I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled in venerable old baroque churches.

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

Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate.

It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

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

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