Niemeyer Soares, Oscar (
skär` nē`mīər sä`rəs), 1907–, Brazil's foremost 20th-century architect, b. Rio de Janeiro. Influenced by Le Corbusier Le Corbusier , pseud. of Charles Édouard Jeanneret , 1887–1965, French architect, b. La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Often known simply as "Corbu," he was one of the most influential architects of the 20th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , Niemeyer developed an architecture noted for its daring conception, purity of line, and formal lyricism; it is frequently characterized by curving forms and soaring spans of reinforced concrete. He is often credited with bringing sensuality into modernist architecture. He was one of the chief collaborators in the design of the ministry of education in Rio de Janeiro (1937–43). With Lúcio Costa Costa, Lúcio , 1902–98, As the principal designer of the city of Brasília (1957), Costa is known for his use of reinforced concrete in designs that combine traditional and modern forms.
..... Click the link for more information. and P. L. Wiener, Niemeyer designed the Brazilian Pavilion for the New York World's Fair in 1939. For Pampulha, in Belo Horizonte, he planned several major buildings. In 1947 he collaborated on the design for the UN headquarters in New York City. Niemeyer directed the creation of Brazil's new capital, Brasília Brasília , capital city and federal district of Brazil (2,264 sq mi/5,864 sq km; 1996 pop. 1,817,001), an enclave in the southwest of Goiás state.
..... Click the link for more information. (1950–60), within Costa's master plan. His remarkable original work on this project brought him enormous acclaim and it is widely considered his masterpiece. Later buildings include the headquarters for the French Communist party in Paris (1965), the Mondadori Publishing House in Milan (1968), and the Museum of Contemporary Art outside Rio (1996). In 1988 Niemeyer was awarded the Pritzker Prize Pritzker Prize , officially The Pritzker Architecture Prize, award for excellence in architecture, given annually since 1979. Largely modeled on the Nobel Prize, it is the premier architectural award in the United States and is named for the family that sponsors the
..... Click the link for more information. .
skär` nē`mīər sä`rəs), 1907–, Brazil's foremost 20th-century architect, b. Rio de Janeiro. Influenced by Le Corbusier Le Corbusier , pseud. of Charles Édouard Jeanneret , 1887–1965, French architect, b. La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Often known simply as "Corbu," he was one of the most influential architects of the 20th cent...... Click the link for more information. , Niemeyer developed an architecture noted for its daring conception, purity of line, and formal lyricism; it is frequently characterized by curving forms and soaring spans of reinforced concrete. He is often credited with bringing sensuality into modernist architecture. He was one of the chief collaborators in the design of the ministry of education in Rio de Janeiro (1937–43). With Lúcio Costa Costa, Lúcio , 1902–98, As the principal designer of the city of Brasília (1957), Costa is known for his use of reinforced concrete in designs that combine traditional and modern forms.
..... Click the link for more information. and P. L. Wiener, Niemeyer designed the Brazilian Pavilion for the New York World's Fair in 1939. For Pampulha, in Belo Horizonte, he planned several major buildings. In 1947 he collaborated on the design for the UN headquarters in New York City. Niemeyer directed the creation of Brazil's new capital, Brasília Brasília , capital city and federal district of Brazil (2,264 sq mi/5,864 sq km; 1996 pop. 1,817,001), an enclave in the southwest of Goiás state.
..... Click the link for more information. (1950–60), within Costa's master plan. His remarkable original work on this project brought him enormous acclaim and it is widely considered his masterpiece. Later buildings include the headquarters for the French Communist party in Paris (1965), the Mondadori Publishing House in Milan (1968), and the Museum of Contemporary Art outside Rio (1996). In 1988 Niemeyer was awarded the Pritzker Prize Pritzker Prize , officially The Pritzker Architecture Prize, award for excellence in architecture, given annually since 1979. Largely modeled on the Nobel Prize, it is the premier architectural award in the United States and is named for the family that sponsors the
..... Click the link for more information. .
Bibliography
See his memoir, Curves of Time (tr. 2000); biographical studies by S. Papadaki (1960) and R. Spade, ed. (1971); studies by D. K. Underwood (1994) and M. Salvaing (2002).
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