Oscar Niemeyer Back to Work Following Surgeries

Back in early October, we were getting a little worried about Oscar Niemeyer, the world’s oldest starchitect (I.M. Pei ranks second), who at 101 had undergone two major surgeries, one planned, one not. But like we said back then, “if there’s one thing we can say about Niemeyer, he’s a fighter.” And how right we were. A Brazilian newspaper is reporting that his recovery has gone well and, surprise surprise, he’s back to work:

The daily newspaper O Globo reports that Niemeyer is working on a collection of buildings in the city of Niteroi, outside of Rio de Janeiro.

Here’s to fifty more years of productivity, Mr. Niemeyer.

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