I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause t… — Quoted

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

Oscar Niemeyer · Architecture

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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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It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

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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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Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.

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