Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian architect who is considered by many to be the father of modern architecture, died today. After 76 years of continuous work, Niemeyer died at the age of 104. Niemeyer was ...

Ahead of the 2014 World Cup, Bleacher Report is running a series of articles looking at the cities that are set to host the tournament next summer. Having begun in Belo Horizonte, next up on the list ...

Kim Bong-ryeol The author is an architect and professor emeritus at the Korea National University of Arts. In the heart of Brazil’s purpose-built capital stands a structure that seems to defy gravity ...

The 2014 World Cup is right around the corner, and thousands of tourists will soon flock to Brazil for the games, as well as all the culture, beauty and excitement that the host country has to offer.

Visiting Brazil for the World Cup is a prime opportunity to see the beautifully unusual works of the country’s most famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer. During his legendary eight-decade career, Niemeyer ...

Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed Brazil's capital and is known for some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, has died. He was 104. The cause was a respiratory infection, said a ...

The construction of this ultra-modern city, situated in the centre of Brazil, began in 1956 and since its official foundation on April 21st 1960, it has served the purpose for which it was built: to ...

After launching virtual exhibitions about Parma (Italy), Pittsburgh and Milwaukee (United States), and Lagos (Nigeria), the online platform Google Arts & Culturehas opened the virtual exhibition ...

When it comes to the remarkable architecture of religious sites, the kind you travel to see, most will think of gothic cathedrals like Notre-Dame in Paris or the countless Buddhist temples that dot ...

Kim Bong-ryeol The author is an architect and professor emeritus at the Korea National University of Arts. In the heart of Brazil’s purpose-built capital stands a structure that seems to defy gravity ...