说到MAC的岩石悬崖边，Niemeyer声称“场地很窄，被海包围，解决方案是自然的。”这个“自然的”直观的解决方案是一个优雅的，弯曲的结构，从一个水盆，创造了环境的轻盈感，并允许全面的全景的糖面包山和瓜纳巴拉湾。虽然MAC经常被描述为UFO样，尼迈耶的诗意是让形态“从地面”出现，“不断生长和传播”，就像一朵从岩石上升起的花。

Speaking of the MAC's rocky cliffside site, Niemeyer claimed that the "field was narrow, surrounded by the sea and the solution came naturally.” This “natural,” intuitive solution was an elegant, curvy structure that rises from a water basin, creating an ambient sense of lightness and allowing for full panoramic views of Sugar-Loaf Mountain and the Guanabara bay. Although the MAC is often described as UFO-like, Niemeyer’s poetic intention was for the form to emerge "from the ground" and "continuously grow and spread," like a flower that rises from the rocks.

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这座16米高的建筑位于一个铺好的公共广场上，通过一个旋转的红色地毯，98米长的坡道进入。直径50米的铜板由三层楼组成，固定在直径2.7米的圆柱体上，锚定在60厘米深的817平方米水池中。六角大厅提供了400平方米的无柱展览空间，四周环绕着一个圆形的观景长廊，窗户倾斜了40度。

The sixteen-meter high structure is situated on a paved public square, accessed via a swirling, red-carpeted, 98 meter-long ramp. The 50 meter diameter copula contains three floors, set on a 2.7 meter diameter cylinder, anchored in a 60 centimeter deep 817 square meter pool. The hexagonal main hall provides 400 square meters of a column-free exhibition space surrounded by a circular viewing promenade with windows slanted at a forty degree angle.

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MAC的明确的标志性形式把“对面的城市”变成了一个具有里程碑意义的目的地，并产生了一个小规模的“毕尔巴鄂效应”，吸引游客的主要原因是这座非凡的建筑。

The MAC’s unmistakable iconic form transformed “the city across the way” into a landmark destination and resulted in a small-scale “Bilbao Effect,” drawing visitors predominantly for the remarkable architecture.

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在他70年的建筑师生涯中，Niemeyer在巴西(包括首都巴西利亚)以及阿尔及利亚、法国、西班牙和以色列设计了500多个项目；然而，他声称，他在Niterói的博物馆以及巴西利亚国会和大教堂是他最喜欢的项目之一。

Throughout his seventy year long career as an architect, Niemeyer designed over 500 projects in Brazil (including the capital city Brasília) as well as in Algeria, France, Spain and Israel; however, he claimed that his museum in Niterói, along with the Congress and Cathedral of Brasília, was one of his favourite projects.

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只是为了好玩：看看电影的介绍奥斯卡尼迈耶，一个建筑师致力于他的世纪，在那里看到尼迈耶飞越里约热内卢的MAC-UFO。

Just for fun: check out the intro to the film Oscar Niemeyer, An Architect Committed To His Century, where Niemeyer is seen flying over Rio de Janeiro in a MAC-UFO.

建筑师Oscar Niemeyer Location Niterói当代艺术博物馆-Mirante da Boa Viagem，s/n.，Boa Viagem-Boa Viagem，Niterói-里约热内卢，24210-390，巴西类别博物馆结构工程师Bruno Contarini项目年

Architects Oscar Niemeyer Location Niterói Contemporary Art Museum - Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/nº, Boa Viagem - Boa Viagem, Niterói - Rio de Janeiro, 24210-390, Brazil Category Museum Structural engineer Bruno Contarini Project Year 1996