Quotes About Santiago Calatrava

I like going for walks in the western harbour, a newly-built area of Malmo where the old harbour used to be. It is surrounded by canals and waterways and the architecture is modern and innovative - the landmark Turning Torso skyscraper, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is the star of the show.

When I moved to Switzerland to study at ETH Zurich I became fascinated by Swiss architecture.

The Freedom Tower has a cost overrun. A significant cost overrun.

If I was not born in this lifetime in New York, certainly in a previous life, I was a New Yorker.

The reality is that throughout my career I've tackled projects in Spain that I'm proud of.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is for the community of San Francisco. And the Brooklyn Bridge, which is one of the most magnificent bridges ever built, is also a monument to the community, you see.

The idea of spirituality is difficult to discuss.

My ambition is to give Oakland's cathedral a universal character independent of the Catholic Church.

[On an architectural design by Santiago Calatrava:] A city is never more fully human than when expertise—our own or someone else's—allows us access to ebullience, lightness and delight.