List of Oscar Niemeyer works
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List of buildings and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture...
- 1936 – Ministério da Educação e Saúde – contributed to the Le CorbusierLe CorbusierCharles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
project. - 1937 – Associação Beneficente Obra do Berço (Association of Charitable Work) – created a vertical brise soleilBrise soleilBrise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil , from French, "sun breaker"), in architecture refers to a variety of permanent sun-shading techniques, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier to the elaborate wing-like mechanism devised by Santiago Calatrava for the...
. - 1938 – Grande Hotel de Ouro Preto
- 1939 – Brazil’s pavilion at 1939 New York World's Fair1939 New York World's FairThe 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
– contributed to the Lucio CostaLúcio CostaLucio Costa was a Brazilian architect and urban planner.-Career:Costa was born in Toulon, France.Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and in Montreux until 1916, he graduated as an architect in 1924 from the School of Fine Art in Rio de Janeiro...
project. - 1940 – Church of Saint Francis of AssisiChurch of Saint Francis of AssisiThe Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a church in Pampulha district of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the organic modern style...
and other buildings at PampulhaPampulhaPampulha is a man-made lagoon located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is also the name of the surrounding residential neighborhood and is one of the city's administrative regions....
in Belo HorizonteBelo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, southeastern Brazil. - 1946 – Sede do Banco Boavista (headquarters of Banco Boavista) in Candelaria, Rio de Janeiro.
- 1946 – Colegio CataguasesCataguasesCataguases is a city located in the southeastern part of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is mainly an industrial centre with a strong influence of coffee plantation in its early history . The population was estimated at about 62,000 inhabitants in 1996 and is expected to be at about 66,000...
(Odessa College). - 1947 – United Nations HeadquartersUnited Nations headquartersThe headquarters of the United Nations is a complex in New York City. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River...
in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - 1951 – Ibirapuera Park (with landscape architect Roberto Burle MarxRoberto Burle MarxRoberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world famous. He is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil...
). - 1951 – JK BuildingJK BuildingThe JK Building is the tallest building in downtown Belo Horizonte, Brazil, named for Juscelino Kubitschek, who was the mayor of Belo Horizonte and later president of Brazil....
(Juscelino Kubitschek). - 1951 – Edifício CopanEdifício CopanThe Edifício Copan is a 140-metre, 38-story residential building in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction began in 1957 and, following some interruptions, was completed in 1966...
(Copan Building) 38-story residential building in São Paulo, Brazil. - 1952 – Casa das Canoas – Niemeyer’s personal home in Canoas, Rio de Janeiro.
- 1954 – Residência Cavanelas.
- 1954 – Museu de Arte Moderna em Caracas (Museum of Modern Art in Caracas) .
- 1954 – InterbauInterbauInterbau was a housing development, constructed as part of the 1957 International Building Exhibition in the Hansaviertel area of West Berlin....
buildings project in the HansaviertelHansaviertelThe Hansaviertel is a small locality between Großer Tiergarten park and the Spree river within the central Mitte borough of Berlin...
district, part of the reconstruction of Berlin. - 1954 – Edifício Montreal (Montreal Building) in São Paulo.
- 1955 – Edifício Califórnia (California Building) in downtown São Paulo (with Carlos LemosCarlos LemosCarlos "Escorrega" Lemos, Jr. is a multiple world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and a third-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie, Jr.- Accomplishments :...
). - 1955 – Edifício Triângulo (Triangle Building), São Paulo.
- 1956 – Edifício Eiffel (Eiffel Building) located in Republic Square, São Paulo.
- 1956 – Residência Provisória do Presidente da República (Provisional Residence of the President).
- 1958 – Hospital da Lagoa (Lagoa Hospital) built in Lagoa, Rio de JaneiroLagoa, Rio de JaneiroLagoa is an affluent residential neighbourhood located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighbourhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea and Jardim Botânico and Humaitá....
.
 Brasília Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the... , Niemeyer designed:
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- 1962 – Feira Internacional e Permanente do Líbano (International Fair and Permanent Exhibition Hall in Lebanon).
- 1963 – University of HaifaUniversity of HaifaThe University of Haifa is a university in Haifa, Israel.The University of Haifa was founded in 1963 by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi, to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Israel. - 1965 – Sede do Partido Comunista Francês ("PCF") The French Communist Party headquarters, in Paris.
- 1968 – Centro Musical, São Paulo, Brazil.
- 1968 – Sede da Editora Mondadori (Mondadori publishing headquarters) in Italy.
- 1968 – Centro Cívico de Argel (Civic Center of Algiers).
- 1968 – Mesquita de Argel (Mosque of Algiers).
- 1969 – University of Science and Technology - Houari Boumediene in Algeria, also known as the University of International Excellence.
- 1972 – Bolsa do Trabalho de Bobigny (Stock exchange of Bobigny, France) - auditorium.
- 1975 – Fata Engineering Headquarters in Italy.
- 1976 – Casino da Madeira (Pestana Casino Park) on Madeira IslandMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Portugal. - 1980 – JK Memorial (Juscelino Kubitschek).
- 1980 – Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang (Penang State MosquePenang State MosqueThe Penang State Mosque or Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang is a state mosque located in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque was completed in 1980....
). - 1981 – Ilha de Lazer em Abu Dhabi (Leisure Island in Abu Dhabi).
- 1982 – Centro Integrado de Educação Pública (Integrated Center for Public Education) CIEP public school system..
- 1982 – Centro Cultural de Le Havre, "Le Volcan" (Le Havre Cultural Center, "The Volcano”).
- 1983 – Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (Sambadrome) in Rio de Janeiro.
- 1983 – Praça da ApoteosePraça da ApoteoseThe Apotheosis Square is a venue in Rio de Janeiro. It is part of Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, which can hold a maximum 90,000 people. For concerts, it can hold from 10,000 to 40,000 people....
(Apotheosis Square) at the end of Marquês de Sapucaí Street. - 1985 – Panteão da Liberdade e da Democracia Tancredo Neves (Pantheon of Liberty and Democracy Tancredo Neves).
- 1987 – Memorial da América Latina (Memorial of Latin America) in São Paulo.
- 1988 – Terminal Rodoviário de Londrina (LondrinaLondrinaLondrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...
Bus Terminal) in ParanáParaná (state)Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
, Brazil. - 1991 – Museu de Arte Contemporânea "MAC" (Niterói Contemporary Art MuseumNiterói Contemporary Art MuseumThe Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks...
). - 1991 – Parlamento Latino Americano (Latin American ParliamentLatin American ParliamentThe Latin American Parliament , is a regional, permanent organization composed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a consultative assembly similar to the early European Parliament...
) in São Paulo. - 1993 – Sambódromo do Anhembi (Anhembi Sambadrome) in São Paulo.
- 1997 – Caminho Niemeyer (Niemeyer Way) Theater, museums, restaurant, village square.
- 1999 – Auditório do Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera AuditoriumIbirapuera AuditoriumThe Ibirapuera Auditorium is a building conceived by Oscar Niemeyer for the presentation of musical spectacles, situated in Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo.-History:...
) in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo. - 2000 – Auditório em Ravello, Italy.
- 2001 – Museu Oscar Niemeyer (Oscar Niemeyer MuseumOscar Niemeyer MuseumThe Oscar Niemeyer Museum is located in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, in Brazil. It was inaugurated in 2002 with the name Novo Museu or New Museum. With the conclusion of remodeling and the construction of a new annex, it was reinaugurated on July 8, 2003, with the current...
).
- 2003 – Serpentine GallerySerpentine GalleryThe Serpentine Gallery is an art gallery in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, central London. It focuses on modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year...
Pavilion. - 2003 – Centro Administrativo de Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. - 2004 – Itaipu Binacional - Brasil (Itaipu Dam in Brazil).
- 2005 – Itaipu Binacional - Paraguai (Itaipu Dam in Paraguay).
- 2006 – Centro Cultural Principado de Astúrias (AvilésAvilésAvilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Principality of Asturias Cultural Center). - 2006 – Natal City ParkNatal City ParkParque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte, colloquially known as Parque da Cidade, is a park in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The City Park will cover an area of 64 hectares, aimed at environmental preservation and education, and will comprise eco-trails, jogging lanes, library, auditorium,...
, Rio Grande do Norte. - 2006 – Estação Cabo Branco (Cape White Station) in João PessoaJoão PessoaJoão Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
, capital of the State of ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
. - 2007 – Teatro Popular de Niteroi (Popular Theatre of Niteroi).
- 2007 – Centro Cultural em Valparaíso (Cultural Center in Valparaiso) Chile.
- 2007 – Universidade de Ciências e Informática (University of Information ScienceUniversity of Information ScienceThe University of Information Science is a university research center based in Havana, Cuba, in the municipality of Boyeros. Born as a project of the Cuban Revolution called the "Future Project" which has two objectives: to computerize the country and develop the software industry to contribute to...
) Havana, Cuba. - 2008 – Puerto de La Musica, Rosário, Argentina.
- 2008 – Parque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte (City Park) in NatalNatal, Rio Grande do Norte-History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...
, in Brazil's state of Rio Grande do Norte. - 2011 – Óscar Niemeyer International Cultural CentreÓscar Niemeyer International Cultural CentreThe Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre , designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, is a cultural centre of international significance located in Avilés, Asturias ....
in the Principality of Asturias, Spain.