Author: Oscar Niemeyer

Quotes

It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

- Oscar Niemeyer

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

- Oscar Niemeyer

My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

- Oscar Niemeyer

Surprise is key in all art.

Surprise is key in all art.

- Oscar Niemeyer

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

- Oscar Niemeyer

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 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.

- Oscar Niemeyer

Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings.

Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings.

- Oscar Niemeyer

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

- Oscar Niemeyer

The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.

The challenge of a cathedral is very good for architectural inventiveness.

- Oscar Niemeyer

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