"Architecture will always express the technical and social……" — Oscar Niemeyer
"Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle."
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45 Quotes by Oscar Niemeyer
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Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but…
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When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.
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I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of…
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I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so…
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My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'
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Architecture does not change anything. It's always on the side of the wealthy. The important thing is to believe that…
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Camus says in 'The Stranger' that reason is the enemy of imagination. Sometimes you have to put reason aside and make…
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I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about…
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We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were…
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Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look…
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We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.
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We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.
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