Brasilia
By
LUCIO COSTA
In
Brasilia,
Brazil
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Author
LUCIO COSTA
City
Brasilia
Country
Brazil
Year
1957
Program
Capital City
Technical Info
Site area
245000000 sqm
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0
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Population density
2000000
inh/ha
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0
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0 %
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Business
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Description
- -The plan of Brasilia the capital city of Brazil is in the form of a bird in flight. The plan was proposed in 1957 as Plano Piloto (Pilot Plan) by urban planner Lucio Costa.
- The masterplan has four primary scales- monumental, residential, social and bucolic.
- The monumental scale is seen in the central axis running in the East-West direction. It contains areas for the civic administration of the country.
- The monumental axis is complemented by presence of the unique monumental buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
- Most famous is the Three Powers Square which contains the Presidential Palace , Supreme Court and Congress.
- The "winged" North-South axis runs along the topography of the area. It form the main transport thoroughfare axis.
- Along the thoroughfare , lie the residential units referred to as "superquadra".
- The "superquadra" are modular neighborhood blocks. These neighborhoods were designed to be a functional mix of residents and amenities.
- The social scale was defined at the intersection of the E-W and N-S axis. This area contained areas for business and retail and was to be the city center district.
- The bucolic scale was the network open green and public spaces that permeated the remaining three scales .
- The masterplan is highly influenced by Modernism. Hence it was designed for the use of vehicular transport which was seen as a an upcoming and futuristic mode of transport.
- This can be seen in the emphasis on the central thoroughfare and the streets were rounded without corners to allow smooth flow of traffic and to protect pedestrians.
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