I Search For Surprise In My Architecture.

I Like Talking To Priests, To Catholics. Everyone Has Their Beliefs.

I Am A Brazilian Before I Am An Architect. I Cannot Separate The Two.

I Think Of Myself As No More Than 60. What I Could Do At 60, I Can Still Do Now.

In Architecture It Isn't Enough To Just Have The Right Building That Works Well. It Can Also Be Beautiful. It Can Also Be Different. It Can Create Surprise. And Surprise Is The Main Thing In A Work Of Art. [] I Like And Respect Brasí­lia Very Much. It Is A Simple City, A Rational One. I Always Defend The Urban Design Of Brasí­lia

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.