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. – Oscar Niemeyer
For me beauty is valued more than anything – the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity. – Oscar Niemeyer
Architecture is my work, and Ive spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more important than architecture. What matters is to improve human beings. – Oscar Niemeyer