Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism, that everyone ha… - Oscar Niemeyer

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Architecture was my way of expressing my ideals: to be simple, to create a world equal to everyone, to look at people with optimism, that everyone has a gift. I don’t want anything but general happiness. Why is that bad?

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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
Alternative Names: Oscar Niemeyer Soares • Ribeiro de Almeida Soares • Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho • Oscard Niemeyer • Filho, Oscar Niemeyer Soares • Oskar Nimeĭer • Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho
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When people ask me if I take pleasure in the idea of someone looking at my buildings in the future, I tell them that this person will vanish, too. Everything has a beginning and an end. You. Me. Architecture. We must try to do the best we can, but must remain modest. Nothing lasts for very long.
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