Oscar Niemeyer
Born: 1907 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Awards: Lenin Peace Prize (1963), Pritzker Prize (1988), Prince of Asturia Awards (1989), RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1998), Praemium Imperiale (2004)
Projects: Pampulha Buildings, Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Edifício Copan São Paulo, United Nations Headquarters, National Congress of Brazil, Cathedral of Brasília, Supreme Federal Court
Pampulha Art Museum, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1940-1943)
Pampulha Art Museum by Oscar Niemeyer © Rafael Lemieszek Pinheiro CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Pampulha Church (Church of Saint Francis of Assisi), (1940-1943)
Pampulha Church by Oscar Niemeyer © Edgar Jiménez CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Palace of Agriculture (Departamento de Agricultura), São Paulo, Brazil (1951)
Palace of Agriculture by Oscar Niemeyer © RPFigueiredo CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
California Building (Edifício e Galeria Califórnia), São Paulo, Brazil, with Carlos Lemas (1955)
Edifício Califórnia by Oscar Niemeyer © Dornicke CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Eiffel Building (Edifício Eiffel), São Paulo, Brazil, with Carlos Lemas (1956)
Edificio Eiffel by Oscar Niemeyer © Arte Fora do Museu CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Interbau Apartment House (Oscar Niemeyer Haus), Berlin, Germany with Soares Filho (1957)
Niemeyer Haus Berlin by Oscar Niemeyer © Jacek Rużyczka CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Church of Our Lady of Fátima, Fátima, Portugal (1958)
Church of Our Lady of Fátima by Oscar Niemeyer © kikoferreirafotografia CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Palácio da Alvorada (Palace of the President), Brasilia, Brazil (1957-1958)
Palace of the President by Oscar Niemeyer © Ministério da Cultura CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Museu Afro Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil (1959)
Museu Afro Brasil by Oscar Niemeyer © Paul R. Burley CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
National Congress of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil (1958-1960)
National Congress by Oscar Niemeyer © Senado Federal CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Palácio do Planalto, Brasilia, Brazil (1958-1960)
Planalto Palace by Oscar Niemeyer © Senado Federal CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Copan Building (Edifício Copan), San Paulo, Brazil (1957-1966)
COPAN Building by Oscar Niemeyer © Rodrigo Soldon CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Itamaraty Palace (Palace of the Arches), Brasília, Federal District, Brazil (1960-1970)
Itamaraty Palace by Oscar Niemeyer © Francisco-Domingos-CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Brazilian Army Headquarters, Brasilia, Brazil (1968-1973)
Brazilian Army Headquarters by Oscar Niemeyer photo by Alex Pereira (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
Mondadori Headquarters (Palazzo Mondadori), Segrate, Italy (1971-1975)
Mondadori Headquarters by Oscar Niemeyer © Carlo Dell’Orto CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Casino de Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (1972-1976)
Casino da Madeira by Oscar Niemeyer © Holger Uwe Schmitt CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Museu Oscar Niemeyer), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (1978, 2003)
Oscar Niemeyer Museum by Oscar Niemeyer © Morio CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Brasília Memorial of Indigenous Peoples, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil (1987)
Brasília Memorial of Indigenous Peoples by Oscar Niemeyer © Cayambe CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Latin America Memorial (Memorial da América Latina), São Paulo, Brazil (1986-1988)
Latin American Memorial by Oscar Niemeyer © Governo do Estado de São Paulo CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1991-1996)
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum by Oscar Niemeyer © Maria Fátima Leite CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ibirapuera Auditorium, São Paulo, Brazil (2003-2005)
Ibirapuera Auditorium by Oscar Niemeyer © paulisson miura CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of the Republic (Museu Nacional da República), Brasilia, Brazil (1999-2006)
National Museum by Oscar Niemeyer © José Erigleidson da Silva CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Oscar Niemeyer Cultural Centre Goiania, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil (2006)
Niemeyer Cultural Center Goiania by Oscar Niemeyer © Fronteira CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Oscar Niemeyer Popular Theater, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1997-2007)
Teatro Popular by Oscar Niemeyer © Mariordo CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Parque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte, Natal, Brazil, with Anna Niemeyer and Jair Varela (2008)
Parque da Cidade by Oscar Niemeyer © Humberto Diógenes CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, Avilés, Asturias, Spain (2008-2011)
International Cultural Centre by Oscar Niemeyer © FDV CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral), Brasilia, Brazil (2011)
Superior Electoral Court by Oscar Niemeyer © Senado Federal CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Brasilia Digital TV Tower, Lago Norte, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil (2009-2012)
Brasília Digital TV Tower by Oscar Niemeyer © Aparecida macedo CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Three Pandeiros Museum (Museu dos Três Pandeiros, Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba), Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil (2012)
Museu dos Três Pandeiros by Oscar Niemeyer © Ruana Carolina CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Niemeyer Sphere, Leipzig, Germany (2017-2020)
Niemeyer Sphere by Oscar Niemeyer © Alexander Rumpel CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tripoli International Fair Buildings, Tripoli, Lebanon (1963-)
Tripoli Lebanon Fair Helipad by Oscar Niemeyer © RomanDeckert CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
