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Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012
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Oscar Niemeyer, also known as Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 15, 1907 – died Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 5, 2012), Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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| referencedIn | Oscar Niemeyer : vertical file. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| referencedIn | Michel Schooyans Collection 2010-20. 691272281., 1942-2009 | Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin | |
| referencedIn | Shirley Clarke e Rose Lacretta em Brasilia [videorecording] / Rose Lacretta. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. Herbert Matter papers, circa 1937-1984. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| contributorOf | Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Brasilia, 21:4:1960 [realia]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| creatorOf | NIEMEYER, OSCAR. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Niemeyer, Oscar, 1908- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Herbert Matter papers, ca. 1937-1984 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-. Applications for Fulbright Grants [manuscript], 1959-1960 | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Stamo Papadaki papers, 1922-1990 (bulk 1930-1970) | Princeton University Library |
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| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (Brazil) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Matter, Herbert. | person |
| associatedWith | Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Papadaki, Stamo, 1906-1992. | person |
| associatedWith | United Nations | corporateBody |
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Birth 1907-12-15
Death 2012-12-05
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