Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian · 1907–2012

Pioneer of modern architecture in Brazil whose sensuous concrete curves shaped Brasília and redefined the possibilities of reinforced concrete.

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“I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves.”

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“Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism.”

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