By freeing concrete from its straightjacket, Oscar Niemeyer gave birth to a new architectural language in the 20th century. From Rio to Paris, his buildings with alluring curves stand as a testament ...

Oscar Niemeyer’s futuristic ... a National Congress building “seemingly topped by giant milk saucers,” and a cathedral “resembling an upturned shuttlecock.” Completed within four ...

or of form and counterform that is so completely and charismatically exemplified in the public buildings of Brasilia. - Josep Ma. Botey in "Oscar Niemeyer. Works and Projects," Barcelona ...

The modern master was known for his creation of Brasilia, a new capital for Brazil carved out of the jungle in the 1950s. Pritzker Prize winner Oscar Niemeyer, an international icon of world ...