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List of Oscar Niemeyer works

List of buildings and structures by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. From the approximately 600 projects designed by Niemeyer, only the most notable are listed below.

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Early works (1930s)

  • 1936 – Gustavo Capanema Palace, Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro – contributed to the Le Corbusier project.
  • 1937 – Associação Beneficente Obra do Berço (Association of Charitable Work) – created a vertical brise soleil.
  • 1938 – Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto
  • 1939 – Brazil’s pavilion at 1939 New York World's Fair – contributed to the Lucio Costa project.

    • 1940s and 1950s

  • 1940 – Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and other buildings at Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, southeastern Brazil.
  • 1946 – Headquarters of Banco Boavista in Candelaria, Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1946 – Colegio Cataguases (Odessa College).
  • 1947 – United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
  • 1947 - Centro Técnico Aeroespacial in São José dos Campos, SP
  • 1951 – Ibirapuera Park (with landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx).
  • 1951 – JK Building (Juscelino Kubitschek).
  • 1951 – Edifício Copan (Copan Building) 38-story residential building in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 1952 – Casa das Canoas – Niemeyer’s personal home in Canoas, Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1954 – Residência Cavanelas.
  • 1954 – Museum of Modern Art in Caracas (Museo de Arte Moderno de Caracas) (unbuilt)
  • 1954 – Interbau buildings project in the Hansaviertel district, part of the reconstruction of Berlin.
  • 1954 – Montreal Building (Edifício Montreal) in São Paulo.
  • 1955 – Califórnia Building (Edifício Califórnia) in downtown São Paulo (with Carlos Lemos).
  • 1955 – Edifício Triângulo (Triangle Building), São Paulo.
  • 1956 – Eiffel Building (Edifício Eiffel) located in Praça da República (São Paulo), São Paulo.
  • 1956 – Residência Provisória do Presidente da República (Provisional Residence of the President).
  • 1957 - Itatiaia Building (Edifício Itatiaia), in downtown Campinas, State of São Paulo
  • 1958 – Hospital da Lagoa (Lagoa Hospital) built in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro.

    • Buildings in Brasília

    At Brasília, Niemeyer designed:

  • 1956 - Residência Provisória do Presidente da República (Catetinho).
  • 1957 – Eixo Monumental (Monumental Axis).
  • 1957 – Palácio da Alvorada (English: Palace of Dawn) Presidential residence.
  • 1958 – Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Cathedral of Brasília).
  • 1958 – Church of Our Lady of Fatima ("Igrejinha Nossa Senhora de Fátima"/"A Igrejinha da 307/308 Sul")
  • 1958 – National Congress of Brazil (Congresso Nacional).
  • 1958 – Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) Federal Supreme Court.
  • 1958 – Palácio do Planalto (Palace of the Highlands) Presidential office.
  • 1958 – Cláudio Santoro National Theater (National Theater).
  • 1959 – Palácio do Jaburu (Palace of the Jabiru) Vice-presidential residence.
  • 1960 – Praça dos Três Poderes (Square of the Three Powers).
  • 1960 - Cine Brasília.
  • 1962 – Palácio do Itamaraty (Ministry of External Relations).
  • 1962 – Ministério da Justiça or "Palácio da Justiça" (Ministry of Justice).
  • 1962 – Universidade de Brasília main building, the Central Institute of Science (Instituto Central de Ciências, ICC).
  • 1965 – Aeroporto de Brasilia (Project was never built).
  • 1985 – Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves (Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom).
  • 1986 - Casa do Cantador (Palácio da Poesia).
  • 1987 – Memorial dos Povos Indígenas (Memorial of the Aboriginal Peoples) .
  • 1995 - Superior Tribunal de Justiça.
  • 2002 – Sede da Procuradoria Geral da República Brasileira (Attorney General's Office).
  • 2006 – Cultural Complex of the Republic (Complexo Cultural da República).
  • Biblioteca Nacional Leonel de Moura Brizola (National Library of Brasília).
  • Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães (National Museum Honestino Guimarães).
  • 2006 - Tribunal Superior do Trabalho.
  • 2008 - Sede da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil.
  • 2011 – Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
  • 2012 – Torre de Televisão Digital (Brasília Digital Television Tower).

    • Exile years (1965-85)

  • 1962 – International Fair and Permanent Exhibition Hall, Lebanon).
  • 1963 – University of Haifa, Israel.
  • 1965 – French Communist Party ("PCF") headquarters, in Paris.
  • 1968 – Centro Musical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • 1968 – Mondadori publishing headquarters, Italy.
  • 1968 – Civic Center of Algiers
  • 1968 – Mosque of Algiers
  • 1969 – University of Science and Technology - Houari Boumediene in Algeria.
  • 1969 - University of Constantine in Constantine, Algeria
  • 1972 – Labour council building of Bobigny, France - auditorium.
  • 1975 – Fata Engineering Headquarters in Italy.
  • 1976 – Casino da Madeira (Pestana Casino Park) on Madeira Island, Portugal.
  • 1980 – JK Memorial (Juscelino Kubitschek).
  • 1981 – Leisure Island in Abu Dhabi
  • 1982 – Integrated Center for Public Education - CIEP public school system
  • 1982 – Cultural Center, "The Volcano”, Le Havre
  • 1983 – Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (Sambadrome) in Rio de Janeiro.
  • 1983 – Praça da Apoteose (Apotheosis Square) at the end of Marquês de Sapucaí Street, Rio de Janeiro
  • 1985 – Panteão da Liberdade e da Democracia Tancredo Neves (Pantheon of Liberty and Democracy Tancredo Neves).

    • Return to Brasil (1985-2012)

  • 1987–1989 – Latin America Memorial (Memorial da América Latina) in São Paulo
  • 1988 – Londrina Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodoviário de Londrina) in Londrina, Paraná
  • 1991–1996 – Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea "MAC") in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
  • 1991 – Latin American Parliament (Parlamento Latino Americano) in São Paulo
  • 1993 – Anhembi Sambadrome (Sambódromo do Anhembi) in São Paulo
  • 1997 – Niemeyer Way (Caminho Niemeyer) Theater, museums, restaurant, village square
  • 1999–2005 – Ibirapuera Auditorium (Auditório do Ibirapuera) in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo
  • 2000–2010 – Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer Ravello, Amalfi Coast, Italy
  • 2001–2002 – Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Paraná
  • 2003–2010 – Centro Administrativo de Minas Gerais
  • 2003 – Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London
  • 2004 – Itaipu Dam in Brazil
  • 2005 – Itaipu Dam in Paraguay
  • 2006–2011 – Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre in the Principality of Asturias, Spain
  • 2006 – Natal City Park in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
  • 2006–2008 – White Cape Station (Estação Cabo Branco) in João Pessoa, Paraíba
  • 2007 – Popular Theatre of Niteroi (Teatro Popular de Niteroi) in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
  • 2007 – Cultural Center (Centro Cultural em Valparaíso) in Valparaiso, Chile
  • 2007 – University of Information Science (Universidade de Ciências e Informática) in Havana, Cuba
  • 2008 – Puerto de La Musica in Rosário, Argentina
  • 2008 – Parque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte (city park) in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
  • 2008 – Caracol de Buritis in Buritis, Minas Gerais
  • 2008 – Espaço Cultural Holoteca in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
  • 2009 – Câmara Municipal de Poços de Caldas (city hall) in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais
  • 2011 – Parque Dona Lindu (city park) in Recife, Pernambuco
  • 2012 – Museum of Popular Arts of Paraíba (museum) in Campina Grande, Paraíba

    • References

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