Oscar Niemeyer
15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012
Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect considered one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Renowned for his sculptural use of reinforced concrete and sweeping curves, he designed most of the principal civic buildings of Brazil's capital, Brasilia, and collaborated on the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Life events
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho was born in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis work at Pampulha, including the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, brought early acclaim.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe collaborated on the design team for the UN Headquarters in New York City.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe designed the National Congress, cathedral, and presidential palaces for Brazil's new capital.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA committed communist, he moved to Europe and opened an office in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe shared the profession's highest honor in 1988.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe flying-saucer-shaped museum near Rio became one of his most photographed works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died at age 104, days before his 105th birthday.
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