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    Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈoskaʁ ni.eˈmajeʁ])...
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    The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Portuguese: Museu Oscar Niemeyer) is located in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, in Brazil. It was inaugurated...
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    The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (Spanish: Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer, is a cultural centre located in the city of Avilés...
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  • and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. From the approximately 600 projects designed by Niemeyer, only the most notable are listed below...
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    GDP per capita. Brasília was a planned city developed by Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1956 in a scheme to move the capital from Rio...
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    War II, when function was more important than form. During this time, Oscar Niemeyer, who became and remains one of the world's greatest modernists, began...
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  • Cardozo moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940 and worked with the architect Oscar Niemeyer on some of his major works, including on the Pampulha Modern Ensemble...
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    (inaugurated by the architect Lúcio Costa, and developed by his apprentice Oscar Niemeyer). Pop Music is another strong influence on Benoit's paintings, which...
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    Palacio Valdés) or the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (in Spanish: Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer). The existence of the town...
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  • Baldo Niemeyer (16 December 1929 – 6 June 2012) was a Brazilian architect, furniture designer and gallery owner. The only child of Oscar Niemeyer, she...
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  • (1929–2012), Brazilian architect, furniture designer, daughter of Oscar August Hermann Niemeyer (1754–1828), German Protestant theologian and poet Brian Niemeier...
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    of Oscar Niemeyer as architect and Joaquim Cardozo as structural engineer. Construction began that same year, under the supervision of Oscar Niemeyer and...
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    Center, is a complex of buildings designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer who was commissioned for the project in 1962. The site was built for...
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    actor) Oscar Lloyd (born 1997), British actor Oscar Malapitan (born 1955), Filipino politician Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), Brazilian architect Oscar Osterman...
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    official residence of the President of Brazil by Oscar Niemeyer National Congress of Brazil by Oscar Niemeyer MIT Chapel by Eero Saarinen North Christian Church...
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    Smarak Sangrahalaya in Ahmedabad is a notable example. Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer: These Brazilian architects were instrumental in the development of...
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    contemporary society. Oscar Niemeyer, 2013 Painted in 2013, this is one of Kobra's biggest and most well-known murals. He painted Oscar Niemeyer on one of São...
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    Cathedral of Brasília (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and...
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    National Congress building in Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer (1956–61) The Cathedral of Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer (1958–1970) The Palácio do Planalto, offices...
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    University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    Algiers, Algeria. The university was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and was inaugurated in 1974. Courses offered include Computing, Pure...
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    The Niemeyer Building (Portuguese: Edifício Niemeyer) is a residential building located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer...
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    of the Brazilian architect and disciple of Le Corbusier; Oscar Niemeyer: the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre. The architectural project was...
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    JK Memorial (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    founder of Brasília, capital city of Brazil since 1960. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the memorial is located in the Monumental Axis in Brasília. It is the...
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    Palácio da Alvorada (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and built between 1957 and 1958 in the modernist style. It has been...
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    Headquarters of the French Communist Party (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    Fabien in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The lead architect was Oscar Niemeyer, who had designed many buildings in Brazil's new capital Brasília. It...
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    Grassmann Moniz Bandeira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Orides Fontela Oscar Niemeyer Ronaldo Fraga Selma do Coco Sérgio Britto Solano Trindade Tônia Carrero...
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    architects nominated by member governments, including Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil, Howard Robertson from Britain, Nikolai Bassov of the Soviet...
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    Mondadori Palace (category Oscar Niemeyer buildings)
    Segrate on the outskirts of Milan, Italy. Designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, it was built between 1970 and 1975 to serve as the headquarters for...
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    architect Oscar Niemeyer, it was in fact co-designed by Viana de Lima, a Portuguese architect from Esposende. In a 2007 interview with Expresso, Niemeyer revealed...
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    venue. The structures of the Sambadrome were designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), and represent his first major work after the end of the...
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