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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.
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Dec 6, 2012 · Oscar Niemeyer, who has died aged 104, was one of the most innovative and daring architects of the last 60 years.
Oscar Niemeyer was a renowned Brazilian architect, known to be one of the pioneers of modern architecture. During his 78-year-long career, he completed nearly 600 illustrious projects, throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Dec 5, 2012 · Oscar Niemeyer - the so-called "concrete poet" - is one of the most influential architects of the 20 th and 21 st century. He is responsible for the design of innovative civic buildings in Brazil, and especially its new capital city, Brasília.
- Brazilian
- December 15, 1907
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- December 5, 2012
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.
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Dec 6, 2012 · Oscar Niemeyer, the last lion of architectural modernism and the most renowned cultural figure in Brazil, died Wednesday at age 104.
