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Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.

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

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

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

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Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.

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

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Architecture is invention.

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I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.

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Form follows beauty.

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Biography

Nationality: Brazilian

Type: Architect

Born: December 15th, 1907

Died: December 5th, 2012

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