Oscar Niemeyer news

Brazilian design studio MMBB Arquitetos and legendary architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha have collaborated on the transformation of a disused tower block in central São ... More

Architects Chad Oppenheim and Arthur Casas have collaborated to create a dynamic hotel nestled between dilapidated 1950s apartment buildings on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. ... More

One of the individuals integral to the completion of Paris’ landmark Pompidou Centre has told CLADglobal about the “terrific fight” Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano and ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Bjarke Ingels’ LEGO House to the return of the world's biggest property ... More

Situated in an iconic building originally designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and recognised as a national heritage site, the flagship Gran Melia Nacional Rio ... More

An abandoned Brazilian palace designed by iconic late architect Oscar Niemeyer is to finally see the light of day, with hotel group Oetker Collection opening ... More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has presented Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha with the 2017 Royal Gold Medal for architecture. Given in ... More

Alejandro Aravena of Chile has been selected as the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. The Pritzker Prize – widely regarded as architecture's highest accolade – ... More

A museum in Brazil has been donated 139 works of art all seized from individuals involved in a high-level corruption scandal relating to oil giant ... More

Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo in Brazil has become the first 2016 venue to open, following the completion of an extensive BRL35m (US$20.4m, EUR15.4m, £12.9m) facelift. ... More