List of Oscar Niemeyer works

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)

Gustavo Capanema Palace, Rio de Janeiro, 1936
  • 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.
  • Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, 1940
    Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, 1940
  • View from First Avenue towards the library, Secretariat, and General Assembly buildings, 1947
    View from First Avenue towards the library, Secretariat, and General Assembly buildings, 1947
  • Edifício Copan, São Paulo, 1951
    Edifício Copan, São Paulo, 1951
  • JK Building, Belo Horizonte, 1951
    JK Building, Belo Horizonte, 1951
  • Casa das Canoas, Rio de Janeiro, 1952
    Casa das Canoas, Rio de Janeiro, 1952
  • Edifício Montreal, São Paulo, 1954
    Edifício Montreal, São Paulo, 1954
  • Interbau apartments building in the Hansaviertel, Berlin, 1954
    Interbau apartments building in the Hansaviertel, Berlin, 1954
  • Edifício Califórnia, São Paulo, 1955
    Edifício Califórnia, São Paulo, 1955
  • Edifício Triângulo, São Paulo, 1955
    Edifício Triângulo, São Paulo, 1955
  • Edifício Eiffel, São Paulo, 1956
    Edifício Eiffel, São Paulo, 1956
  • Edifício Itatiaia, Campinas, 1957
    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).
  • Palácio da Alvorada, Presidential residence, 1957
    Palácio da Alvorada, Presidential residence, 1957
  • Palácio da Justiça (Ministry of Justice), 1962
    Palácio da Justiça (Ministry of Justice), 1962
  • Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves (during restoration in April 2012), 1985
    Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves (during restoration in April 2012), 1985
  • Memorial dos Povos Indígena (Memorial of the Aboriginal Peoples), 1987
    Memorial dos Povos Indígena (Memorial of the Aboriginal Peoples), 1987
  • Sede da Procuradoria Geral da República Brasileira (Attorney General's Office), 2002
    Sede da Procuradoria Geral da República Brasileira (Attorney General's Office), 2002
  • Biblioteca Nacional Leonel de Moura Brizola (National Library of Brasília), 2006
    Biblioteca Nacional Leonel de Moura Brizola (National Library of Brasília), 2006
  • Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (National Museum Honestino Guimarães, 2006
    Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (National Museum Honestino Guimarães, 2006
  • Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 2011
    Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 2011

Exile years (1965–1985)

  • University of Haifa, Israel, 1963
    University of Haifa, Israel, 1963
  • Mondadori Publishing headquarters, Milan, Italy
    Mondadori Publishing headquarters, Milan, Italy
  • Casino da Madeira, Portugal, 1976
    Casino da Madeira, Portugal, 1976
  • JK Memorial, 1980
    JK Memorial, 1980

Return to Brasil (1985–2012)

References

  • Fundação Oscar Niemeyer Timeline, Official Website
  1. ^ William J. R. Curtis in "Oscar Niemeyer: architects and critics pay tribute", in The Guardian, 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ 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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