Niemeyer (Basic Art Series 2.0)

Until his death at age 104 Oscar Niemeyer (1907Ð2012) was something of an unstoppable architectural force. Over seven decades of work he designed approximately 600 buildings transforming skylines from Bab-Ezzouar Algeria to his homeland masterpiece Bras’lia.NiemeyerÕs work took the reduced forms of modernism and infused them with free-flowing grace. In place of pared-down starkness his structures rippled with sinuous and seductive lines. In buildings such as the Niter—i Contemporary Art Museum Edif’cio Copan or the Metropolitan Cathedral in Bras’lia he brought curvaceousness to the concrete jungle. In the futuristic federal capital of Bras’lia he designed almost all public buildings and thus became integral to the global image of Brazil.With rich illustrations documenting highlights from his prolific career this book introduces NiemeyerÕs unique vision and its transformative influence on buildings of business faith culture and the public imagination of Brazil. Series: Basic Art Series