Right Angles Don't Attract Me.

My Ambition Has Always Been To Reduce A Building's Support To A Minimum. The More We Diminish Supporting Structures, The More Audacious And Important The Architecture Is. That Has Been My Life's Work.

Humanity Needs Dreams To Be Able To Survive The Miseries Of Daily Existence, Even If Only For An Instant.

I Was Attracted By The Curve — The Liberated, Sensual Curve Suggested By The Possibilities Of New Technology Yet So Often Recalled In Venerable Old Baroque Churches.

I Am A Brazilian Before I Am An Architect. I Cannot Separate The Two.

In Architecture It Isn't Enough To Just Have The Right Building That Works Well. It Can Also Be Beautiful. It Can Also Be Different. It Can Create Surprise. And Surprise Is The Main Thing In A Work Of Art. [] I Like And Respect Brasí­lia Very Much. It Is A Simple City, A Rational One. I Always Defend The Urban Design Of Brasí­lia