Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho[3] (December 15, 1907[1] – December 5, 2012)[2] was a Brazilian architect who is thought to be an important name in worldwide modern architecture. He was a pioneer in the idea of using reinforced concrete for buildings.
Oscar Niemeyer | |
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 Oscar Niemeyer in 1977 | |
| Born | Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho December 15, 1907[1] |
| Died | December 5, 2012 (aged 104)[2] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
Buildings made by Niemeyer often have a lot of empty space, making odd patterns. The biggest work he made was the plan for the city of Brasília.
Politically, Niemeyer was a communist,[4] which sometimes had a bad effect for him: When the military dictatorship of Brazil happened in 1964, Niemeyer was forced into exile in Paris.[1] Fidel Castro once said "Niemeyer and I are the last Communists of this planet."
In 1988, Niemeyer won the Pritzker Prize.[5]
In 2012, he died of cardiac arrest due to a respiratory tract infection.[6]
Oscar Niemeyer Media
Oscar Niemeyer (n. 1907), arquitecto brasileño, uno de los más importantes del siglo XX.
Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro
The free-form marquee at Casa do Baile
São Francisco de Assis Church, Belo Horizonte City, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Headquarters of the Banco Mineiro da Produção, Belo Horizonte
Palácio da Agricultura, current MAC USP, showing the V shaped pilotis
Edifício Copan, São Paulo
Fundo Agência Nacional.
Califórnia Building (Edifício Califórnia), São Paulo
Model of the Museum of Modern Art in Caracas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Brazil's 102-year-old architect spends 'crap' birthday". Retrieved 2009-12-15.[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dies on Rio the Archited Oscar Niemeyer". Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ↑ "Oscar Niemeyer, Designer of UN Building, Dies at 104". Bloomberg.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ Telegraph obituary
- ↑ Pritzker Architecture Prize, "Oscar Niemeyer, 1988 Laureate"[dead link]; retrieved 2013-3-27.
- ↑ Express obituary[dead link]
Other websites
- May 2006 Interview with Niemeyer, age 98, in Metropolis Magazine Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Oscar Niemeyer, A Legend of Modernism Archived 2004-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, a book
- Niemeyer in Brasília history Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Images of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Niteroi, Cathedral of Brasília, and Memorial dos Povos Indigenas (Memorial for the Indigenous People)