Congresso Nacional do Brasil, Brasilia - photo courtesy of Scoop Italia
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Brasilia - courtesy of Chiquero
Palácio da Alvorada, official residence of the President of Brazil, Brasilia - courtesy of Chiquero
Just compare the stunning elegance and splendor of the presidential palace in Brasilia as above, and compare it to the dowdy, fuddy-duddy neo-Classical carbuncle that is the White House in Washington D.C., and you tell me which official residence you think is more fitting of a modern president. I know which one I would choose if president. Such is the foresight and sheer brilliance of Niemeyer.
Some more of his outstanding work over the decades:
Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro - courtesy of Wikipedia
Casino Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - courtesy of Wikipedia
Olho Niemeyer Curitiba, Brazil - courtesy of Wikipedia
Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, Brasilia - courtesy of Wikipedia
Auditorio Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo - courtesy of Wikipedia
His work just goes on and on and on...I never had any idea he was so prolific and so determined an architect (given his range and until how recently he was still designing outstanding works) until I started looking through his list of works today.
Simply breathtaking.
If this man could not be given the plaudit of 'visionary' in his field, then who, pray tell, could be bestowed that honour.
Thankfully, though he may have passed at the advanced age of 104, his legacy will remain for all of humanity for many, many years to come.
Simply breathtaking.
If this man could not be given the plaudit of 'visionary' in his field, then who, pray tell, could be bestowed that honour.
Thankfully, though he may have passed at the advanced age of 104, his legacy will remain for all of humanity for many, many years to come.
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