Oscar Niemeyer [biography]

Sources used:
Internet
- Great video featuring Niemeyer: • Oscar Niemeyer 101
- Great Dutch subtitled documentary: www.npo.nl/clo...
- About Niemeyer: www.theguardia...
- Juscelino Kubitschek: en.wikipedia.o...
- Some projects: en.wikipedia.o...
- The humans of Rio: en.wikipedia.o...
- Politics: en.wikipedia.o...
- Nice picture’s: www.theguardia...
- General info about several projects: en.wikiarquite...
Books
- Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia - page 62
- Dutch book: Oscar Niemeyer - loopbaan en hedendaagse projecten (1936-2008) - all pages
Music
- Andreas Schulz - Slow Bossa Nova Rhythm Guitar • D'Angelico EXL-1: Demo...
- Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - O Morro Nao Tem Vez • Bossa Nova Jazz Instru...
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Brazil • Antonio Carlos Jobim -...
- Clare Fischer - Morning • Video
The genre of the music is ‘bossa nova’. A genre of Brazilian music which was popularized in the 1950-60s. Bossa nova means literally "new trend".
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Projects mentioned
1:08 Gustavo Capanema Palace, Rio de Janeiro
1:50 Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha
1:58 Yacht Club, Pampulha
2:02 Restaurant & Dance, Pampulha
2:08 Casino, Pampulha
2:32 Headquarters of the United Nations, New York
2:52 Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
3:07 Edifício Copan, São Paulo
3:12 Casa das Canoas, Rio de Janeiro
4:15 Alvorada Chapel, Brasília
4:24 Alvorada Palace, Brasília
4:40 Three Powers Square, Brasília
4:45 Planalto Palace, Brasília
5:00 Supreme Federal Court, Brasília
5:10 National Congress, Brasília
5:20 Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília
5:35 National Museum, Brasília
5:45 Palace of Justice, Brasília
5:50 Ministries, Brasília
5:55 Cláudio Santoro National Theater, Brasília
8:46 Itamaraty Palace, Brasília
9:01 French Communist Party Headquarters, Paris
9:26 Mondadori Editorial Headquarters, Milan
9:31 University of Constantine, Constantine
9:51 Volcano Cultural Centre, Le Havre
10:01 Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial, Brasília
10:06 Headquarters of Communist Newspaper L'Humanité, Paris
10:16 Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói
10:41 Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Curitiba
10:51 Niemeyer Way, Niterói
11:01 Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, Alivés
11:16 Digital TV Tower, Brasília
B-side
- Niemeyer wrote a book ‘Curves of Time’ in which he explains his work.
- The church in Pampulha got lots of criticism because of the unorthodox shape, only after some years it was accepted by the critics.
- Joaquim Cardoso (1897-1978) was Niemeyer’s engineer since the Pampulha project. He was a major key in making Niemeyer’s work become reality.
- The modernistic thought of ‘form follows function’ was not a design tool for Niemeyer. ‘’Beauty is also a function’’
- When Jean-Paul Sartre found out about Brasília, he wrote that it is a dreamlike and ideal architectural city.
- When Walter Gropius visited Niemeyer’s home after completion, he mentioned: ‘’it is a beautiful house Oscar, but you wouldn’t be able to remake something like this´´. On which Niemeyer replied: ‘’Of course not, the house is designed for this location’’.
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10/04/2018 Additional:
- Jan Gehl uses the term 'Brasilia syndrome': the city looks fantastic from the air, but doesn't work as well on the ground.

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My favorite Architect !!! The Last Dinosaur 🦕🏅🦖 RIP

[@KariSinkko]

Architecture is always a struggle to build a better world.

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rebuild ... as Brasilia is Heliopolis rebuild

[@David-ud9jb]

Hey,
Someone discovered a few flaws about building dates:
5:20 - the Cathedral was completed in May 1970
5:35 - the National Museum was completed in 2006

[@joshuaamitai]

and he was the great EGYPTIAN architect IMHOTEP incarnated

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I think he's my family

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lol