“I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two.” — Oscar Niemeyer Quote

“I am a Brazilian before I am an architect. I cannot separate the two.”

“When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.”

“Surprise is key in all art.”

“A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.”

“My first architectural project I did, I must have been fifteen, was for neighbors across the street, a couple of school teachers, and I designed a house for them. I didn't know anything about Le Corbusier or anything like that, but it ended up being a very cubistic kind of house. I always wanted to be an architect.”

“There can be little question that the tall building presents one of the most difficult challenges to the architect.”