Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness of the fact that what… - Oscar Niemeyer

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Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness of the fact that what is important is life, friends and attempting to make this unjust world a better place in which to live.

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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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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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