A collection of buildings designed in a futuristic style, the "City of Arts and Sciences" complex is composed of a museum, planetarium, auditoriums and a car park featuring a landscaped promenade, among other structures.
Montjuïc Telecommunications Tower is a simple and iconic tower that forms a striking feature of the Barcelona Olympic Park.
Often called the "hall of light," the BCE Place (now known as Brooklyn Place) Galleria is a long tunnel featuring a five-stories-high glass ceiling supported by steel archways that provide the feeling of a forest canopy. The Heritage Square is connected to the Galleria and is a similar structure constructed in the shape of a square.
Reminiscent of a cathedral, the Pavilion has a 90-feet-high glass ceiling. A signature feature of the Pavilion is a movable sun screen resembling a pair of wings that spread when the museum opens and fold when it closes.
Connected to the airport (now known as Saint Exupéry airport), the high-speed railway station hub is a striking and modern depiction of a bird about to take flight, although Calatrava states that a bird was not the original inspiration for the shape of the building.
The original complex was revamped by Calatrava in time for the 2004 Olympic games. Calatrava's design was inspired by Greece's traditional building methods, and contains plazas and the use of materials like ceramic style, while achieving a contemporary look with prominent steel arches.
The HSB Turning Torso is a 54-floor skyscraper that resembles a twisted human torso. It features a 90-degree twist, and was the tallest building in Sweden when it was completed. A sculpture by Calatrava called the "Twisting Torso" was the basis for the design of the structure.
Calatrava has designed many notable bridges. In Spain, these include the Campo Volantín Bridge (Bilbao), Manrique Bridge (Murcia), Alameda Bridge (Valencia) and Alamillo Bridge (Sevilla), among others. In the U.K., he designed the Trinity Bridge (Manchester/Salford) and Samuel Beckett Bridge (Dublin). In Argentina, the Puente de la Mujer (Buenos Aires), and in the U.S., the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (Dallas) and Sundial Bridge (Redding).
