"It was the drawing that led me to……" — Oscar Niemeyer

"It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms."

— Oscar Niemeyer

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45 Quotes by Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Niemeyer has 45 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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

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I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one. — Luis Barragan
My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. — Luis Barragan
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. — Ambrose Bierce
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. — Theodore Bikel
Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat… — Alvar Aalto
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and… — Alvar Aalto
A picture is worth a thousand words. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split… — Alvar Aalto
Architecture is inhabited sculpture. — Constantin Brancusi
The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit… — Alvar Aalto
I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in… — Dan Brown
Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases.… — Dan Brown

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