One only has to scan the cityscape that is Brasília to appreciate just how visionary and innovative Oscar Niemeyer was. The Brazilian architect is regarded as one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture, and Brazil's capital city exemplifies his free-flowing designs.
Niemeyer's portfolio is vast and varied.
Conceived as lyrical sculpture,
his buildings and structures include commercial and residential property, churches, museums, towers, parks, and even dams. Niemeyer was also very successful in furniture design. In 1988, he was awarded the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, an accolade
often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of architecture."
Today, Oscar Niemeyer remains one of the most influential architects in recent history and his astonishing curve of life and work have designed Brazil and the world.
To learn more about the man they called the "concrete poet," click through this gallery and draw on some of his most celebrated projects.