Just this once, I wish I could write with pictures instead of words. That would make it easier to explain why the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died Wednesday, December 5 at 104, was one of ...

The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, including Brasilia's crown-shaped... Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed Brazil's capital and ...

(AP) Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who recreated Brazil’s sensuous curves in reinforced concrete and built the capital of Brasilia on the empty central plains as a symbol of the nation’s future, died on ...

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Brasília, the capital city of Brazil, is a marvel of modernist architecture and urban design, planned by Lúcio Costa and ...

LONDON — Oscar Niemeyer, widely considered one of the world's greatest living architects, will design this year's pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park. The temporary pavilion will ...

Oscar Niemeyer was a renowned Brazilian architect, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern architecture. He was best known for his use of abstract forms and curves, innovative ...

Brasília, the federal capital that was carved out of Brazil’s dry Planalto plateau half a century ago, is no one’s idea of a rival to the picturesque coastal paradise of the South American giant’s ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday with family, friends and well-wishers in the House of the Canoas in Rio de Janeiro, one ...

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Groundbreaking architect Oscar Niemeyer died yesterday in Rio de Janeiro. He was 104 years old, and just a week shy of 105. Niemeyer was essential to the reshaping of Brazil's identity. He was a ...