Oscar Niemeyer

Kurz vor seinem Tod hat Oscar Niemeyer, der wohl berühmteste Architekt unserer Zeit, im Alter von 104 Jahren ein Resümee seines Lebens und zugleich eine große Reflexion über unsere Gesellschaft vorgelegt. ”Die Architektur ist nur ein Vorwand. Wichtig ist das Leben, wichtig ist der Mensch, dieses merkwürdige Wesen mit Seele und Gefühl, das nach Gerechtigkeit und Schönheit hungert“ ist die grundlegende Philosophie, die Niemeyers Leben und Arbeit leitete. In acht kurzen Kapiteln spricht der Protagonist fast eines Jahrhunderts der Architektur über die Rolle der Fantasie und der Freundschaft, über Alter, Politik und Kunst, schildert Begegnungen mit Leitfiguren des 20. Jahrhunderts von Fidel Castro bis Sartre und Le Corbusier. ”Jeder muss seinen Teil beitragen, Neues wagen, Ideen in die Welt setzen“ - in einem Buch voller Hoffnung, Lebensmut und Leidenschaft erklärt uns der Architekt, der seiner Heimat Brasilien eine neue Hauptstadt entwarf, warum die Welt sich ändern muss - und dass es nur von uns abhängt, sie zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Wir müssen die Welt verändern

Hans Ulrich Obrist

Norman Foster

This book, which is part of the Ivorypress Architecture series, presents a conversation between Oscar Niemeyer and Norman Foster, for which Hans Ulrich Obrist was also present. A conversation that reveals the first and only encounter that took place between these two great architects, shortly before Niemeyer's death. The interview reveals many shared interests between the two architects, some of which were to be expected and others that are very surprising indeed. They shared a passion for the practice of drawing and a conviction of its centrality for architectural work. "Architecture should not only be about designing a building that works well: it can also be beautiful, it can be different, it can be surprising, can't it? In fact, surprise is the main element of a work of art."

In Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Oscar Niemeyer, Norman Foster

José Carlos Sussekind

correspondência entre Oscar Niemeyer e José Carlos Sussekind

Conversa de amigos

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003, designed by seminal Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, will be his first completed structure in the United Kingdom. Sited on the Gallery's lawn from June 20th to September 14th of that year, it will offer visitors an opportunity to experience a space designed by one of the founding figures of modern architecture.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003

47 original sketches by carioca architect Oscar Niemeyer (b. 1907) selected from the holdings of the Library of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the USP and that comprise the present exhibition. The drawings represent 4 different moments of his career: The early ones done in 1963, reflect the main concern of the architect with the pre-fabricated housing buildings. A second group presents a series of sketches for apartment buildings in Salvador (1983/1984), a third group was produced during an informal conversation in October 1995 in the FAU/USP and a fourth group includes the sketches he created in July of 1997, during an interview for the TV cultural program "Roda Viva", a series of designs of his projects sketched in a block in his lap: the Museu de Arte Contemporánea, the Caminho Niemeyer, (both in Niterói, 1991/2003) and others.

desenhos originais de Oscar Niemeyer

Coleção Niemeyer

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

João Carmo Simões

Lina Bo Bardi

Rino Levi

Salvador Candia

Vilanova Artigas

This richly illustrated monograph explores the city-building aspirations of the Brazilian modern masters through their buildings in São Paulo. Works by Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Salvador Candia, Rino Levi, Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha were designed in response to the chaotic growth of one of the world’s largest metropolises. CIVITAS brings together for the first time a unique collection of nineteen buildings, proposing a fresh take on them through new photographs especially taken for the book and graphic elements re-drawn by the author. Some of the works are today references in the urban public space, underlining the contemporary relevance of this architecture.

Oscar Niemeyer

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