Oscar Niemeyer in France. A creative exile.
Heritage Editions| N° d'inventaire | 23478 |
| Format | 16 x 21 |
| Détails | 208 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757706572 |
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died in 2012 on the eve of his 105th birthday, is world-renowned for the city of Brasilia. After training at the Rio School of Fine Arts, he joined the firm of Lucio Costa, a close friend of Le Corbusier. So, when President Kubitschek entrusted the design of the new capital, Niemeyer naturally built the city's main public buildings. With the city's inauguration in 1960, he immediately became a global celebrity. Four years later, fleeing the military dictatorship, he found refuge in France, where he received several commissions, encouraged by the Communist Party and by General de Gaulle's Minister of Culture, André Malraux. He did not return to Brazil until 1985. A number of emblematic buildings followed, such as the Party headquarters on Place du Colonel-Fabien, the Maison de la culture du Havre known as "Le Volcan", the Bourse du travail in Bobigny, and the headquarters of L'Humanité. Vanessa Grossman and Benoît Pouvreau's study provides an opportunity to discover other lesser-known constructions or projects, such as residences in the south of France (such as the Villa Nara Mondadori in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), collective housing (such as those in Dieppe and Villejuif), or offices (such as those of Renault in Boulogne-Billancourt). Thanks to the archives of the Fundação Oscar Niemeyer, this book sheds unique light on Niemeyer's work, showing how his French projects influenced the development of his international work. His rich personality also saw him design furniture, collaborate on the Fête de l'Humanité from 1978, participate in the jury that chose the young Piano and Rogers for the Centre Pompidou, and even imagine a removable performance hall for the Cour Carrée of the Louvre.
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died in 2012 on the eve of his 105th birthday, is world-renowned for the city of Brasilia. After training at the Rio School of Fine Arts, he joined the firm of Lucio Costa, a close friend of Le Corbusier. So, when President Kubitschek entrusted the design of the new capital, Niemeyer naturally built the city's main public buildings. With the city's inauguration in 1960, he immediately became a global celebrity. Four years later, fleeing the military dictatorship, he found refuge in France, where he received several commissions, encouraged by the Communist Party and by General de Gaulle's Minister of Culture, André Malraux. He did not return to Brazil until 1985. A number of emblematic buildings followed, such as the Party headquarters on Place du Colonel-Fabien, the Maison de la culture du Havre known as "Le Volcan", the Bourse du travail in Bobigny, and the headquarters of L'Humanité. Vanessa Grossman and Benoît Pouvreau's study provides an opportunity to discover other lesser-known constructions or projects, such as residences in the south of France (such as the Villa Nara Mondadori in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), collective housing (such as those in Dieppe and Villejuif), or offices (such as those of Renault in Boulogne-Billancourt). Thanks to the archives of the Fundação Oscar Niemeyer, this book sheds unique light on Niemeyer's work, showing how his French projects influenced the development of his international work. His rich personality also saw him design furniture, collaborate on the Fête de l'Humanité from 1978, participate in the jury that chose the young Piano and Rogers for the Centre Pompidou, and even imagine a removable performance hall for the Cour Carrée of the Louvre.