"A first building is like a first novel, it is always autobiographical." — Santiago Calatrava

Like Grand Central Station, which is a marvelous building, the design and engineering of the Oculus will endure for many generations to come.

You have to live with the necessities of other people.

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.

I always considered the role of teaching to be very noble and relevant.