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

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.

I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.

The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.

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

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

Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.