I Am A Brazilian Before I Am

When Students Leave College, They Are Like Children Who Know Nothing About The Problems Of Life, And Don't Have A Political Stance.

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.

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

It Was The Drawing That Led Me To Architecture, The Search For Light And Astonishing Forms.

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.