Abstract
This paper takes the reader on a journey through the Metropolitan Art Museum as spectators of a Santiago Calatrava exhibition. The paper presents Calatrava as one of the world's greatest architects, highlighting how his architectural works are translations of his actual art. The paper examines and discusses several of Calatrava's artistic and architectural pieces. The paper contends that it is his ability to blend mediums that makes Santiago Calatrava so successful, for he is not just an artist but nor is he just an engineer, he is the next generation of hybrid architects who can transcend their craft to become master artists.

From the Paper
"When I went to the Metropolitan Art Museum to the see Santiago Calatrava, I did not know what to expect, he is after all one of the world's greatest architects. Some of his art includes the most prolific designs for bridges and train stations the world has ever seen. I have seen his work first hand in the form of the Birdlike expansion to the Milwaukee Art Museum that he designed years back. When I began researching him for our class, I realized that Santiago Calatrava's architectural works are translations of his actual art. This seems extremely interesting because I cannot imagine how one can translate one artwork across two such different mediums. Therefore when I went to the art exhibit at the MET I was both excited and filled with apprehension. The exhibit itself was handled extremely well, it was placed front and center as a showpiece at the MET. The lighting was extremely good which was important, as many of his pieces are architectural prints or renderings."

Tags:turning, torsos, curves, art

Abstract
An analysis of Calatrava's works as an entirety, based on his major ideas, the nature of his works, his clients, culture, origin and development, thematic progression, the values represented, and legacy of the architect to modern architecture. Calatrava is one of Spain's most celebrated architects. The paper includes some pictures of his designs.

From the Paper
"Calatrava's implemented his innovative and original ideas through his many works. The major concepts of Calatrava's design are found in his bridges and buildings. His importance in the community of European architects can hardly be overstated, yet he rarely designs a fully enclosed building; his works are generally open structures. Calatrava's dual capacity as an engineer and an architect allows him to capture the creative and structural aspects of both disciplines. His engineering skills enable him to apply his ideas to his architecture with greater ease. The sculptural surfaces and unusual spaces that are born of this marriage of disciplines give Calatrava an unmistakable and easily identifiable style. He dismisses the apathy involved in accepted architectural form."

Tags:europe, building, art, bridge, madrid, barcelona

Abstract
This paper discusses how the Tenerife Opera House is famous in Spain for its uniqueness and deviation from the modernist style of the 20th century and how the structure is elegant and incorporates both art and design in its finishing technique. The paper also looks at the contraversy surrounding architect Santiago Calatrava's new wave of design which brought change to the modernist style.

From the Paper
"The Tenerife Opera House is a multipurpose center used for performing different forms of art and other entertainments events such as theater, dance, and the famous Spanish operetta. The building was the first remarkable piece of work for perfuming drama and arts pioneered by Santiago Calatrava. The building took roughly six years to construct and was officially opened in September, 2003. Since then the facility has been one of the greatest auditoriums used for different festivals and music events in the country (Sharp 67). As well, the building has become a major monumental landmark in Spain. In terms of structure, the auditorium is predominantly constructed using reinforced concrete and supported using metal pieces. It sits on approximately 5.7 acre pieces of land which is adjacent to the ocean. The structure covers 73,000 sq. feet with the rest of the land occupied by administration building and several plazas used for public functions and parking."

Tags:Auditoro, modernist, style

Abstract
The paper defines what postmodernism in the field of architecture is by looking at the Milwaukee Art Museum designed by Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. The paper begins by looking at what postmodernism is in general, defining the term and movement. Then the paper looks at what postmodern architecture is, in relation to modernist design. Finally, the paper examines it in the light of Calatrava's 2001 building.

From the Paper
"The cool kids call it "po-mo." The literate among us toss the term around at wine-and-cheese parties. The academics who tower over us apply it to children's cartoons and sketchy literature and nauseating paintings, as if they know some secret, tucked away in some ivory tower that the rest of us are missing. The rest of us, in the meantime, wonder whether there is a hyphen, a space, or nothing at all in the term that we all know as "postmodernism." The prefix "postmodern" has been used to describe, analyze and tag just about every work of art or academic pursuit during the past half century."

Tags:postmodernism, architecture, calatrava