Review of Extravagant Projects by Santiago Calatrava

The topic of the article is a review of the most interesting and extravagant projects of Santiago Calatrava from the moment of his architectural beginning in civil engineering to the present. I focused on structures that caused the greatest wave of admiration and at the same time criticism of this known in the world architect. I chose objects, e.g.: buildings, structures, bridges and footbridges. I described the most important information, e.g. : construction time, construction costs, functionality, architectural style, technology and curiosities. The idea for the paper arose from my trip to the United States of America, where I had the opportunity to see one of the most interesting buildings - The World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York. In addition, Santiago Calatrava's projects I discussed during lesson that in my university. The first part of the paper describes the author, his education, fascination with architecture, ideas for work and the future. In addition, I have included trivia related to childhood and adulthood of the architect. I described Calatrava's approach to projects and the entire implementation process from concept to finished construction. The following parts describe specific projects that I chose for analysis, these are: Stadelhofen railway station in Zurich, Bac de Roda bridge in Barcelona, Puente del Alamillo Expo 92 in Seville, Atrium of Brookfield Place in Toronto, Gare de Lyon Saint Exupéry railway station in Lyon, Gare do Oriente in Lisbon, Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Auditorio de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Science Museum in Valencia, Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, The World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York. In the article, I've also placed interesting pictures that perfectly illustrate the architectural style, the scale of the building, and assess whether the object fits into the surroundings. In summary, I checked all the information and expressed my opinion on Calatrava's projects, its approach to architecture and described future plans for new buildings.