The Research On The Structural Expression Of Santiago Calatrava’s Works

Since the late1980s, Santiago Calatrava is an internationally hot star architect. By virtue of his solid foundation of several expertise and innovative spirit in design, he challenges the inherent pattern in architecture and structure. And he often brings us with new forms in a remarkable personal style. In contemporary construction industry, he is an example of combining technology and art. And he organically combines structural rationality and architectural modeling. But in this regard, our country has many deficiencies. Studying in the structural performance of Calatrava’s work will help to understand advanced creative ideas of the foreign architects. It would provide a reference to the development of China’s architectural design.At first this article will study four kinds of structure type that he specializes in. They are arch, V-shaped structure, Cable-stayed structure and foldable frame. It analyes the structure types from three aspects mainly that are history, fundamental theory and application in reality. It focuses on the performance of the designer flexibility of thinking and creativity. It shows the basic structure that is transformed by the architect will be the dazzling brilliance to shine.The innovation of this paper is to analyze Calatrava’s works from a structural point. It will show his creative intentions fully and his creative spirit will be more easily comprehend.