Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 - 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈoskaʁ ni.eˈmajeʁ] ), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Oscar Niemeyer (born December 15, 1907, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—died December 5, 2012, Rio de Janeiro) Brazilian architect, an early exponent of modern architecture in Latin America, particularly noted for his work on Brasília, the new capital of Brazil. Niemeyer studied architecture at the National School of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro.
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Completed in 2011, the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre is a complex in Avilés, Spain, composed of five structures: the Auditorium, a sloped red, white, and yellow building with. With his incredibly prolific portfolio of architecture, sculpture, furniture and design, the late Oscar Niemeyer truly left his mark on Brazil, and the world, over his 104 years. The Brazilian. Oscar Niemeyer, (December 15, 1907 - December 5, 2012) was one of the greatest architects in Brazil's history, and one of the greats of the modernist movement. List of buildings and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. From the approximately 600 projects designed by Niemeyer, [1] only the most notable are listed below. Early works (1930s) Gustavo Capanema Palace, Rio de Janeiro, 1936
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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1907, Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Among his many projects,. Completed in 1960 in Brasília, Brazil. Located at the head of the abstract bird-shaped city plan by Lúcio Costa, and as the only building within the central greensward of the eastern arm. Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) was born in the hillside district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts there. Niemeyer's architecture, conceived as lyrical sculpture, expands on the principles and innovations of Le Corbusier to become a kind of free-form sculpture. In 1938-39 he designed the Brazilian Pavilion for the New York World's Fair in collaboration with. Eraldo Peres/Associated Press. By Nicolai Ouroussoff. Dec. 5, 2012. Oscar Niemeyer, the celebrated Brazilian architect whose flowing designs infused Modernism with a new sensuality and captured.
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The Brazilian architect's memoirs reveal a vibrant life full of women, parties and a passion for practical jokes Skip. Oscar Niemeyer, architect of Brazil's capital, dies aged 104. Considered to be one of the gems in the architectural history of Brazil, Oscar Niemeyer has left back around more than 500 projects across parts of America, Africa and Europe.
Appreciator of free flows and curves, Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect born on December 15, 1907. Niemeyer belonged to a rich family and the childhood passion for drawing drew him near the field of architecture and he entered the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, from where he graduated in 1934. Email us at
[email protected]*. In December of 2012, the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died at the age of 104. He was so beloved and respected by his countrymen that he became a living myth and a national symbol, even before his death, an honor he shared with legendary musician Tom Jobim and soccer superstar Pelé.
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Some of the famous works of The Architect Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural center, Spain Niemeyer Museum Awards About The Architect After graduation, He worked in his father's typography house. Then he joined the architecture studio of Lucio Costa, where he was a draftsman. Brasília In 1956, Juscelino Kubitschek, the President of Brazil turned to Oscar Niemeyer to assign one of the biggest thinkable projects to the architect, the Brasília. Together with his old master, Lucio Costa they developed a whole new city, with innovative ideas concerning city planning as well a socialist ideology.
