Quotes from Santiago Calatrava

Working with artistic people is very special, especially when they are so professional.

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 also related to geometry and a certain understanding of the architecture in which there is a balance between expression and function.

A first building is like a first novel, it is always autobiographical.

My goal is always to create something exceptional that enhances cities and enriches the lives of the people who live and work in them.

Something that has been every important to me in all my projects has been location, the place where they are installed.

Later works are better because it takes a lot of time in architecture to mature. And, it takes a lot of discipline to experience everything that is changing around you.