List of Oscar Niemeyer works
Appearance
List of buildings and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. From the approximately 600 projects designed by Niemeyer,[1] only the most notable are listed below.
Early works (1930s)
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- 1936 – Gustavo Capanema Palace, Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro – contributed to the Le Corbusier project.
- 1937 – Associação Beneficente Obra do Berço (Association of Charitable Work) – created a vertical brise soleil.
- 1938 – Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto
- 1939 – Brazil’s pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair – contributed to the Lucio Costa project.
The 1940s through early 1960s
- 1940 – Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and other buildings at Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, southeastern Brazil.
- 1946 – Headquarters of Banco Boavista in Candelaria, Rio de Janeiro.
- 1946 – Colegio Cataguases (Odessa College).
- 1947 – United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
- 1947 – Centro Técnico Aeroespacial in São José dos Campos, SP
- 1951 – Ibirapuera Park (with landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx).
- 1951 – JK Building (Juscelino Kubitschek).
- 1951 – Edifício Copan (Copan Building) 38-story residential building in São Paulo, Brazil.
- 1952 – Casa das Canoas – Niemeyer’s personal home in Canoas, Rio de Janeiro.
- 1954 – Residência Cavanelas.
- 1954 – Museum of Modern Art in Caracas (Museo de Arte Moderno de Caracas) (unbuilt)
- 1954 – Interbau buildings project in the Hansaviertel district, part of the reconstruction of Berlin.
- 1954 – Montreal Building (Edifício Montreal) in São Paulo.
- 1955 – Califórnia Building (Edifício Califórnia) in downtown São Paulo (with Carlos Lemos).
- 1955 – Edifício Triângulo (Triangle Building), São Paulo.
- 1956 – Eiffel Building (Edifício Eiffel) located in Praça da República (São Paulo), São Paulo.
- 1956 – Residência Provisória do Presidente da República (Provisional Residence of the President).
- 1957 – Itatiaia Building (Edifício Itatiaia), in downtown Campinas, State of São Paulo
- 1958 – Hospital da Lagoa (Lagoa Hospital) built in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro.
- 1960 – Niemeyer Building, a residential building in Belo Horizonte.
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, 1940
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View from First Avenue towards the library, Secretariat, and General Assembly buildings, 1947
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Edifício Copan, São Paulo, 1951
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JK Building, Belo Horizonte, 1951
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Casa das Canoas, Rio de Janeiro, 1952
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Edifício Montreal, São Paulo, 1954
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Interbau apartments building in the Hansaviertel, Berlin, 1954
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Edifício Califórnia, São Paulo, 1955
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Edifício Triângulo, São Paulo, 1955
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Edifício Eiffel, São Paulo, 1956
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Edifício Itatiaia, Campinas, 1957
Buildings in Brasília
At Brasília, Niemeyer designed:
- 1956 - Residência Provisória do Presidente da República (Catetinho).
- 1957 – Eixo Monumental (Monumental Axis).
- 1957 – Palácio da Alvorada (English: Palace of Dawn) Presidential residence.
- 1958 – Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Cathedral of Brasília).
- 1958 – Church of Our Lady of Fatima ("Igrejinha Nossa Senhora de Fátima"/"A Igrejinha da 307/308 Sul")
- 1958 – National Congress of Brazil (Congresso Nacional).
- 1958 – Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) Federal Supreme Court.
- 1958 – Palácio do Planalto (Palace of the Highlands) Presidential office.
- 1958 – Cláudio Santoro National Theater (National Theater).
- 1959 – Palácio do Jaburu (Palace of the Jabiru) Vice-presidential residence.
- 1960 – Praça dos Três Poderes (Square of the Three Powers).
- 1960 - Cine Brasília.
- 1962 – Palácio do Itamaraty (Ministry of External Relations).
- 1962 – Ministério da Justiça or "Palácio da Justiça" (Ministry of Justice).
- 1962 – Universidade de Brasília main building, the Central Institute of Science (Instituto Central de Ciências, ICC).
- 1965 – Aeroporto de Brasilia (Project was never built).
- 1985 – Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves (Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom).
- 1986 – Casa do Cantador (Palácio da Poesia).
- 1987 – Memorial dos Povos Indígenas (Memorial of the Aboriginal Peoples) .
- 1995 – Superior Tribunal de Justiça.
- 2002 – Sede da Procuradoria Geral da República Brasileira (Attorney General's Office).
- 2006 – Cultural Complex of the Republic (Complexo Cultural da República).
- Biblioteca Nacional Leonel de Moura Brizola (National Library of Brasília).
- Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (National Museum Honestino Guimarães).
- 2006 – Tribunal Superior do Trabalho.
- 2008 – Sede da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil.
- 2011 – Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
- 2012 – Torre de Televisão Digital (Brasília Digital Television Tower).
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Palácio da Alvorada, Presidential residence, 1957
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Palácio da Justiça (Ministry of Justice), 1962
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Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves (during restoration in April 2012), 1985
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Memorial dos Povos Indígena (Memorial of the Aboriginal Peoples), 1987
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Sede da Procuradoria Geral da República Brasileira (Attorney General's Office), 2002
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Biblioteca Nacional Leonel de Moura Brizola (National Library of Brasília), 2006
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Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (National Museum Honestino Guimarães, 2006
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Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 2011
Exile years (1965–1985)
- 1962 – International Fair and Permanent Exhibition Hall, Lebanon).
- 1963 – University of Haifa, Israel.
- 1965 – Headquarters of the French Communist Party ("PCF"), in Paris.
- 1968 – Centro Musical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 1968 – Mondadori Palace, headquarters of the Mondadori publishing company, Italy.
- 1968 – Civic Center of Algiers
- 1968 – Mosque of Algiers
- 1969 – University of Science and Technology - Houari Boumediene in Algeria.
- 1969 – University of Constantine in Constantine, Algeria
- 1972 – Labour Council building of Bobigny, France - auditorium.
- 1975 – Fata Engineering Headquarters, Pianezza, Turin, Italy.
- 1975 – La Coupole D’Alger Arena in Chéraga, Algeria
- 1976 – Casino da Madeira (Pestana Casino Park) on Madeira Island, Portugal.
- 1980 – JK Memorial (Juscelino Kubitschek).
- 1981 – Leisure Island in Abu Dhabi
- 1981 – Cartiere Burgo Headquarters, San Mauro Torinese, Turin, Italy
- 1982 – Integrated Center for Public Education - CIEP public school system
- 1982 – Cultural Center, "The Volcano”, Le Havre
- 1983 – Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (Sambadrome) in Rio de Janeiro.
- 1983 – Praça da Apoteose (Apotheosis Square) at the end of Marquês de Sapucaí Street, Rio de Janeiro
- 1985 – Panteão da Liberdade e da Democracia Tancredo Neves (Pantheon of Liberty and Democracy Tancredo Neves).
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University of Haifa, Israel, 1963
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Mondadori Publishing headquarters, Milan, Italy
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Casino da Madeira, Portugal, 1976
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JK Memorial, 1980
Return to Brasil (1985–2012)
- 1987–1989 – Latin America Memorial (Memorial da América Latina) in São Paulo
- 1988 – Londrina Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodoviário de Londrina) in Londrina, Paraná
- 1991–1996 – Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea "MAC") in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
- 1991 – Latin American Parliament (Parlamento Latino Americano) in São Paulo
- 1993 – Anhembi Sambadrome (Sambódromo do Anhembi) in São Paulo
- 1997 – Niemeyer Way (Caminho Niemeyer) Theater, museums, restaurant, village square
- 1999–2005 – Ibirapuera Auditorium (Auditório do Ibirapuera) in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
- 2000–2010 – Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Italy[2]
- 2001–2002 – Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Paraná
- 2003–2010 – Centro Administrativo de Minas Gerais
- 2003 – Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London
- 2004 – Itaipu Dam in Brazil
- 2005 – Itaipu Dam in Paraguay
- 2006–2011 – Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre in the Principality of Asturias, Spain
- 2006 – Natal City Park in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- 2006 – 2008 – White Cape Station (Estação Cabo Branco) in João Pessoa, Paraíba
- 2007 – Popular Theatre of Niteroi (Teatro Popular de Niteroi) in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
- 2007 – Cultural Center (Centro Cultural em Valparaíso) in Valparaiso, Chile
- 2007 – University of Information Science (Universidade de Ciências e Informática) in Havana, Cuba
- 2008 – Puerto de La Musica in Rosário, Argentina
- 2008 – Parque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte (city park) in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- 2008 – Caracol de Buritis in Buritis, Minas Gerais
- 2008 – Espaço Cultural Holoteca in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
- 2009 – Câmara Municipal de Poços de Caldas (city hall) in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais
- 2011 – Parque Dona Lindu (city park) in Recife, Pernambuco
- 2012 – Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba (museum) in Campina Grande, Paraíba
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Latin America Memorial, São Paulo, 1987–89
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Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Niterói, 1991–96
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Ibirapuera Auditorium, São Paulo, 1999-2005
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Ibirapuera Auditorium, São Paulo, 1999-2005
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Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Curitiba, 2001–02
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State Administrative City Building, Minas Gerais, 2003–10
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Estação Cabo Branco, 2006–08
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Centro Niemeyer, Spain, 2006–11
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Popular Theatre of Niteroi, Niterói, 2007
References
- Fundação Oscar Niemeyer Timeline, Official Website
- ^ William J. R. Curtis in "Oscar Niemeyer: architects and critics pay tribute", in The Guardian, 7 December 2012.
- ^ Hooper, John (17 December 2010). "Brussels demands answers as Italy's new €16m concert hall stays silent". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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