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.

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.

Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I always find some time for reading, talking to my friends and feeling what is happening in this world.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

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

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