About Oscar Niemeyer:
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.
Oscar NiemeyerIt was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.
Oscar NiemeyerRight angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.
Oscar NiemeyerThe artistic capability of reinforced concrete is so fantastic - that is the way to go.
Oscar NiemeyerI pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.
Oscar Niemeyer