Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence

Benjamin Schwarz reviews Sty ­liane Philippou’s forthcoming Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence as a work of rich historical, cultural and aesthetic assessment. “…in authoritatively assessing Niemeyer’s work and its place in architectural and Brazilian cultural history, she has marshaled such diverse subjects as 18th-century colonial Portuguese architecture, bossa nova, the topography and cultural geography of Copacabana Beach, and the design-selection process for the UN headquarters”. The Atlantic Magazine.