We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.

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.

When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.

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

Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.

The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.

I 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.