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“ 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. ”

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Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.

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

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Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

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

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