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Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012)

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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.
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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)
Exterior view of the museum, built in 1996 (photo)
Palazzo Mondadori, by Oscar Niemeyer, 1968 - 1975, 20th Century
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (photo)
Mural, Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer, Ravello, Salerno, Italy (photo)
Cathedral of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil (photo)
The House of Deputes in Brasilia (Brazil). Realisation 1960, architect Oscar Niemeyer. Photography 18/04/07.
The Congress 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.
Pampulha church in Belo Horizonte designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil in 1945
Secretariat Building and Dag Hammarskjold Library at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (b/w photo)
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