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• Title:Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012 : the once and future dawn / Philip Jodidio.
  
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• Author/Creator:Jodidio, Philip, author.
  
• Published/Created:Köln : Taschen, [2016]
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NA859.N5 J63 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012--Catalogs.
  Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012--Criticism and interpretation.
  Architects--Brazil--20th century.
  Architecture--Brazil--History--20th century.
  
• Genre/Form:Catalogs.
  Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  History.
  
• Description:96 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
  
• Series:Basic art series.
  
• Summary:"Until his death at age 104, Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) was something of an unstoppable architectural force. Over seven decades of work, he designed approximately 600 buildings, transforming skylines from Bab-Ezzouar, Algeria, to his homeland masterpiece Brasília. Niemeyer's work took the reduced forms of modernism and infused them with free-flowing grace. In place of pared-down starkness, his structures rippled with sinuous and seductive lines. In buildings such as the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Edifício Copan, or the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brasília, he brought curvaceousness to the concrete jungle. In the futuristic federal capital of Brasília, he designed almost all public buildings, and thus became integral to the global image of Brazil. With rich illustrations documenting highlights from his prolific career, this book introduces Niemeyer's unique vision and its transformative influence on buildings of business, faith, culture, and the public imagination of Brazil."--Publisher's description.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:3836536226 hardcover
  9783836536226 hardcover
  
• Contents:Cradle Works
  Pampulha Complex
  Boavista Bank
  Ibirapuera Park
  Copan Building
  House at Canoas
  Brasília. Superqiadra 108 South ; Alvorada Palace (2nd project) ; Metropolitan Cathedral ; Plaza of the Three Powers ; National Congress ; Supreme Federal Tribunal ; Planalto Palace ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; Ministry of Justice ; Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial (2nd project)
  French Communist Party Headquarters
  Mondadori Headquarters (2nd project)
  Mentouri University
  Cultural Center
  Sambadrome
  Memorial for Latin America
  MAC Niterói (Museum of Contemporary Art)
  Niemeyer Trail.