Description
This book presents a conversation between Oscar Niemeyer and Norman Foster, for which curator and art critic Hans-Ulrich Obrist was also present. The occasion of this conversation was the first and only encounter that took place between these two great architects, shortly before Niemeyer’s death. Many common interests between the two are revealed, some of which were expected, while others are quite surprising. They shared, for instance, a passion for the practice of drawing and a conviction of its centrality for architectural work. A rare insight and opportunity to witness the interaction between two unmatched architectural personalities of our times.
“Architecture should not only be about designing a building that works well: it can also be beautiful, it can be different, it can be surprising, can’t it? In fact, surprise is the main element of a work of art.”
Oscar Niemeyer
52 pages / 17 x 23 cm / English
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