Oscar Niemeyer
  • Architecture is invention.

  • Form follows beauty.

  • For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

  • My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty' or, even better, 'form follows feminine.'

  • There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.