ARCH 350 1st Edition Lecture 25Outline of Last Lecture I. BrazilA. Georgi Warchavchika. House at Santa Cruz Steetb. House at Itapolis SteetB. ENBAC. Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and othersD. Niemeyera.Niteroi Contemporary Art Museumb. Pampulha Complexc. Niemeyer Housed. COPAN BuildingE. Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyera. Pavilion of BrazilOutline of Current Lecture I. Building a new capital: Brasilia, BrazilA. Lucio Costa: City plan of Brasilia 1956a. Referencesb. Principlesc. Conceptsd. Design ConceptsCurrent LectureModernism in Brazil & the construction of the Modern Capital Brasilia: Part 1I. Building a new capital: Brasilia, Brazil- New capital- Purpose for the construction: expanding towards the heart of the country- To develop the interior- Plan Competition 1956- Inauguration 1960These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Lucio Costa: Urban Planning- Oscar Niemeyer & Team: Government buildings architecture- First MoMo World Heritage Monument appointed by UNESCO 1987• The city was intended to be a symbol of national commitment to industrial development.• Vertical garden city idea.• “Non-occupied” land, semi-arid region, construction of an artificial lake (Paranoá Lake). • City Plan Competition: Lucia Costa’s project won the competition in 1956.• The city was built in 3 years and 10 months.• Initially planning for 500,000 inhabitants.• Note: Le Corbusier would have sent to the President Kubitschek a letter offering him to design the city plan. Niemeyer advised that the project should be designed by Brazilian architects and suggested the competition.A. Lucio Costa: City plan of Brasilia 1956a. References: Charter of Athens (CIAM IV, 1933): b. Principles: • Functional Zoning• Hierarchy of circulations• Neighborhood Unit• Densificationc. Concept: cross symbolizing occupation, foundation, ownershipd. design concepts - Symmetry and “clean” plan- 2 main axis (Zoning): residential axis (in the curved residential sectors) and monumental axis- Emphasis on monumentality- Emphasis on hierarchy-
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