Many architects say that they will never do a bridge. But I think they will discover that just as Fallingwater is a piece of art, so Golden Gate is a piece of art of the 20th century.
I have always tried to create bridges that are more than a connecting structure - places in their own right.
I'm very interested in architecture.
For decades engineers have stood accused that their buildings do not have any cultural value. We have attempted to liberate engineering of this accusation.
Architecture is inhabited sculpture.
I realized the structure in a collection is how they're put together. Structuring the collection became the art of it for me. Because the stories had all been written.
The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.
I'm well into sort of Santiago Calatrava and people like that.
