Oscar Niemeyer Buildings
Title | Oscar Niemeyer Buildings PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Hess |
Publisher | Rizzoli International Publications |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0847831906 |
With specially-commissioned colour photography, this is a re-evaluation of the great buildings of Oscar Niemeyer. These are the buildings Niemeyer himself considers his most important work, including works in Brazil, France, Italy and Algeria.
Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil
Title | Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | David Kendrick Underwood |
Publisher | Rizzoli International Publications |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
"Oscar Niemeyer, born in 1907, is widely considered this century's leading Latin American architect, as well as one of the pioneers of modern architecture. This volume explores the major themes and sources of the most important works from all phases of Niemeyer's career, from the early collaborations of the 1930s and 1940s with Lucio Costa, the spiritual father of Brazilian modernism, to the 1989 Memorial da America Latina in Sao Paulo, a complex that reveals the maturation of Niemeyer's free-form style in the service of his utopian vision. A central theme of Niemeyer's work has been its reflection of the Brazilian jeito, a sinuous and improvisational style manifested in everything from the country's sensual, undulating landscape to its attraction to spontaneous impulses, best known through its vibrant music and dance. The jeito and the milieu of Rio de Janeiro lie at the heart of Niemeyer's free-form style, which emphasizes the inherent plasticity of the native curve over the rigid rectilinearity of the International Style in Europe. A second theme treats the influence on Niemeyer of the poetic style of Le Corbusier. Also considered are Niemeyer's attraction to surrealist biomorphic forms and his desire to express a sense of the fantastic in architecture. A final theme is Niemeyer's search for an aesthetic utopia that would resolve social dilemmas by wishing them away through architecture. Herein lies Niemeyer's strength, for as his architecture reflects the multiple dichotomies of the Brazilian experience, it projects an emotive universality that few architects have been able to achieve."--Publisher.
Oscar Niemeyer
Title | Oscar Niemeyer PDF eBook |
Author | Styliane Philippou |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | International style (Architecture) |
ISBN | 9780300120387 |
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1907, Oscar Niemeyer is recognized as one of the world's most fiercely original architects and the central figure of Brazilian architectural Modernism. The prolific designer of more than 600 buildings, Niemeyer has been in practice for seven decades. Architecture, he declares must be "functional, beautiful, and shocking." Transgressing orthodox Modernist aesthetic doctrine and subverting hegemonic cultural models, his work privileged invention and affirmed spectacle and luxury, pleasure, beauty, and sensuality as legitimate architectural pursuits. This gorgeously illustrated book explores the development of Niemeyer's extraordinary body of ideas and forms as well as his role in the construction of Brazil's modern image and cultural tradition. Through a detailed discussion of his intoxicating experiments in reinforced concrete, the book offers the opportunity to relish the stream of pleasures afforded by Niemeyer's important buildings, including his mid-century projects as chief architect for the new capital of Brasília, and the spectacular Niterói Museum of Contemporary Art, completed in 1996. Providing the first comprehensive analysis of Niemeyer's radical work and dissident perspective, Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence sheds new light on the route the architect has followed as well as on Brazilian Modernism as a non-conformist project informed by a nationalist and anti-colonialist stance.
Curves of Time
Title | Curves of Time PDF eBook |
Author | Oscar Neimeyer |
Publisher | Phaidon Press Limited |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2000-01-10 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The memoirs of the architectural master Oscar Niemeyer, a pioneer of Modernism.
Oscar Niemeyer
Title | Oscar Niemeyer PDF eBook |
Author | Stamo Papadaki |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Architects |
ISBN |
Oscar Niemeyer
Title | Oscar Niemeyer PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Andreas |
Publisher | Springer DE |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
A concise, stimulating and attractively illustrated overview of the works of Oscar Niemeyer, underlining his relevance for today's architecture. The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, born in 1907, counts as one of the great architects of the 20th century. He became well-known for his buildings in Brasilia, which combined a respect for the immediate surroundings with unmistakeable, almost baroque designs. In this publication, noted authors analyse important and topical aspects of Niemeyer's works and the text "My Architecture" by Niemeyer himself is featured. His work is set in the context of Brazil's modern architectural history, and his contribution to urban planning is reviewed. The role of the landscape in his oeuvre, and his influence on recent German architecture is examined. Striking duotone photographs from the Niemeyer archives, spread over 48 pages illustrate the highlights of his architecture. This book has been published to accompany the exhibition "Oscar Niemeyer" which will start in February 2003 at the German Museum for Architecture (DAM) in Frankfurt.
Oscar Niemeyer
Title | Oscar Niemeyer PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Andreas |
Publisher | Birkhaüser |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9783038214489 |
Niemeyer became world renowned for planning and building the capital Brasilia, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. His buildings are deeply respectful of the site and are characterized by an unmistakable, almost Baroque design impulse. He was highly prolific up until his death (2012) and is one of the most productive architects in history. This second edition has a new preface and updated biography and list of works.