BUILDING FOR EVENTS AND CULTURAL EXPOSITIONS IN THE SHAPE OF A INDIAN HOUSE.
OSCAR NIEMEYER ALTHOUGH ASSOCIATED PRIMARLY WITH HIS MAJOR MASTERPIECE,BRASILIA, THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRAZIL, HE HAD ACHIEVED EARLY RECOGNITION FROM ONE OF HIS MENTORS, LE CORBUSIER, GOING ON TO COLLABORATE WITH HIM ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYMBOLIC STRUCTURES IN THE WORLD, THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS.(Citation from the PRITZKER PRIZE JURY).