Pioneer of modern architecture known for designing civic buildings for the planned city of Brasilia, Brazil's capital since 1960. He also proposed uses for reinforced concrete that impacted the architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro in 1934. He gained fame for designing the National Congress of Brazil, the Cathedral of Brasilia, the Cultural Complex of the Republic, the Pal cio da Alvorada, the Pal cio do Planalto, and the Supreme Federal Court.
