Santiago Calatrava quotes - page 2

It is an exceptional event to build a cathedral - it must withstand several lifetimes. (Santiago Calatrava)
Rio de Janeiro has captured my imagination. View quote
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If I was not born in this lifetime in New York, certainly in a previous life, I was a New Yorker. View quote
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I think it is important to build for people, and to deliver this message of hope: through good construction and a certain sense of progression, a better understanding of each other can be achieved. View quote
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My personality is more the personality of a painter. View quote
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Architecture is a code. It's a pure code, derived from the dimensions of nature. View quote
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I just want to build the best buildings. It's not about me, it's about the buildings, creating a space where society can gather and marvel in beauty and nature. View quote
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A new building should deliver a feeling of hope. View quote
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What I do is the opposite of building walls. I build bridges. A bridge is something that connects instead of separating. View quote
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Architecture, like dance, is also a language - one that everybody understands. View quote
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Being an architect is like playing piano, you learn to play to admire how well the other guys play piano. (Santiago Calatrava)
The movement of many people through a building can be musical, if the movement is harmonious, rational, but full of life and feeling. View quote
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Chicago is a beautiful city with a wonderful skyline. View quote
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Because of the nature of the profession of architecture, the art of architecture nourishes itself from other disciplines. View quote
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A bridge is born of necessity, but it must establish its own identity. It should harmonize with its surroundings, and the design must transcend the purely local and transform the setting. View quote
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A railway station is something that can generate a city. View quote
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Bridges and stations are very strongly related to the development of a city. View quote
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I would like to be an artist who works in a very closed ambience. View quote
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Architecture is a wrapping for the human body, and dance is the finest expression of the body. View quote
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My ambition is to give Oakland's cathedral a universal character independent of the Catholic Church. View quote
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Architecture is one of the art forms best able to improve and revitalise cities both artistically and functionally. (Santiago Calatrava)
Something that has been every important to me in all my projects has been location, the place where they are installed. View quote
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As an architect, you do not have control of who will build the building and who will have the capability. View quote
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Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force. View quote
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My architecture is very much place-related. View quote
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