"Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people…"

"Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this l…"

"We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were rules. Even …"

"I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so o…"

"It's funny, the power of beauty, to make us forget such injustice. É estranho o poder da beleza, que nos faz esquecer…"

"Humanity needs dreams to endure misery, even if just for an instant.A humanidade precisa de sonhos para suportar a mi…"

"First were the thick stone walls, the arches, then the domes and vaults — of the architect, searching out for wider s…"

"I have always accepted and respected all other schools of architecture, from the chill and elemental structures of Mi…"

"My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine.""

"Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an…"