We Have To Have Dreams, Even If

Humanity Needs Dreams To Be Able To Survive The Miseries Of Daily Existence, Even If Only For An Instant.

Of Course, I Have Given My Engineers Some Headaches Over The Years, But They Go With Me. I Have Always Wanted My Buildings To Be As Light As Possible, To Touch The Ground Gently, To Swoop And Soar, And To Surprise.

Life Is Very Fleeting. It’s Important To Be Gentle And Optimistic. We Look Behind And Think What We’ve Done In This Life Has Been Good. It Was Simple; It Was Modest. Everyone Creates Their Own Story And Moves On. That’s It. I Don’t Feel Particularly Important. What We Create Is Not Important. We’re Very Insignificant.

I Am A Brazilian Before I Am An Architect. I Cannot Separate The Two.

I Was Attracted By The Curve — The Liberated, Sensual Curve Suggested By The Possibilities Of New Technology Yet So Often Recalled In Venerable Old Baroque Churches.