From the Web: The Industry Mourns the Death of Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Niemeyer in his office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo courtesy of Associated Press/Andre Luiz Mello/File.

Iconic Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 104. Here, we offer a look at how the industry mourns his passing from around the web:

ArchDaily

has compiled an extensive list of his major works

here

, and also showcases a few of his most inspiring quotes about architecture and design

here

, including: “I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of curves and straight lines offered by reinforced concrete. […] This deliberate protest arose from the environment in which I lived, with its white beaches, its huge mountains, its old baroque churches, and the beautiful suntanned women.”

The Santa Monica house Nieymeyer designed in 1963, his only residence in the U.S. Photo by Scott Frances/Architectural Digest.

Architectural Digest


remembers the architect through his published work, highlighting a luscious Santa Monica house he built in 1963

here

.

The New York Times


provides the most comprehensive obituary, concluding with the powerful quote, “Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence,” he once said, “even if only for an instant.”

Fast Co.Design

zooms in on the benefits of not only of living but of working until the ripe age of 104, and remembers the communist architect’s belief in

solidarity through design

.

Inhabitat

offers a

slideshow tribute

, and points out that he was just 10 days shy of 105.

Architizer

rounded up

A Life in Architecture: Oscar Niemeyer, 1907-2012

.

Fox News

reports on how his native Brazil responds to the loss

here

, and notes that his remains will be buried at one of his own designs, the presidential palace in Brasilia.