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

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.

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.

Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.

Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.

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