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 | Brasilia, 21:4:1960 [realia]. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
referencedIn | Herbert Matter papers, ca. 1937-1984 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. Herbert Matter papers, circa 1937-1984. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Michel Schooyans Collection 2010-20. 691272281., 1942-2009 | Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin | |
contributorOf | Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
creatorOf | Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-. Applications for Fulbright Grants [manuscript], 1959-1960 | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Niemeyer, Oscar, 1908- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | NIEMEYER, OSCAR. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
referencedIn | Oscar Niemeyer : vertical file. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
referencedIn | Shirley Clarke e Rose Lacretta em Brasilia [videorecording] / Rose Lacretta. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project |
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alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (Brazil) |
associatedWith | Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. |
associatedWith | Matter, Herbert. |
associatedWith | Papadaki, Stamo, 1906-1992. |
associatedWith | United Nations |
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Birth 1907-12-15
Death 2012-12-05
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Almeida Soares, Ribeiro de, 1907-2012
Niemeyer Soares Filho, Oscar, 1907-2012
Nimeĭer, Oskar 1907-2012
Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, Oscar, 1907-2012
Нимейер, Оскар, 1907-2012
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