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Brasília

Niemeyer, Oscar; Costa, Lúcio; Burle Marx, Roberto
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Alternative Title
Federal District of Brasília
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/121969
Date
1956-1964
Description
The entrance pavilion to Brazil's "pentagon", depicting entire structure; President Juscelino Kubitschek ordered the construction of Brasília, fulfilling an article of the country's constitution stating that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a place close to the center of the country. Lúcio Costa won a contest and was the main urban planner. Oscar Niemeyer, a close friend of Lúcio, was the chief architect of most public buildings and Roberto Burle Marx was the landscape designer. Brasília was built in 41 months, from 1956 to April 21, 1960 when it was officially inaugurated. A UNESCO World Heritage Site (1987). Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/2/2007)
Type of Work
capital city; legislative building; mixed-use development; street
Subject
architectural exteriors, cityscapes, City planning, ideal cities, Roads Design and construction, Modernist, International Style (modern European architecture style)
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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