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.

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

Architecture does not change anything. It's always on the side of the wealthy. The important thing is to believe that it can make life better.

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

Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism, that everyone has a gift. I don’t want anything but general happiness. Why is that bad?

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

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