It is very important to visit the Oculus at a moment in which the skylight is open. Through the enormous 240′ x 20′ opening, we are framing a piece of Manhattan’s sky. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
The two most important functional aspects to be fulfilled in a transportation facility are ease of wayfinding and easy orientation. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
I have always tried to create bridges that are more than a connecting structure – places in their own right. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
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. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
If I was not born in this lifetime in New York, certainly in a previous life, I was a New Yorker. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
Bridges join places that were separated. They are built for the sake of progress and for the average citizen. They even have a religious dimension. Even the word ‘religious’ comes from the Latin, meaning ‘creating a link.’ Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
The city of Rio de Janeiro is setting an example to the world of how to recover quality urban spaces through drastic intervention and the creation of cultural facilities such as the Museum of Tomorrow. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
My closest partner and the person I have been working with for 35 years has been my wife. She not only supported me and helped me but also framed my life. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
The difference between architecture and engineering comes in only with the creation of schools. It’s a bureaucratic distinction. The result of both disciplines is the construction of objects in a landscape. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
The best is to go into a train station that I’ve built and buy a ticket. The guy in the ticket booth might recognize me, which is a marvelous feeling, but it might be that he doesn’t and I go in like any other passenger, except that I enter with a critical eye, looking to see how it’s held up. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
