Antoni Gaudí quotes

Antoni Gaudí was a Catalan architect, famous for his distinctive and imaginative architectural style. His works, especially the Sagrada Família, combine elements of nature, religion, and modernism. He is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of architecture. Here are 12 of his quotes:

Originality is a return to the origin.

Antoni Gaudí

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

Antoni Gaudí

In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.

Antoni Gaudí

Men may be divided into two types: men of words and men of action. The first speaks; the latter act. I am of the second group. I lack the means to express myself adequately. I would not be able to explain to anyone my artistic concepts. I have not yet concretised them. I never had time to reflect on them. My hours have been spent in my work.

Antoni Gaudí

Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.

Antoni Gaudí

Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.

Antoni Gaudí

Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.

Antoni Gaudí

But man does not create...he discovers.

Antoni Gaudí

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

Antoni Gaudí

Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.

Antoni Gaudí