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.

It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve - the curve that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the body of the beloved woman.

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

Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.

My architecture is easy to understand. And enjoy. I hope it also is hard to forget.

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

Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.