Which architect said, "The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God"?

The statement, “The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God” was said by the architect Antoni Gaudí. The genius Spanish architect (Gaudí) was known as God's architect. His pious Catholicism and devotion to a spartan regimen came to define his character, especially in the last decade of his life, which he devoted almost exclusively to the construction of his arguably most famous work, the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona. This church is said to represent arguably the culmination of Gaudí's parabolic and catenary structural system, evident in numerous other designs, including the unbuilt scheme for the Colònia Güell church outside Barcelona. Because of his personal background and beliefs, it was not surprising that his designs only used curved forms — his homage to the conditions of nature, in which, Gaudí often declared, "there are no straight lines."

Antoni Gaudí (Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí Cornet, born June 1852 - died June 1962) was accordingly to official documents, born in Reus, Catalonia, south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast. His exact birthplace however is in question. Riudoms, Catalonia, his paternal family's village, has also been called his birthplace. He lived for 73 years and became known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism.

His work has fascinated and inspired generations of architects, designers, and engineers. Today his most distinctive, idiosyncratic, and recognizable designs have a large global following.