Like Grand Central Station, which is a marvelous building, the design and engineering of the Oculus will endure for many generations to come.

When I was in architecture school, I became curious about the exact mathematics, physics, and construction of the great structures I had been studying. I wanted to know how these amazing things would work: the Pantheon, the dome of Michelangelo, the dome of Brunelleschi. So I decided to study civil engineering.

I like the word monument, because the word monument is a Latin word.

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