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• Oscar Niemeyer:

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

• Oscar Niemeyer:

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

• Oscar Niemeyer:

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

• Oscar Niemeyer:

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

• Oscar Niemeyer:

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

• Oscar Niemeyer:

  Architecture is invention.

• Oscar Niemeyer:

  Architecture is my work, and I've spent my whole life at a drawing board, but life is more importan

• Oscar Niemeyer:

  The artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.

• Oscar Niemeyer:

  Surprise is key in all art.

• Oscar Niemeyer:

  Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I alw