We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.

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

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?

Surprise is key in all art.

When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.