Saturday, December 15, 2007

How long is a century?


Born on Dec 15, 1907, Oscar Niemeyer turns today 100 years old: a legendary life through images.

Palácio Gustavo Capanema (1936)

Church of São Francisco de Assis in Pampulha Complex (1940)

United Nations headquaters (1947)

São Paulo's Ibirapuera Park (1951)

Copan apartment building (1953-66)

Casas das Canoas (1952-53)

MAM Caracas (1954-55)

Brasilia Cathedral

Brasilia, National Congress of Brazil

Brasilia, Palacio de Alvorada (1958)

Brasilia, Brazil's National Museum

French Communist Party (1966)
Sede Mondadori (1966)

Casino Funchal, Madeira

Memorial Juscelino Kubitschek (1980)

Liberty Pantheon (1985)



Latin America Memorial (1987)

Memorial for the Indigenous People (1989)

Catedral Militar, Igreja de N.S. da Paz (late '80)

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (1996)

Oscar Niemeyer Museum (2002)

Auditorium of the Ibirapuera Park (2005)


Teatro popular de Niteroi (2007)


Estacao, Cienca, Cultura y Arte

In 2005, his projects "ESTAÇÃO CIÊNCIA, CULTURA e ARTES" was approved to be built at Joao Pessoa, the easternmost point of the Americas, at 34º 47' 38" west longitude and 7º 9' 28" south latitude.

Friday, December 07, 2007

Quick news for the evening!

Dekumo opens today and Pecha Kucha will take place this evening in the same location!