Oscar Niemeyer's Quote - My work is not about form follows function, but form follows beaut

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

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

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architecture

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It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms. – Oscar Niemeyer

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