Surprise Is Key In All Art.

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

Architecture Was My Way Of Expressing My Ideals: To Be Simple, To Create A World Equal To Everyone, To Look At People With Optimism, That Everyone Has A Gift. I Don’t Want Anything But General Happiness. Why Is That Bad?

Camus Says In 'the Stranger' That Reason Is The Enemy Of Imagination. Sometimes You Have To Put Reason Aside And Make Something Beautiful.

Curves Are The Essence Of My Work Because They Are The Essence Of Brazil, Pure And Simple.

I Deliberately Disregarded The Right Angle And Rationalist Architecture Designed With Ruler And Square To Boldly Enter The World Of Curves And Straight Lines Offered By Reinforced Concrete... This Deliberate Protest Arose From The Environment In Which I Lived, With Its White Beaches, Its Huge Mountains, Its Old Baroque Churches, And The Beautiful Suntanned Women.