Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012)

Creator details

Name
Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012)
Nationality
Brazilian
Biography
Brazilian architect best known for designing the government buildings of Brasília, in collaboration with Le Corbusier and his teacher and colleague Lúcio Costa. In 1939, he collaborated with Costa on the Brazilian Pavilion for the New York World’s Fair. He joined Le Corbusier again in designing the United Nations complex in Manhattan, along with the Soviet architect Nikolai D. Bassov and Max Abramovitz of New York. He worked to the end of his life. His Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói, near Rio, which opened in 1996, was critically well received. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1988.

Assets (466 in total)

Rio, a rocking chaise longue, 1978 (painted bentwood, caning, leather & brass)
The Praca dos Tres Poderes, designed by Oscar Niemeyer (b.1907) and Lucio Costa (1902-98) 1959-60 (photo)
The Congress in Brasilia (Brazil). Realisation 1960, architect Oscar Niemeyer. Photography 18/04/07.
Palazzo Mondadori, by Oscar Niemeyer, 1968 - 1975, 20th Century
Exterior view of the museum, built in 1996 (photo)
Cathedral of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil (photo)
Mural, Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer, Ravello, Salerno, Italy (photo)
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (photo)
The House of Deputes in Brasilia (Brazil). Realisation 1960, architect Oscar Niemeyer. Photography 18/04/07.
Headquarters of the French Communist Party, 2 place du Colonel Fabien, Paris 10th arrondissement. Construction 1971, architect Oscar Niemeyer. The dome was added in 1980.
View of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brasilia, Brazil, 2001 (photo)
Brasilia cathedral in Brazil built by architect Oscar Niemeyer completed in 1970 (photo)

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