I love the construction process and it is always important because we try to experiment and do something new, so the builders are not copying any technique from other projects. Everything is innovative and so I need to be there and be attentive to make sure everything is running smoothly.
Santiago CalatravaI have tried to get close to the frontier between architecture and sculpture and to understand architecture as an art.
Santiago CalatravaThe architect needs to learn to see, and to open his eyes because there is always a lesson to learn from the streets.
Santiago CalatravaYou start a project as a young person and then at the end you are another person. You are ready to go for your pension.
Santiago CalatravaVitruvius, the great writer, architect and engineer, identified in his famous treatise on Architecture that the three values essential to any work of Architecture were: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas; or firmness, utility, and delight. Firmness meaning well built, solid and resistant; utility meaning useful and functional, and delight meaning beautiful.
Santiago Calatrava