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

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.

Architecture does not change anything. It's always on the side of the wealthy. The important thing is to believe that it can make life better.

We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

Life is more important than architecture.