Brasília Cathedral

Oscar Niemeyer, the centenary Brazilian architect that gained world fame for his sculptural reinforced concrete buildings, is still producing in an almost compulsive rhythm.

His signature is everywhere – not only in Brasília, the country’s capital and the main showcase of his creativity. During the last decade, he designed at least a dozen new projects, including a couple of museums and an annex for the Serpentine Gallery in the Hyde Park, in London. This week an impressive group of buildings by Niemeyer were inaugurated in Belo Horizonte. They will host Minas Gerais state government headquarters. The project, that cost over R$ 1 billion (US$ 560 million), includes two 15-floor towers and an auditorium.

In this video, you can “visit” this latest work, a classic Niemeyer, with its curves and tinted glass. Note that the main construction has the longest freestanding space ever built.

Check also this gallery of images of  Niemeyer’s projects – a body of work that gave to this disciple of Le Corbusier the Pritzker Award, the main prize in his domain.

Memorial da América Latina, in São Paulo

Oscar Niemeyer

Palácio do Planalto, Brasília

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói

The wavy Copan, in São Paulo