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I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise. - Oscar Niemeyer
" "I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise.
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About Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012) was a Brazilian architect of the international modernist school best known for designing civic buildings in Brasília, a planned city which became the capital of Brazil in 1960, and (in collaboration with others) the New York headquarters of the United Nations.
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Native Name:
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida de Niemeyer Soares Filho
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Oscar Niemeyer Soares
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Ribeiro de Almeida Soares
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Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho
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Oscard Niemeyer
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Filho, Oscar Niemeyer Soares
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Oskar Nimeĭer
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Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho
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Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.
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