“Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing boa...” — Oscar Niemeyer Quote

“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.”

“It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.”

“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.”

“Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.”

“When people are deprived of a sense, their other senses get heightened. If you're culturally devoid of something - of weather, of artistry, of interesting architecture, all the way down the line to culture itself - you're either forced to give in and get that car dealership, or you manufacture those things for yourself.”

“Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be.”