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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 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
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...
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.
Oct 9, 2019 · In 2003, at the age of 96, Oscar Niemeyer designed the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London’s Hyde Park. At the time, he was a living legend: the last active modern architect. After projects by Zaha Hadid (2000), Daniel Libeskind (2001), Toyo Ito (2002), an invitation was made to Niemeyer.
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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.
