Life is very fleeting. Itโs important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what weโve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. Thatโs it. I donโt feel particularly important. What we create is not important. Weโre very insignificant.
Oscar NiemeyerIt was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.
Oscar NiemeyerIn 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 Brasรญยญlia very much. It is a simple city, a rational one. I always defend the urban design of Brasรญยญlia
Oscar NiemeyerRight angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.
Oscar Niemeyer