Oscar Niemeyer Quotes

Oscar Niemeyer — Brazilian Architect born on December 15, 1907, died on December 05, 2012

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries... (wikipedia)

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

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

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

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

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