University of Central Florida STARS
ARC3743 Final Projects ARC 3743 Projects
Spring 2019
Oscar Niemeyer
Daniel Abraham Gandica University of Central Florida, [email protected]
Michelle Gonzalez Bello University of Central Florida, [email protected]
Josh Liberti University of Central Florida, [email protected]
Muntaha Qassim University of Central Florida, [email protected]
Shery Soliman University of Central Florida, [email protected]
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Recommended Citation Gandica, Daniel Abraham; Gonzalez Bello, Michelle; Liberti, Josh; Qassim, Muntaha; and Soliman, Shery, "Oscar Niemeyer" (2019). ARC3743 Final Projects. 5. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/arc3743-final/5
Oscar Niemeyer 1907 - 2012
Daniel Abraham Josh Liberti Michelle Gonzalez Muntaha Qassim Shery Soliman Born on December 15th,1907 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Top of Corcovado, circa. 1907, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Education National School of Fine Arts
National School of Fine Arts, circa. 1910, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mentorship and Start of Early Career
Lucio Costa Architect and urbanist Influence
Le Corbusier French-Swiss architect
Works Casa das Canoas 1950-1954 Canoas, Brazil
Exterior Exterior Floor Plan, Ground Level Floor Plan, Underground Level Interior, Living Room Interior, Staircase Aerial View Brazil National Congress 1958-1960 Brasilia, Brazil
Exterior Exterior Interior, Vestibule Interior, Senate Chamber Site Plan Floor Plan Aerial View Aerial View Cathedral of Brasilia
1958-1960 Brasilia, Brazil
Exterior Exterior Interior Interior Section
Top View Aerial View Aerial View Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) 1996 Niteroi, Brazil
Exterior Exterior Interior, Observation Deck Section
Floor Plan, 1st Floor Aerial View Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center 2006-2011 Aviles,Spain
Exterior Exterior Interior, Staircase Interior, Staircase Section Section Aerial View Niemeyer: An Influence Books
The Curves of Time A Form of Architecture Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer 1998 1978 Pritzker Architecture Prize Awarded on 1988 for the Cathedral of Brasilia (1958-1960)
Front and back of the Pritzker bronze medallion Death
December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Legacy Impact on a new generation of architects
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016 “The Queen of the Curve”
Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid, 2007-2012, Baku, Azerbaijan Frank Gehry 1929-Present Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry, 2007, Bilbao, Spain “The Los Angeles School” Oscar Niemeyer
“My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine".”
- Oscar Niemeyer Citations
Andreas, P., Flagge, I. (2013). Oscar Niemeyer | A legend of modernism. Frankfurt, Germany: Walter de Gruyter.
Arquitetura do MAC. (n.d.). Cultura Niterói. Retrieved from www.culturaniteroi.com.br/blog/?id=2035&equ=macniteroi
Caballero, M. (n.d.). Oscar Niemeyer y la Casa Das Canoas (Río de Janeiro, Brasil). Retrieved from http://www.universolamaga.com/oscar-niemeyer-casa-das-canoas/
Clemence, P. (2012, December 31). The man who drew a curve when the right angle was the rule. Retrieved from https://www.metropolismag.com/architecture/man-who-drew-curves/
Clemoes, C. (2017, November 25). The Oscar Niemeyer Das Canoas House is a perfect example of organic architecture. Retrieved from http://www.midcenturyhome.com/oscar-niemeyer-das-canoas-house/
Centis, L., Pisani, D. (2017). The promise of happiness: On beauty in Oscar Niemeyer’s architecture, 13, 123–143. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login?auth=shibb&url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asu&AN=131891116&site=eds-live&scope=site
Douglass-Jaimes, D. (2015, September 21). AD: Classics: National Congress / Oscar Niemeyer, ArchDaily. Retrieved from www.archdaily.com/773568/ad-classics-national-congress-oscar-niemeyer
Macedo, D. M. (2013). Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012. Docomomo Journal, 48, 90. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login?auth=shibb&url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asu&AN=90616809&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Schwarz, B. (2012, December 6). Oscar Niemeyer: A vision in concrete. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/12/oscar-niemeyer-a-vision-in-concrete/265969/
Sharp, D. (2009). Niemeyer’s curves of irreverence. Docomomo Journal, 40, 101–102. Retrieved from https://login.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login?auth=shibb&url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asu&AN=39258476&site=eds-live&scope=site