Oscar Niemeyer | 1907-2012
The ramp of Brasilia’s National Museum, the work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, as seen in December 2007. Niemeyer, a pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete to produce soaring, curvaceous forms, died Dec. 5 in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. He was 104. (Evaristo Saevaristo / AFP/Getty Images)
Brazil’s National Congress, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, was inaugurated in 1960 in the capital of Brasilia. (Eraldo Peres / Associated Press)
The Ibirapuera Auditorium designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)
The government Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, along the boulevard that features some of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s most famous works. To the left is his most recent design, the Republic Museum. (Eraldo Peres / Associated Press)
Statues of the apostles are seen in front of the Cathedral of Brasilia, a structural landmark created by architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil’s capital city. (Eraldo Peres / Associated Press)
The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre during its official presentation to the media in Aviles, northern Spain, on March 24, 2011. (J.L. Cereijido / EPA)
A view of the dome of the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center in Aviles, northern Spain. (J.L. Cereijido / EPA)
The front of the Copan Building, designed in 1951 by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Sebastiao Moreira / EPA)
A view of Planalto Palace in 2010. The Brazilian government building, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, was closed for a year and a half because of renovation work. (Fernando Bizerra / EPA)
A man works on the facade of the Claudio Santoro National Theater, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, in downtown Brasilia. (Fernando Bizerra / EPA)
Niteroi Popular Theater in Niteroi, Brazil, another structure designed by Oscar Niemeyer. (Marcelo Satao / EPA)
One of Niemeyer’s projects was his collaboration with other architects on the United Nations complex in New York City, photographed here next to the East River in 1971. (Jerry Mosey / Associated Press)
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer during a 2002 interview in his office in Rio de Janeiro. “Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple,” he once said. (Andre Luiz / Associated Press)
The Memorial JK, designed by Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia, Brazil. It was built as a tribute to President Juscelino Kubitschek, the founder of the capital city. (Fernando Bizerra / EPA)
