The work of Oscar Niemeyer added a new perspective toModern architecture in the twentieth century. The desi9nerof Brasilia showed that the rhythmic, sensuous lines ofBrazilian modernism were as legitimately Modern as therectilinear lines of the Bauhaus. Now the last livin9 ModernMaster, Niemeyer is known primarily for his lar9e-scaleinstitutional and civic desi9ns throu9hout Brazil and Europe.Yet another si9nificant aspect of his career has been virtuallyi9nored: his residential desi9ns. Oscar Niemeyer Housesshowcases these unappreciated architectural 9eros.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

THE HOUSES OF OSCAR NIEMEYER

Chapter One: Houses 1936-1953

Chapter Two: Houses 1953-1961

Chapter Three: Houses 1961-2005

SELECTED HOUSES 1940-2005

Sr. Cavalcanti House 1940

Oscar Niemeyer House at Lagoa 1942

Francisco Inocio Peixoto House 1942

Mrs. Prudente de Morals Neto House 1943/1949

Juscelino Kubitschek House 1943

Leonel Miranda House 1952/1955

Francisco Pignatari House 1953

Oscar Niemeyer House at Canoas 1953

Alberto Dalva Simao House 1954

Edmundo Cavanelas House 1954

Catetinho 1956

Oscar Niemeyer House at Brasilia 1960

Anne and Joseph Strick House 1964

Nara Mondadori House 1968

Carmen Baldo House 1969

Flavio Marcilio House 1973

Carlos Miranda House 1983

Darcy Ribeir6 House 1983

Sebastioo Camargo House 1985

Marco Antonio Amaral Rezende House 1985

Orestes Quercia House 1990

Ana Elisa Niemeyer House 2005

Conclusion

Endnotes & Bibliography

Index