When I found I could not figure something out, I decided to learn about it, until I knew as much as I… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
What I do is the opposite of building walls. I build bridges. A bridge is something that connects instead of separating. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
Something that has been every important to me in all my projects has been location, the place where they are installed. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
In the 19th and 20th centuries we saw nature as something to use to our profit, but the attitude of man towards… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
There is so much vulgarity in the everyday, that when somebody has the pretension to do something extraordinary for the community, then… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
My goal is always to create something exceptional that enhances cities and enriches the lives of the people who live and work… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I've never been interested in pure movement or pure stability, but in the unstable. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
There was a wish to get something exceptional, ... I also wanted to deliver something technically unique. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
I always considered the role of teaching to be very noble and relevant. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Many of the architects I admire have given the best of themselves as they mature. I'm hoping to do the same. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
