Architecture Is Invention.

The Challenge Of A Cathedral Is Very Good For Architectural Inventiveness.

When I Was Very Little My Mother Said I Used To Draw In The Air With My Fingers. I Needed A Pencil. Once I Could Hold One, I Have Drawn Every Day Since.

Curves Are The Essence Of My Work Because They Are The Essence Of Brazil, Pure And Simple.

I Enter My Studio At 9 A.m. I Have Lunch Here, I Return Right Away To My Work And I Go Out To Dinner At 8 P.m. My Daily Tasks Vary Very Much.

I Have Always Accepted And Respected All Other Schools Of Architecture, From The Chill And Elemental Structures Of Mies Van Der Rohe To The Imagination And Delirium Of Gaudi. I Must Design What Pleases Me In A Way That Is Naturally Linked To My Roots And The Country Of My Origin.