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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) was a Brazilian architect, an early exponent of modern architecture in Latin America, particularly noted for his work on Brasília, the new capital of Brazil.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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,...
BIOGRAPHY. Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida de Niemeyer Soares (b. Rio de Janeiro, 1907) is Brazil’s most celebrated architect, known internationally for his designs and writings. His leftist politics support an architectural philosophy with a strong moral agenda dedicated to social change.
Dec 6, 2012 · Oscar Niemeyer, who has died aged 104, was one of the most innovative and daring architects of the last 60 years. Rejecting the cube shapes favoured by his modernist predecessors, Niemeyer built...
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Dec 15, 2019 · Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, or simply Oscar Niemeyer, (December 15, 1907 – December 5, 2012) was one of the greatest architects in Brazil 's history, and one of the greats...
