When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
Oscar NiemeyerI 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.
Oscar NiemeyerMy work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."
Oscar NiemeyerLife is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.
Oscar Niemeyer