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OSCAR NIEMEYER (1907-2012) , was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. He was best known for his design of civic
buildings for Brasilia, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960.
White concrete, graceful curves, and primary-color accents were signatures of Oscar Niemeyer. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
buildings for Brasilia, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960.
White concrete, graceful curves, and primary-color accents were signatures of Oscar Niemeyer. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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1. Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center
This was his 1st project in Spain, and it consists of a concrete hemisphere with a height of 20 meters and various floors below ground level, where the exhibition space is located. This large structure is joined through a cantilever with sinuous shapes, to a glass building that houses an auditorium and cinema.
The complex is completed with a steel and concrete tower, finished with circular glass construction in which the administrative services, cafeteria and restaurant are located.
This was his 1st project in Spain, and it consists of a concrete hemisphere with a height of 20 meters and various floors below ground level, where the exhibition space is located. This large structure is joined through a cantilever with sinuous shapes, to a glass building that houses an auditorium and cinema.
The complex is completed with a steel and concrete tower, finished with circular glass construction in which the administrative services, cafeteria and restaurant are located.
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2.Niemeyer's Contemporary Art Museum in Niteroi
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•Designed in collaboration with the structural engineer Bruno Contarini and completed in 1996, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum resembles a flying saucer hovering above Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay.
•In addition to exhibition space, the structure includes a viewing gallery, whose windows offer panoramic views of the water below and Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance.
•In addition to exhibition space, the structure includes a viewing gallery, whose windows offer panoramic views of the water below and Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance.
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•The swooping columns of the Cathedral of Brasília form a coronal shape called a hyperboloid structure.
•The Roman Catholic cathedral, most of which is set underground, is surrounded by a reflecting pool, under which worshipers pass to enter the building.
•It was completed in 1970 and is complemented by a similarly shaped bell tower and bronze sculptures of the four Evangelists by Dante Croce.
•The Roman Catholic cathedral, most of which is set underground, is surrounded by a reflecting pool, under which worshipers pass to enter the building.
•It was completed in 1970 and is complemented by a similarly shaped bell tower and bronze sculptures of the four Evangelists by Dante Croce.