ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/417751/ad-classics-niteroi-contemporary-art-museum-oscar-niemeyer Wed, 21 Aug 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Gili Merin https://www.archdaily.com/417751/ad-classics-niteroi-contemporary-art-museum-oscar-niemeyer The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, also know as the MAC, was designed by the famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and completed in 1996. This iconic saucer-shaped structure, situated on a cliffside above Guanabara bay in the city of Niterói, brilliantly frames the panoramic views of the city of Rio De Janeiro and encapsulates the simple, yet brilliant signature aesthetic of Niemeyer.

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