Oscar Niemeyer, the last architect of his kind and of an entire architectural period, has died. He passed away yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, just ten days shy of his 105th birthday. Niemeyer had been hospitalized multiple times this year, most recently in October, for various complications, yet each time resurfaced with his doctors’ proclamations that he was healthy and recovering well. He leaves behind a body of work that is unmatched in quality and sheer prolificness. Continue.

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Lebbeus Woods, “Einstein Tomb” (1980)

Some sad news: Visionary architect and artist Lebbeus Woods has passed away at the age of 72. New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman tweeted the shocking announcement this morning saying: “Deeply sorry to have just heard that Lebbeus Woods, a true visionary architect and astonishing draftsman, died this morning. A great loss.” He would later write that Woods had been “fading for some months, sadly, but he kept teaching to the end”, and that he had died in his sleep. Continue.

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