In my opinion, as an engineer, a bridge is the most difficult thing you can do. You are not working in the direction of gravity but against it – so the problem opposes the solution. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
When I moved to Switzerland to study at ETH Zurich I became fascinated by Swiss architecture. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
You could say that I had become possessed, in the classical sense, by the art of the great architects of the past. And that led me to engineering. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
Imagine for a second that the Golden Gate had not been built. This place in the San Francisco Bay would be one of the many beautiful places along the Pacific Coast – but that’s all. Once you put the bridge there, you distinguish it from any other place in the world. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
The architect works for so many years building it, and the moment you deliver it to the people is the moment when you are unnecessary. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
As a student I travelled around the Mediterranean – the Greek islands and Salerno on the south coast of Italy. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
