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Curvilinear modernism
Niemeyer made modernism curvilinear through concrete, sky, and civic scale.
Oscar Niemeyer
Portrait of Oscar Niemeyer
Unknown / Mondadori Publishers · Public domain · SourceOscar Niemeyer used reinforced concrete to make modernism curvilinear, monumental, and civic.
Life span1907 – 2012Nationality / Region巴西StyleBrazilian ModernismEducation里约热内卢国立美术学院
Brazilian Modernism
Portrait of Oscar Niemeyer
Unknown / Mondadori Publishers · Public domain · SourceIdeas
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Concrete curves
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Civic monumentality
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Architecture and national image
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Sculptural structure
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Brasília as stage
Brasília made architecture a stage for national modernity.
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Lightness and longevity
Niemeyer proved concrete modernism could be sensual, political, and light.
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Cathedral of Brasília
巴西利亚, 巴西 · 1970
A cathedral opening upward through concrete ribs and glass.
National Congress of Brazil
巴西利亚, 巴西 · 1960
A civic image of towers, bowls, and open plaza.
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