OSCAR NIEMEYER: Form and Space

Description

Renewed interest in the work of this celebrated Brazilian centenarian has led to this comprehensive photograph-laden monograph. Introduced by a long and far ranging conversation between Niemeyer and Álvaro Siza, the production subsequently documents a total of 37 realised buildings and projects through full page images, drawings and plans. Alongside celebrated projects such as Brasília, the Contemporary Art Museum of Niterói and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, the publication also features lesser known works.

LIST OF WORKS

• Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1937-43
• Pampulha Lake, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-
• Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Pampulh, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-43
• Casino, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-42
• Yacht Club, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-42
• Dance Hall, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 1940-43
• Boavista Bank, Praça Pio X, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1946
• COPAN Apartment Building, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1950
• Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951-
• Biennale — Industrial Pavilion, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951
• Oca — Lucas Nogueira Garcez Pavilion, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1951
• Ibirapuera Auditorium, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1953-2005
• South American Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1952-59
• Casa das Canoas — Niemeyer House, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1952-53
• Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1956-
• National Congress, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1959
• Palácio do Planalto – Presidential Office, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958-60
• Three Powers Square, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958
• Federal Supreme Court, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958-60
• National Pantheon of Pátria Tancredo Neves, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1986
• Palácio da Alvorada — Presidential Residence, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1956-57
• Metropolitan Cathedral of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958
• Palácio dos Arcos/Palacio Itamaraty – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1965-69
• Chapel of Our Lady of Fátima, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1959
• National Theater, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1958
• Honestino Guimaraes National Museum, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 1999-2006
• National Library, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 2007
• Mondadori Building, Segrate, Milan, Italy, 1968-75
• Memorial of Latin America Complex, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1986-89
• Auditorium, Memorial of Latin America Complex, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988
• Parliament, Memorial of Latin America Complex, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988
• Event Room, Memorial of Latin America Complex, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988
• Library, Memorial of Latin America Complex, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1988
• Contemporary Art Museum of Niterói, Mirante da Boa Viagem, Niterói, RJ, Brazil, 1993-96
• Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 1967, 2002
• Popular Theater, Niterói, RJ, Brazil, 2007
• Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Kensington Gardens, London, UK, 2003

224 pages, color & b&w ills / 31 x 23 cm / Japanese, Portuguese, English