Theorist
Oscar Niemeyer
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Details
- Nationality
- Brazilian
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonLived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Hegemonic
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Notes
[DRAFT] Brazilian modernist celebrated for sculptural reinforced-concrete curves. A principal architect of Brasília (with planner Lúcio Costa) and works such as the cathedral and the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum. Pritzker laureate 1988.
Connections
- authored Cathedral of Brasília
Sources
- Oscar Niemeyer. The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer. Phaidon, 2000.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Oscar Niemeyer." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/oscar-niemeyer/. Accessed July 17, 2026.