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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associatedWith Papadaki, Stamo, 1906-1992. person
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Birth 1907-12-15

Death 2012-12-05

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