OSCAR NIEMEYER - BRAZILIAN ARCHICTURE

Kalipso · October 31st, 2006, 03:24 PM

Museo Oscar Niemeyer, by Oscar Niemeyer, at Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 2002.

Auditório Ibirapuera - São Paulo - Brazil

Oscar Niemeyer's sculpture at the of the"Sambódromo" - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Brasília - Brazil

Oscar Niemeyer´s Church of Saint Fracis of Assisi in Belo Horizonte. Brazil.

One of the signature buildings in Brasilia. This view shows
the upturned bowl of the deputy chamber with the Congress's
office towers in the background.

Lining the Mall in Brasilia are two rows of identical glass
boxes which house government ministry offices. I was there in
January when everyone was on vacation. The place was empty and
deserted.

The Cathedral of Brasília
The nave of the Cathedral is underground. One enters through a
tunnel. What is visible here is just the roof.

The Cathedral's Belltower

Cathedral, Interior

The blue and green stained glass windows make the cathedral
interior feel warm and tropical, as if I were still back on
the beach in Rio. There are too many windows, I think. The
interior is too bright and lacks the solemnity of a Cathedral.

Dom Bosco Church

The Dom Bosco chapel is in the residential section of town. It's
just a simple rectangle with the most amazing walls of stained
glass, as you can see. The colors are really this vivid.

Senate Chamber
One weird thing about the interior of the Congress is that
nearly every surface is carpeted. This give the whole place
a hushed, muted quality and not the clacking, echoing spaces
typical of public buildings.

Funky Furniture in Congress's Lobby
Oscar Niemeyer designed down to little details like the over-
sized leather furniture and white shag carpet in the lobby.
Niemeyer is still alive (as of June 2001) and must be consulted
on any small changes to his creation, fashion be damned.

Tunnel Passageway in Congress Building
Connecting many government buildings in Brasila are these
concrete tubes which sometimes are buried and sometimes fly
through the air like freeway overpasses. Were it not for the
busts and the ever-present carpet I might have thought myself
on the subway.

Random Hospital with "Crazy" Modern Design
Clever, modern architecture is not limited to the main buildings
in Brasilia. All over one can find examples of design run amok
as in this Hospital.

Kalipso · October 31st, 2006, 03:40 PM

Oscar Niemeyer is still alive and kicking and churning out buildings.
One might have thought this space-age style went out with the Jetsons.
In fact this building was completed in 1996!
Niteroi is to Rio what Oakland is to San Francisco, a poorer,
unfabulous cousin across the bay. This museum has quickly become
the city's icon, appearing on bus and ferry logos. If you're in
Rio and are adventurous enough to make it off the beach, take a quick
and cheap ferry ride across to see this real lollipop of a building.

Kalipso · October 31st, 2006, 03:53 PM

View of the Itamaraty Palace (Ministry of External Relations) in Brasilia, Brazil.

Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge

Bird's eye view of Brasilia

TV Tower by evening

AcesHigh · October 31st, 2006, 03:58 PM

I dont like his work, even though he is one of the icons of modernism and reinforced concrete. He was born in 1907 and is still alive, 99 years old.

you forgot about Copan

he was also one of the main architects of the UN headquarters in New York, along with Le Corbusier.

french communist party

MâF · October 31st, 2006, 07:17 PM

Niemeyer has now a project in Avilés, Spain:

it will be his bigger building in Europe

Rodrigo_BSB · October 31st, 2006, 07:36 PM

Trully very nice, Kalipso! I like very much Niemeyer's style.

But let me make a little correction: the project of the JK Bridge does not belong to Oscar Niemeyer. The name of the architect is Alexandre Chan.

rober2010 · May 20th, 2007, 07:18 PM

amazing...great buildings

obits · May 20th, 2007, 11:27 PM

the jk bridge in brasilia its not designed by oscar niemeyer...
i thing he is a great architect but right now as an architect he is in decadence.

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infernal · June 8th, 2007, 03:55 PM

I rather like his Buildings.
I could see myself working in one of his buildings, But not living.

KoolKeatz · June 12th, 2007, 03:29 AM

I always loved the Niemeyer-buildings. One of the few architects who can build timeless. Hes building a swimming hall in Potsdam (near Berlin) right now.
I hope he will live still long.

Dacs · July 15th, 2007, 08:35 AM

without words...

tykho · July 15th, 2007, 04:13 PM

I like his originality.

Mekky II · July 16th, 2007, 12:12 AM

Le Havre

GNU · July 16th, 2007, 10:55 AM

many of those are pretty cool

mwinyi · December 6th, 2012, 04:36 AM

rip

Concrete Stereo · December 6th, 2012, 09:51 AM

RIP indeed.

Highcliff · December 7th, 2012, 12:35 PM

people....some buildings of oscar niemeyer in são paulo
edificio california

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...%B3rnia_01.JPG

edificio montreal

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...ontreal_01.JPG

edificio eiffel

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir..._Eiffel_06.JPG

edificio triangulo

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...A2ngulo_02.JPG

Kanto · December 7th, 2012, 02:01 PM

RIP

ThatOneGuy · December 7th, 2012, 10:15 PM

Good designs but his works are run down as hell.

October 31st, 2006, 03:24 PM	#1
Kalipso BANNED Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 356 Likes (Received): 0	OSCAR NIEMEYER - BRAZILIAN ARCHICTURE Museo Oscar Niemeyer, by Oscar Niemeyer, at Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 2002. Auditório Ibirapuera - São Paulo - Brazil Oscar Niemeyer's sculpture at the of the"Sambódromo" - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Brasília - Brazil Oscar Niemeyer´s Church of Saint Fracis of Assisi in Belo Horizonte. Brazil. One of the signature buildings in Brasilia. This view shows the upturned bowl of the deputy chamber with the Congress's office towers in the background. Lining the Mall in Brasilia are two rows of identical glass boxes which house government ministry offices. I was there in January when everyone was on vacation. The place was empty and deserted. The Cathedral of Brasília The nave of the Cathedral is underground. One enters through a tunnel. What is visible here is just the roof. The Cathedral's Belltower Cathedral, Interior The blue and green stained glass windows make the cathedral interior feel warm and tropical, as if I were still back on the beach in Rio. There are too many windows, I think. The interior is too bright and lacks the solemnity of a Cathedral. Dom Bosco Church The Dom Bosco chapel is in the residential section of town. It's just a simple rectangle with the most amazing walls of stained glass, as you can see. The colors are really this vivid. Senate Chamber One weird thing about the interior of the Congress is that nearly every surface is carpeted. This give the whole place a hushed, muted quality and not the clacking, echoing spaces typical of public buildings. Funky Furniture in Congress's Lobby Oscar Niemeyer designed down to little details like the over- sized leather furniture and white shag carpet in the lobby. Niemeyer is still alive (as of June 2001) and must be consulted on any small changes to his creation, fashion be damned. Tunnel Passageway in Congress Building Connecting many government buildings in Brasila are these concrete tubes which sometimes are buried and sometimes fly through the air like freeway overpasses. Were it not for the busts and the ever-present carpet I might have thought myself on the subway. Random Hospital with "Crazy" Modern Design Clever, modern architecture is not limited to the main buildings in Brasilia. All over one can find examples of design run amok as in this Hospital.

October 31st, 2006, 03:40 PM	#2
Kalipso BANNED Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 356 Likes (Received): 0	Contemporary Art Museum, Niteroi - Brazil Oscar Niemeyer is still alive and kicking and churning out buildings. One might have thought this space-age style went out with the Jetsons. In fact this building was completed in 1996! Niteroi is to Rio what Oakland is to San Francisco, a poorer, unfabulous cousin across the bay. This museum has quickly become the city's icon, appearing on bus and ferry logos. If you're in Rio and are adventurous enough to make it off the beach, take a quick and cheap ferry ride across to see this real lollipop of a building.

October 31st, 2006, 03:53 PM	#3
Kalipso BANNED Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 356 Likes (Received): 0	BRASILIA View of the Itamaraty Palace (Ministry of External Relations) in Brasilia, Brazil. Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge Bird's eye view of Brasilia TV Tower by evening

October 31st, 2006, 07:36 PM	#6
Rodrigo_BSB Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brasilia Posts: 4,933 Likes (Received): 255	Trully very nice, Kalipso! I like very much Niemeyer's style. But let me make a little correction: the project of the JK Bridge does not belong to Oscar Niemeyer. The name of the architect is Alexandre Chan. __________________ Visite meu Flickr \| Visite meu Panoramio

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October 31st, 2006, 03:58 PM	#4
AcesHigh Taking On The World Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Novo Hamburgo Posts: 20,047 Likes (Received): 536	I dont like his work, even though he is one of the icons of modernism and reinforced concrete. He was born in 1907 and is still alive, 99 years old. you forgot about Copan he was also one of the main architects of the UN headquarters in New York, along with Le Corbusier. french communist party

October 31st, 2006, 07:17 PM	#5
MâF Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,013 Likes (Received): 0	Niemeyer has now a project in Avilés, Spain: it will be his bigger building in Europe

May 20th, 2007, 07:18 PM	#7
rober2010 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cordoba-miami Posts: 1,954 Likes (Received): 0	amazing...great buildings

May 20th, 2007, 11:27 PM	#8
obits Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,461 Likes (Received): 27	the jk bridge in brasilia its not designed by oscar niemeyer... i thing he is a great architect but right now as an architect he is in decadence.

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infernal Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Goiânia Posts: 225 Likes (Received): 1	I rather like his Buildings. I could see myself working in one of his buildings, But not living.

June 12th, 2007, 03:29 AM	#11
KoolKeatz █████████ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 995 Likes (Received): 59	I always loved the Niemeyer-buildings. One of the few architects who can build timeless. Hes building a swimming hall in Potsdam (near Berlin) right now. I hope he will live still long.

July 15th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#12
Dacs Dacs Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Salvador/Valencia Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	without words...

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tykho Out of Control Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mu Posts: 297 Likes (Received): 5	I like his originality.

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Mekky II BANNED Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,810 Likes (Received): 2	Le Havre

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December 6th, 2012, 04:36 AM	#16
mwinyi Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,176 Likes (Received): 55	rip

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Concrete Stereo Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lyon Posts: 1,157 Likes (Received): 6	RIP indeed.

December 7th, 2012, 12:35 PM	#18
Highcliff Democracy now Join Date: May 2006 Location: São Paulo Posts: 4,551	people....some buildings of oscar niemeyer in são paulo edificio california http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...%B3rnia_01.JPG edificio montreal http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...ontreal_01.JPG edificio eiffel http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir..._Eiffel_06.JPG edificio triangulo http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheir...A2ngulo_02.JPG

December 7th, 2012, 02:01 PM	#19
Kanto Roof height crusader Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: S-4, Papoose Lake Posts: 4,692 Likes (Received): 846	RIP __________________ The Outbreak New Browser Online Stretegy Game beta round has started http://www.the-outbreak.com/ Be a mayor of a town in difficult times of an unknown virus pandemic killing millions of people across the United States Build your town, expand it, trade, negotiate and wage war in a unique and original online real time strategy game If you're interested in this game, PM me and I will guide you through your first moves of building a town

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ThatOneGuy Dubstep Producer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,369 Likes (Received): 1307	Good designs but his works are run down as hell.

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