We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were rules. Even for knives and forks they created rules. Picasso would never have accepted rules. The house is like a machine? No! The mechanical is ugly. The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

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

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

Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.

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.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

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