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Pritzker Prize 1988

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazil

1907 – 2012 · Active 1934–2012

Biography

Brazilian architect who designed Brasília's civic buildings and became a master of curvilinear reinforced concrete.

Architectural Philosophy

Curves, lightness, and sensuality as expressions of a free and optimistic modernity.

Major Works

Cathedral of Brasília

Brasília, Brazil

Awards

Pritzker Architecture Prize (1988)
Brazilian architect who designed Brasília's civic buildings and became a master of curvilinear reinforced concrete.
Pritzker Architecture Prize (1988)
Brazilian architect who designed Brasília's civic buildings and became a master of curvilinear reinforced concrete.