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

It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness of the fact that what is important is life, friends and attempting to make this unjust world a better place in which to live.

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 you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

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.