Oscar Niemeyer Biography
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Oscar Niemeyer, in complete Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho, (born December 15, 1907, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-- died December 5, 2012, Rio de Janeiro), Brazilian designer, an early exponent of modern-day architecture in Latin America, especially kept in mind for his work on Brasília, the brand-new capital of Brazil.
Niemeyer studied architecture at the National School of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro. Soon prior to he finished in 1934, he entered the workplace of Lúcio Costa, a leader of the Modernist movement in Brazilian architecture. He worked with Costa from 1937 to 1943 on the design for the Ministry of Education and Health building, Edifício Copan (K.a.Tel.y.n.M.c.k.ay.1.9.394@cdpsecurecdp.s15342144.onlinehome-server.info) thought about by lots of to be Brazil's very first work of art of contemporary architecture. The style exposes the influence of the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier, who was an expert on the building and construction. Niemeyer also dealt with Costa on the strategies for the Brazilian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair of 1939-- 40.
Niemeyer's very first solo project was the plan for a complex within Pampulha, a new suburban area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In 1947 Niemeyer represented Brazil in the preparation of the United Nations structures in New York City.
When in 1956 Kubitschek was elected president of Brazil, he asked Niemeyer to develop the brand-new capital city of Brasília. Niemeyer agreed to design the government structures but recommended a nationwide competitors for the master strategy, a competition subsequently won by his mentor, Lúcio Costa. Amongst the Brasília structures designed by Niemeyer are the President's Palace, the Brasília Palace Hotel, the Ministry of Justice structure, the presidential chapel, and the cathedral.
Niemeyer's other architectural projects consist of the Ministry of Defense building in Brasília in 1968 and Constantine University (now Mentouri University) in Constantine, Algeria, in 1969. In the mid-1980s he started reassessing and refurbishing a few of his previous styles in Brasília. He altered the shape of the exterior arches on the Ministry of Justice building and changed the windows of the cathedral with stained-glass panels. He continued to design brand-new structures, consisting of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói, Brazil, which opened in 1996. Even after commemorating his 100th birthday and despite criticism that his newer work lacked the elegance of his earlier tasks, in 2007 he started developing a cultural centre for Avilés, Spain, where in 1989 he had gotten the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. The structure was inaugurated in 2011.
Niemeyer was the recipient of many other global awards, consisting of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1963, the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1988 (cowinner with Gordon Bunshaft), and the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale reward for architecture in 2004. The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation, dedicated to architectural conservation and research, was established in 1988, and a new headquarters designed by Niemeyer opened in Niterói in 2010.
In 1947 Niemeyer represented Brazil in the preparation of the United Nations structures in New York City.
When in 1956 Kubitschek was elected president of Brazil, he asked Niemeyer to create the new capital city of Brasília. Niemeyer concurred to develop the federal government buildings however suggested a national competition for the master strategy, a competition subsequently won by his mentor, Lúcio Costa. Amongst the Brasília structures created by Niemeyer are the President's Palace, the Brasília Palace Hotel, the Ministry of Justice structure, the governmental chapel, and the cathedral.
