Oscar Niemeyer

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Brazilian architect architect human

Oscar Niemeyer was a pioneering Brazilian architect renowned for his curvaceous modernist designs and major contributions to 20th-century architecture, including landmark civic and cultural buildings worldwide.

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Anna Maria Niemeyer 1
Niemeyer 1
Oscar Niemeyer (architect) 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian architect ⓘ
architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
ageAtDeath 104 ⓘ
awardReceived Lenin Peace Prize ⓘ
Praemium Imperiale for Architecture ⓘ
Pritzker Architecture Prize ⓘ
Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form: Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
causeOfDeath respiratory infection ⓘ
child Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Anna Maria Niemeyer
collaboratedWith Lúcio Costa ⓘ
countryOfBirth Brazil ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Brazil ⓘ
countryOfDeath Brazil ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1907-12-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2012-12-05 ⓘ
designed Cathedral of Brasília ⓘ
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ
surface form: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Pampulha

Copan Building in São Paulo ⓘ
Headquarters of the French Communist Party in Paris ⓘ
Ministry of Justice building in Brasília ⓘ
National Congress of Brazil building ⓘ
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum ⓘ
Palácio da Alvorada ⓘ
Palácio do Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace in Brasília) ⓘ
Palácio do Planalto ⓘ
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte ⓘ
Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília ⓘ
United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Headquarters (as part of design team)
educatedAt Escola Nacional de Belas Artes ⓘ
familyName Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Niemeyer
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
urban design ⓘ
fullName Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho
givenName Oscar ⓘ
influenced Brazilian modern architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Le Corbusier ⓘ
languageSpoken Portuguese ⓘ
lifespan 1907-2012 ⓘ
memberOf Brazilian Communist Party ⓘ
movement Brazilian modernism ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ
notableFor contributions to 20th-century architecture ⓘ
curvilinear modernist architecture ⓘ
design of Brasília’s civic buildings ⓘ
use of reinforced concrete ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
urban planner ⓘ
placeOfBirth Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
placeOfDeath Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
politicalIdeology communism ⓘ
religion agnosticism ⓘ
residence Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Annita Baldo ⓘ
Vera Lúcia Cabreira ⓘ
workedOn urban plan and monumental axis of Brasília ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brasília → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Cathedral of Brasília → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Copan Building in São Paulo → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
subject surface form: Copan Building
General Assembly Hall → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Palácio da Alvorada → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
subject surface form: Palácio do Itamaraty (Brasília)
Palácio do Planalto → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
subject surface form: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
United Nations Headquarters → architect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar Niemeyer buildings
Oscar Niemeyer → child → Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anna Maria Niemeyer
Lúcio Costa → collaboratedWith → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Oscar Niemeyer → familyName → Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer → fullName → Oscar Niemeyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho
Ibirapuera Park → hasArchitect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Modern architecture → hasKeyFigure → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oscar Niemeyer (architect)
Lúcio Costa → influenced → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Le Corbusier → influencedArchitect → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Brazilian modernism → notableFigure → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
subject surface form: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Annita Baldo → spouse → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
Vera Lúcia Cabreira → spouse → Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ