TY - BOOK AU - Andreas,Paul AU - Flagge,Ingeborg TI - Oscar Niemeyer: eine Legende der Moderne = a legend of modernism SN - 9783038210825 AV - NA859.N5 .O833 2013eb U1 - 720.92 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Basel, Switzerland PB - Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH KW - Niemeyer, Oscar, KW - Architecture KW - Brazil KW - Exhibitions KW - Brésil KW - Expositions KW - ARCHITECTURE KW - Adaptive Reuse & Renovation KW - bisacsh KW - Buildings KW - Landmarks & Monuments KW - Professional Practice KW - Reference KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Exhibition catalogs N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- eine Legende der Moderne / Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- a legend of Modernism; Bildtafeln / Portfolio; Essays und / and Interviews 1953-2003; Die Kurven des Lebens -- ein Interview mit Oscar Niemeyer / The curves of life -- an interview with Oscar Niemeyer; Oscar Niemeyer und die brasilianische Tradition der Moderne / Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Modernism; Ordnung und Fortschritt. Der Stadtplaner Oscar Niemeyer / Order and progress. Oscar Niemeyer, urbanist; Integration von Architektur und Ingenieurwissenschaft im Werk Oscar Niemeyers / The integration between architecture and structure in Oscar Niemeyer's workOscar Niemeyer und Deutschland. Die Rezeption in der DDR / Oscar Niemeyer and Germany. Responses in East Germany; Zurück in die Zukunft: Oscar Niemeyer und der Retrofuturismus / Back to the future: Oscar Niemeyer and Retro-Futurism; Oscar Niemeyer und die Landschaft / Oscar Niemeyer and landscape; Bildtafeln / Portfolio; architekt, architektur und gesellschaft / architect, architecture and society; Texte / Texts Oscar Niemeyer; Aktuelle Probleme der brasilianischen Architektur / Current problems of Brazilian architectureMeine Architektur / My architecture; Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- eine biografische Übersicht / Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- a biographical overview; Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- Werk- und Projektverzeichnis / Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) -- Buildings and projects; Über die Autoren / On the authors; Bildnachweis/Abdruckverzeichnis / Picture credits/List of reproductions N2 - The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) is a twentieth century classic. He became world renowned for planning and building the capital Brasilia, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. In 1988 he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. His buildings are deeply respectful of the site and are characterized by an unmistakable, almost Baroque design impulse. Niemeyer, who was highly prolific up until his death, is one of the most productive architect's in history and designed over 600 buildings. This second and revised edition of "Oscar Niemeyer: A Legend of Modernity" has a new prefa UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=642121 ER -