The representative architect of Brazil: Oscar Niemeyer.
Hisearly works wereinfluenced by Le Corbusier and later he established his
own style whichwas adapted to Brazilian climate and social environment.
His expressing method forenergetic and dynamic shape is far ahead of all others.
In this book, 37 masterpieces are selected from numerous works ofover his70-years career, and published with many hand drawings.



- Special Interview Oscar Niemeyer and Álvaro Siza
“Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 4 pm/ Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”


-
"Architecture Emancipated: the Giant Called Oscar Niemeyer"
Essay: Yoshio Futagawa


- List of Works

Ministry of Education and Health
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1937-43

Pampulha Lake
Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-

Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Pampulh, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-43

Casino
Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-42

Yacht Club
Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-42

Dance Hall
Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-43

Boavista Bank
Praça Pio X, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1946

COPAN Apartment Building
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1950

Ibirapuera Park
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951-

Biennale -- Industrial Pavilion, Ibirapuera Park
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951

Oca -- Lucas Nogueira Garcez Pavilion, Ibirapuera Park
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951

Ibirapuera Auditorium, Ibirapuera Park
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1953-2005

South American Hospital
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1952-59

Casa das Canoas -- Niemeyer House
São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1952-53

Brasília
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1956-

National Congress
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1959

Palácio do Planalto -- Presidential Office
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958-60

Three Powers Square
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958

Federal Supreme Court
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958-60

National Pantheon of Pátria Tancredo Neves
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1986

Palácio da Alvorada -- Presidential Residence
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1956-57

Metropolitan Cathedral of Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958

Palácio dos Arcos/Palacio Itamaraty
--Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1965-69

Chapel of Our Lady of Fátima
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1959

National Theater
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958

Honestino Guimaraes National Museum
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1999-2006

National Library
Brasília, DF, Brazil, 2007

Mondadori Building
Segrate, Milan, Italy, 1968-75

Memorial of Latin America Complex
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1986-89

Auditorium, Memorial of Latin America Complex
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988

Parliament, Memorial of Latin America Complex
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988

Event Room, Memorial of Latin America Complex
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988

Library, Memorial of Latin America Complex
São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988

Contemporary Art Museum of Niterói
Mirante da Boa Viagem, Niterói, RJ, Brazil, 1993-96

Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 1967, 2002

Popular Theater
Niterói, RJ, Brazil, 2007

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Kensington Gardens, London, UK, 2003

English, Portuguese, Japanese text
244 total pages, 100 in color
Size: 222 x 300mm
ISBN 978-4-87140-490-7 C1052
25/July/2008


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