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Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre opens in Aviles in Spain

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The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most... 29.03.2011, Sputnik International

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Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre opens in Aviles in Spain

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The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important contemporary architects in the world, who turned 103 in December.

© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensThe Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre (popularly known as El Niemeyer) is the latest project by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most important contemporary architects in the world, who turned 103 in December.

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El Niemeyer is the architect’s gift to the Prince of Asturias Foundation on its 25th anniversary. It was built in Asturias in northern Spain, in the town of Aviles.

© RIA Novosti . Elena VisensNiemeyer, the winner of all existing architecture awards ranging from the Pritzker Architecture Prize (the architects’ Nobel Prize) to the Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale, is faithful to his style which abounds in curves…

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Niemeyer, the winner of all existing architecture awards ranging from the Pritzker Architecture Prize (the architects’ Nobel Prize) to the Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale, is faithful to his style which abounds in curves…

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… light sweeping lines,

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… the play of light, color and mirror reflections.

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At 26 meters, the Auditorium is the tallest building in the center.

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Niemeyer placed a woman’s silhouette of his own drawing on its grand façade overlooking the city.

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The Dome, which houses a 2,000 square meter exhibition hall, is shaped like a semisphere of bright white concrete, the architect’s favorite material.

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The Tower, 20 meters tall, the lynchpin of the Center, houses a bar and a small restaurant.

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Guests can go up the spiral stairs that wind around the exterior of the tower.

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The Film Center, a long building with angled mirrored walls, seems to connect the Auditorium and the Dome.

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The square in front of the Auditorium is a large open outdoor space designed for cultural activities and can accommodate up to 10,000 people.

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The authorities of Asturias and Aviles hope that El Niemeyer will soon become a major center promoting different arts, a place to share experience and nurture creativity.