Oscar Niemeyer
(1907–2012) brasiliansk arkitekt
Oscar Niemeyer (Brazil, 1907–2012) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Oscar Niemeyer belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Oscar Niemeyer was born in Rio de Janeiro and died in Rio de Janeiro. Oscar Niemeyer trained at Escola Nacional de Belas Artes. Oscar Niemeyer worked in Brasília. Oscar Niemeyer became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina), and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The awards include Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Royal Gold Medal, and Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts.
The best-known works include ‘Cathedral of Brasília’, ‘ancien siège de l'Humanité’, ‘Brasilia Digital TV Tower’, and ‘Ibirapuera Auditorium’. The catalogue has 50 buildings by Oscar Niemeyer. The dated buildings span the years 1907–2012. The buildings are in places such as Brasília, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and Manhattan. They are in 9 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Oscar Niemeyer belong to the styles ‘Post-war modernism’ and ‘Functionalism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Ignazio Gardella, Carlo Scarpa, and Herbert Matter.
- Förenta nationernas högkvarter
- Ibirapuera Park
- Palácio do Planalto
- Katedralen i Brasília
- Edifício Copan
- Palácio da Alvorada
- Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer
- Gruppo Mondadori
- Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí
- Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
- Arkitekturkomplexet i Pampulha
- Palácio do Congresso Nacional
- Praça dos Três Poderes
- Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
- Pampulha
- Brasílias universitet
- FN-huset i New York
- Itamaraty Palace
- Oscar Niemeyer Museum
- Catetinho
- Cláudio Santoro National Theater
- Monumental Axis
- Gustavo Capanema Palace
- University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene
- Rachid Karami International Fair
- Headquarters of the French Communist Party
- Latin America Memorial
- Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves
- Palácio do Jaburu
- Brasilia Digital TV Tower