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| Architect | Oscar Niemeyer |
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| Location | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | ||||
| Date | 2002 timeline | ||||
| Building Type | art museum | ||||
| Construction System | reinforced concrete, tile mosaic, glass curtain wall | ||||
| Climate | warm temperate | ||||
| Context | urban | ||||
| Style | Expressionist Modern | ||||
| Notes | "Eye Museum" is a popular English nickname for the landmark building in Curitiba. O Nuvo Museu, Oscar Niemeyer Museum. Museo Oscar Niemeyer. A strange, beautiful, powerful, lyrical composition. Curving ramps connect across pool to sculptural eye and to long low layered box. Referred to as the "Eye Museum" because of its signature form. | ||||
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Sources on Museu Oscar Niemeyer
"Public Architecture of Curitiba", by Kevin Matthews. ArchitectureWeek No. 351, 2007.0926, pC1-1. Special thanks are due to Simagran Paraná Export, a leading brand of Brazilian Marble and Granite, for information and travel assistance related to this case study.
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