Oscar Niemeyer 1907: The Once and Future Dawn

Oscar Niemeyer 1907: The Once and Future Dawn
The man who built the future: Seven decades of work from the Brazilian visionary

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On the occasion of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyerâ‚¬s 100th anniversary, the New York Times wrote, "In the 1940s, â‚¬50s and â‚¬60s he established himself as one of Modernismâ‚¬s greatest luminaries, infusing stark abstract forms with a beguiling tropical hedonism that reshaped Brazilâ‚¬s identity in the popular imagination and mesmerized architects around the globe."

Until his death at age 104 in 2012, over seven decades since one of his first projectsâ‚¬"a 1936 collaboration with Lucio Costa and Le Corbusierâ‚¬"Oscar Niemeyer was still practicing. A technical pioneer and one of the 20th centuryâ‚¬s most important architects, Niemeyer has designed close to 700 realized and unrealized buildings and, most notably, was the architect for the principal monuments in Brasilia, his homelandâ‚¬s futuristic capital city and his undisputed major masterpiece.

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About the Series:
Each book in TASCHENâ‚¬s Basic Architecture Series features:
- an introduction to the life and work of the architect
- the major works in chronological order
- information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
- a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
- approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)
Country USA
Brand Taschen
Manufacturer Taschen America Llc
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783836530644
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Taschen
Manufacturer	Taschen America Llc
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783836530644
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Oscar Niemeyer 1907: The Once and Future Dawn

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