Architect’s Name Removed From High-Profile Spanish Project After Legal Dispute

“Following an acrimonious power struggle between local authorities and the administrators of the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, it emerged this week that the architect’s name would be removed from the complex as a result of legal action from the outgoing board. When the centre opened in March in the northern Spanish city of Avilés, the local press billed it, with a strong dose of hyperbole, as Spain’s answer to Brasilia.”