCLU#ES 3 STORIES BELO% THE

GROUN# AN# HEIGHT IS *0M,BEING THE TALLEST OPERA HOUSE IN THE %ORL#"UN#ERTHE EPANSIVE CURVE# ROOF,230M IN LENGTH AN# AREA OF THE BUIL#ING IS

31000S"FT"THE MAIN HALL SEATS 1*000 PEOPLE AN# FUNCTIONS PRIMARILY FOR OPERA"THE AU#ITORIUM IS LOCATE# ABOVE THE MAIN HALL"IT SEATS 1!000 PEOPLE"IT IS A

SPECULAR VENUE %ITH MULTIPLE USES, FROM CLASSICASL MUSIC CONCERTS TO

POLITICAL RALLIES"

MATRI I SOLER THEATRE %AS CONSTRUCTE# BELO% THE PALAUS PLUME AN# SEATS 00

SEATS" IT SHALL BE USE# FOR THEATRE PRO#UCTIONS AN# AS A TRAINING CENTRE FOR

THE MAIN AU#ITORIA"

METTALIC FRAMES HAS BEEN USE# IN BOTH SI#E OF BUIL#ING"%HITE CONCRETE HASBEEN USE# FOR THE LARGE STRUCTURL SUPPORTS OF THE BUIL#ING"ROOF %HICH HAVE 2

SHELLS ENCLOSE THE BUIL#ING HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTE# OF LAMINATE# STEEL AN#

%EIGH 3000 TONNES AN# THEY ARE COVERE# %ITH CERAMIC LAYER"

PLAN

(G.F) SECTION3

PLAN OF MAIN

HALL MAIN HALL


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LHEISFERIC- IMA CINEMA ,PLANETARIUM AN# LASERIUM:-

THE HEMISFERIC %AS THE FIRST BUIL#ING TO BE COMPLETE# IN 18-AN

ETRAOR#INARY CALATRAVA CREATION RESEMBLING A HUGE EYEBALL FLOATING ABOVE

A POOL OF %ATER"THE EYE EVEN BLIN&S %ITH THE AI# OF A STEEL AN# GLASS SHUTTER

OPERATE# BY HY#RAULIC LIFTS"

THE ALMOST EN#LESS VARIATIONS IN LIGHTNING,COLOR AN# MOVEMENT MA&E IT

POSSIBLE TO CREATE AN ECEPTIONAL SHO% AN# INFINITE SPECIAL EFFECTS"

THE LO%ER FLOR CREATES A COLLONA#E FORME# BY CEMENT ARCHES THAT SUPPORT

THE ROOF %ITH TIC&ET OFFICES,A RESTAURANT %ITH TIC&ET OFFICES"

LUBRACLE-WALKWAY$PATHWAY:-UMBRACLE IS THE ENTRY PORT TO THE CITY OF ARTS AN# SCIENCES"IT IS SHAPE# BY A

SUCCESSION OF !! FIE# ARCHES AN# ! FLOATING ARCHES OF 18M HIGH" ON THEM

GRO%S CLIMBING PLANTS ,%HICH %ILL PROVI#E SHA#E"

PLAN OF IMAX CINEMA

HALL

SECTION

EL MUSEU DE LES CIENCIES PRINCIPLE FELIPE SCIENCE MUSEUM:-

THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA AND REMINDS A

WHALE SKELETON. THE SCIENCE MUSEUM HAS BUILDING AREA OF OVER

42000SQ.M OF WHICH 2!000SQ.M ARE FOR E"HIBITIONS.THE BUILDING

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GROUND FLOOR:-INCLU#ES THE MAIN SERVICES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (TIC&ETOFFICES,RESTAURANTS AN# SHOPS)"IT NCLU#ES SCIENCE OF STAGE AN# TV STU#IO

AN# THE GREAT EHIBITION IN#IANA JONES AN# THE A#VENTURE OF ARCHEOLOGY"

FIRST FLOOR:-MUSEUM-%OR&SHOPS AN# INTERACTIVE SCENCE EHIBITIONS"SECOND FLOOR:-EHIBITION-THE LEGACY OF SCIENCE"

THIRD FLOOR:-CHROMOSOME FOREST(2+00 S"M)"!8000M CUBE OF CONCRETE AN# 1000 TONS OF STEEL USE# IN CONSTRUCTION"

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOORTHIRD FLOOR

1"A TUTTA VELA"

2"THEATRE OF ELECTRICITY"

3"SPACE CA#ET SCHOOL"

"CVI#A ,%E CARE FOR YOUR LIFE"

!"EPLORATRIUM"

+"%ESPAL"

*"FURNISHING"

8"A%AR#S FOR RESEARCH"

"ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF #NAMOLECULE"

10"FOUCAULTS PEN#ULUM"

1"SCIENCE OF STAGE"

2"%IN#O% OF VALENCIA"

3"TV STU#IO"

"SCIENCE OF STAGE"

!"TEMPORARY EHIBITION"

+"IN#IANA JONES AN# THE

ARCHEOLOGY A#VENTURE"

$1"A CENTRE OF NOBEL PRI$ES"

2"JEAN #AUSSET "3"SEVERO OCHOA "

"RAMON Y CAIAL"

!"SCIENTISTS AN# THEIR ART %OR&"

1"SCIENCE AN# SPORT %ITH VALENCIA"

2"MARVEL SUPERHEROES"3"$ERO GRAVITY"

"SPACE GRAVITY"

!"FOREST OF CHROMOSOMES"

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LOCEAONOGRAFIC:-IT IS THE LARGEST COMPLE IN EUROPE OF 111,000 S"M AN# %ATER CAPACITY OF 2000000

LITRES" IT HAS !000 ANIMALS OF !00 #IFFERENT SPECIES"THE PAR& I# #IVI#E# INTO 10

AREAS"THE MARINE AREAS REFLECTS THE ME#ITTERRANEAN HABITATS"THE POLAR

OCEANS- THE ARCTIC,THE ISLAN#S,THE TROPICAL SEAS,THE TEMPERATE SEAS AN# THE

RE# SEA"THE SEA %ATER PUMPE# FROM THE BEACH OF LA MALVARROSA HAVING PASSE#

ALL OF THE NECESSARY REUIREMENTS FOR UALITY"

1"MAIN ENTRY" 11"SUBMARINO RESTAURANT"

2"ME#ITTAREAN" 12"OCEANOS RESTAURANT"

3"%ETLAN#S" 13"RESTAURANT"

"TEMPLATE AN# TROPICAL" 1"PI$$ERIA"

!"OCEANS" 1!"HAMBURGER BAR"

+"ARCTIC" 1+"ICE CREAM PARLOUR"

*"ANTARCTIC" 1*"OFFICES"

8"#OLPHINARIUM" 18"E#UCATION AN# RESEARCH

"RE# SEA-UN#ER%ATER" BUIL#ING10"ISLAN#S"

L AGORA-MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE:-THIS BUIL#ING HAS A HEIGHT OF 80M AN# OCCUPIES !000 S"M OF ELLIPTIC SPACE

MAIMUM SEATING CAPACITY FOR +000 PEOPLE"

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:-1"MASTERPIECES OF MO#ERN ARCHITECTURE,LIBRARY"

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