I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two.

I think of myself as no more than 60. What I could do at 60, I can still do now.

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

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

A church is something very beautiful. It is nice when people feel happy in it. But I am not a religious man. Look at us, and then at the infinity of space. We are rather small insignificant creatures, wouldn’t you say?

My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

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