My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important the architecture is. That has been my life's work.


Quoted in "Architect of Optimism," Angel Gurria-Quintana, Financial Times (2007-04-13).

Oscar Niemeyer Quotes

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important ...

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important ...

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important ...

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important ...