¶ … Oscar Niemeyer's Public Works:
Brasilia
He is called an architect of the people and is known as Brasilia's greatest architect. Oscar Niemeyer has undoubtedly left a great and important mark not only upon this city, but upon the country as well. From his work in architecture, to his remarkable life, this man had a valuable and respect-worthy footprint upon humankind. This short synopsis will examine Niemeyer's life and his work in architecture.
Niemeyer was born in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil in 1907. By 1934, he graduated from the Art school in Rio, at which time he joined a team of architects who were collaborating with Le Corbusier. The architects were building a new Ministry of Education and Health in the city of Rio. Niemeyer worked with these architects until 1938. However, his work with Le Corbusier left a lasting influence upon his work, though he gradually acquired his own style. This personal style eventually employed "lightness of the curved forms created spaces," which often "transformed...
[1: "Oscar Niemeyer." Oscar Niemeyer: architect biography. 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011. . ]
It is important to note that the most important government building in Brasilia are Niemeyer's buildings and they include the domes of the National Congress, the curved columns of the Supreme Court, and the designs of the Brasilia Cathedral and Ministry of Justice. It is also important to mentioned Niemeyer's continuation of his work elsewhere in the city and the country. These works included the Estrada das Canoas and Obra de Berco in Rio de Janeiro, the Copan building, Ibiraquera Park, and the Dutchen factory in Sao Paulo, the Zoological Garden and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Algiers, and…
