Quote by Oscar Niemeyer
Architecture will always express the technical and social progress

Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle. – Oscar Niemeyer

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

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Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant. – Oscar Niemeyer

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Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. – Enid Nemy

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Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism? – Stephen Bayley

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Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower. – Richard Rogers

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