1.
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.
Antonio Gaudi
Buildings should emulate nature by having no rigid angles or edges.
2.
There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come after me. What must always be conserved is the spirit of the work, but its life has to depend on the generations it is handed down to and with whom it lives and is incarnated
Antonio Gaudi
3.
Artists do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their monuments.
Antonio Gaudi
Artists do not require tangible memorials to be remembered as their creations serve as a lasting legacy.
4.
Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.
Antonio Gaudi
Tomorrow we will create wonders.
5.
The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature.
Antonio Gaudi
The magnificent tome, ever unfolding and which we ought to strive to peruse, is the volume of Nature.
6.
Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.
Antonio Gaudi
Nothing is creativity if it does not derive from the natural world.
7.
But man does not create...he discovers.
Antonio Gaudi
However, man does not fabricate...he uncovers.
8.
The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God
Antonio Gaudi
'Humankind is gifted with linearity, while Divinity holds dominion over curvature.'
9.
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.
Antonio Gaudi
The redemptive edifice of La Sagrada Família is created by the populace and reflects them. It is a task that lies with the Almighty and the volition of the people.
10.
Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions.
Antonio Gaudi
Innovation consists of revisiting the source. Therefore, innovation entails coming back, by means of one's capabilities, to the straightforwardness of initial answers.
11.
Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.
Antonio Gaudi
Vibrant hues in distinct areas can significantly enhance the outlines and structural planes.
12.
The creation continues incessantly through the media of man. But man does not create... he discovers.
Antonio Gaudi
The generation is constant through the means of humanity. But humans do not generate... they uncover.
13.
In the Sagrada Familia, everything is providential.
Antonio Gaudi
All at the Sagrada Familia is fatefully ordained.
14.
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.
Antonio Gaudi
Those who search for the principles of Nature to help them in their creations join forces with the divine.
15.
Nothing is invented, for it's written in nature first.
Antonio Gaudi
'All knowledge is derived from nature.'
16.
Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.
Antonio Gaudi
'Any invention of humankind is already inscribed in the annals of nature.'
17.
Form does not necessarily follow function
Antonio Gaudi
'Appearance does not always indicate utility.'
18.
Originality is a return to the origin.
Antonio Gaudi
Innovation is a renaissance of the source.
19.
Everything comes from the great book of nature.
Antonio Gaudi
'All knowledge stems from the natural world.'
20.
Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions.
Antonio Gaudi
'Innovation necessitates a reversion to the roots, originality is reverting to the plainness of the archetypal solutions.'
21.
Originality is going back to origins.
Antonio Gaudi
22.
Copiers do not collaborate.
Antonio Gaudi
23.
Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.
Antonio Gaudi