I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.

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

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.

What 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.

When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.

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

Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.