Every planning or architecture student must have one time come across the work of renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer who sadly passed away last week. A key figure in the modern architecture movement Niemeyer's work, as a "sculptor of monuments" may at times have appeared contrary to his political ideologies.
In the past week many articles have emerged to celebrate both Niemeyer work and his life. However one of the best introductions to the architect and artists remains a short documentary put together in the final years of his life.
"I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves. The curves that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuousness of its rivers, in the waves of the ocean, and the body of the beloved woman".
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