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

Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.

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.

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.

Architecture is invention.

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.

Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make something beautiful.