When I work on sculpture, I don't have to worry about function. When I work on a piece of architecture, I must… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
I understand and accept criticisms of my work, provided they are done with professional criteria and arguments. — 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
Some have tried to use my work for politics, using inaccurate or out-of-context information that, repeated enough, becomes truth to some even… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
My private work is touched by this destiny of understanding that architecture and engineering have a social character and can serve the… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
Building a bridge, in my opinion, is a symbolic gesture, linked with the needs of people who cross over it, and with… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
The first significant work I did was a railway station in Zurich called Stadelhofen. — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
I paint and work as a sculptor, and I see architecture as an art... If you follow this approach you can use… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
When I was in architecture school, I became curious about the exact mathematics, physics, and construction of the great structures I had… — 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
