The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.

I have always accepted and respected all other schools of architecture, from the chill and elemental structures of Mies van der Rohe to the imagination and delirium of Gaudi. I must design what pleases me in a way that is naturally linked to my roots and the country of my origin.

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important the architecture is. That has been my life's work.

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?

Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to commemorate.

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

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.