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.

When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.

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

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

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?

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make something beautiful.