When I work on sculpture, I don't have to worry ab... -Santiago Calatrava

When I work on sculpture, I don't have to worry about function. When I work on a piece of architecture, I must think about function all the time.

Santiago Calatrava , Architect
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Like Grand Central Station, which is a marvelous building, the design and engineering of the Oculus will endure for many generations to come....
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The difference between architecture and engineering comes in only with the creation of schools. It's a bureaucratic distinction. The result of both di...
When I work on sculpture, I don't have to worry about function. When I work on a piece of architecture, I must think about function all the time....
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