I Am A Brazilian Before

Today, Architecture Is Invention. It Isn't Enough To Just Be Rational - It Must Also Be Beautiful.

Sometimes I Lose A Whole Morning Waiting On Journalists And Other People Who Look For Me. But I Always Find Some Time For Reading, Talking To My Friends And Feeling What Is Happening In This World.

It Was The Drawing That Led Me To Architecture, The Search For Light And Astonishing Forms.

When I Was Very Little My Mother Said I Used To Draw In The Air With My Fingers. I Needed A Pencil. Once I Could Hold One, I Have Drawn Every Day Since.

In Architecture It Isn't Enough To Just Have The Right Building That Works Well. It Can Also Be Beautiful. It Can Also Be Different. It Can Create Surprise. And Surprise Is The Main Thing In A Work Of Art. [] I Like And Respect Brasí­lia Very Much. It Is A Simple City, A Rational One. I Always Defend The Urban Design Of Brasí­lia