Antoni Gaudí
Visionary architect of Sagrada Família
Most quoted
"The architect of the future will be a poet, a sculptor, a painter, a musician, a philosopher, a mathematician, a physicist, a chemist, a botanist, a zoologist, a geologist, a meteorologist, a historian, a sociologist, an economist, a politician, a psychologist, a theologian, an artist, a craftsman, a builder, an engineer, a scientist, a humanist, a visionary, a dreamer, a prophet, a saint."
— from Various biographies
"The architect must be a poet, a philosopher, a musician, a painter, a sculptor, a writer, a historian, a mathematician, a physicist, a chemist, a botanist, a zoologist, a geologist, a cosmologist, a theologian, a mystic, a saint."
— from Various writings and interviews
"The expiatory church of La Sagrada Família is made by the people and is mirrored in them. It is a work that is in the hands of God and the will of the people."
— from Letter, 1915
All quotes by Antoni Gaudí (360)
Art is a tree that has its roots in nature and its branches in the sky.
The architect of the future will be a synthesizer, not a specialist.
I am a slow worker, but I am always working.
The work of art must be a prayer.
To understand architecture, one must understand nature.
The artist must be a poet, a philosopher, a scientist, and a craftsman.
I want to build a temple that will be a song of praise to God.
The architect must be a constructor, not a decorator.
My greatest ambition is to leave a work that will be a testament to my faith.
The work must be born of the land, of the people, and of the spirit of the place.
The architect must be a master of all trades.
I have no time for anything else but my work.
The Sagrada Familia is a work of love, a work of faith, a work of God.
The architect must be a poet of space.
My work is my prayer.
The beauty of nature is the greatest teacher.
The architect must be a visionary.
I am not interested in building monuments, but in building life.
The work must be a reflection of the soul of the artist.
God is the great architect.
Contemporaries of Antoni Gaudí
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).