"I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist……" — Oscar Niemeyer
"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."
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45 Quotes by Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer has 45 quotes on this site.
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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 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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It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What…
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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