21st century Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

The bones of my architecture are very much related to the structure, to the physical fact of how a building can stand up; it's…

— Santiago Calatrava

The architect is very interesting because the architect is the commander, meaning the one who commands all the workers. The architect is also the…

— Santiago Calatrava

I remember, many years ago, coming over the Brooklyn Bridge in the night and seeing the skyline of Manhattan, with the Twin Towers. This…

— Santiago Calatrava

I've never been interested in pure movement or pure stability, but in the unstable.

— Santiago Calatrava

The concept of an "architect" is one of the oldest professions in the world. Whereas, some professions, such as a "lawyer", have their roots…

— Santiago Calatrava

There is a change in the view about how condominiums are designed. People used to make prototype apartments and reproduce these boxes hundreds and…

— Santiago Calatrava

Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force.

— Santiago Calatrava

There was a wish to get something exceptional, ... I also wanted to deliver something technically unique.

— Santiago Calatrava

I always considered the role of teaching to be very noble and relevant.

— Santiago Calatrava

When I work on sculpture, I don't have to worry about function. When I work on a piece of architecture, I must think about…

— Santiago Calatrava

The Taj Mahal is a monument to love in all cultures.

— Santiago Calatrava

Many of the architects I admire have given the best of themselves as they mature. I'm hoping to do the same.

— Santiago Calatrava