The first English-language edition of Niemeyer`s memoirs, now available in paperback to mark the architect`s 100th birthday Reveals the architect`s many influences including his family, friends, politics, philosophy, the female body, art, literature and the sensuous landscapes of Brazil Niemeyer (b.1907) recounts his life in an informal, fluid narrative that moves from his childhood in Rio, through friendships with intellectuals and politicians such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Fidel Castro, to tales of adventurous road trips  Includes 40 specially made sketches by Niemeyer and a chronology of his life and career