I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.
Oscar NiemeyerWhat attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.
Oscar NiemeyerArchitecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism, that everyone has a gift. I donโt want anything but general happiness. Why is that bad?
Oscar NiemeyerWhen students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
Oscar Niemeyer