My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

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.

In architecture it isn't enough to just have the right building that works well. It can also be beautiful. It can also be different. It can create surprise. And surprise is the main thing in a work of art. [] I like and respect Brasí­lia very much. It is a simple city, a rational one. I always defend the urban design of Brasí­lia

We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.

I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise.

I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled in venerable old baroque churches.

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