“Não é o ângulo reto que me atrai. Nem a linha reta, dura, inflexível, criada pelo homem. O que me atrai é… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make something beautiful. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness. — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.' — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism,… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
A church is something very beautiful. It is nice when people feel happy in it. But I am not a religious man. Look at… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share
