I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.

Surprise is key in all art.

We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.

Architecture is my work, and Ive spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.