In this itinerary you will discover part of Lucio Costa's urban design and several works by Oscar Niemeyer, one of the greatest architects of all time. You will also meet several other artists whose work is integrated into the architecture and urbanism of the city.
The circuit takes people to get to know the main sights of the city, reaching the Monumental Axis from its western part to Praça dos 3 Poderes.
Among other places, we visited the TV Tower, City Park, Dom Bosco Sanctuary, and the South Commercial Sector.
We pass by the Upper Platform of the Bus Station, National Theater, Cultural Complex of the Republic, Cathedral, Esplanada dos Ministérios, Itamaraty and arrive at Praça dos Três Poderes and Espaço Lucio Costa.
We walk on shared bike paths and sidewalks and we always cross at traffic lights or crosswalks.
By bike we cover circuits impossible for other vehicles and the perspective of the city is completely different.
It is one of the largest in the country, home to five auditoriums and 13 modular meeting rooms.
John Bosco.
The Residential Scale of the urban design of the city conceived by the genius Lucio Costa. It is not the first Superquadra, the Quadra Modelo, but the configuration is similar due to the projections of the buildings, the lots of local shops, schools and leisure area.
A street where the trade is predominantly pharmacies due to the proximity to the South Medical and Hospital Sector.
izing in locomotion and orthopedic diseases. Architect design. They are notably humanized hospitals that do not look like hospitals. The long stay of patients is softened by large, multicolored, airy environments with natural ventilation and lighting. The buildings adopt a rationalized construction system that facilitates the distribution of installations and the flexibility of the internal areas. In the main building, the facades are marked by the vierendeel beams that, together with the advances and setbacks of the floors, create terraces-gardens with double height ceilings integrated into the internment areas. João da Gama Filgueiras Lima (Lelé) [1932 -2014] was born in Rio de Janeiro and graduated from UFRJ in 1955. He worked with O. Niemeyer and L. Costa. He was a professor at UnB. Its architecture is marked by the attention to construction methods, the detailing of the projects, and a rationalization of the work.
During the weekdays, it is one of the main pedestrian flows in the city due to the services and institutions that are installed there. The proximity to the bus station and Esplanada dos Ministérios also reinforce this flow. This, added to other factors, imposes a genuine cultural diversity. In recent years, some public places have undergone a process of revitalization and there are some buildings by important architects such as Lelé and Oscar Niemeyer. The South Commercial Sector reflects the dynamics of the Gregária Scale and with the new uses that have been given to the spaces, it stands out - "If it were another Brazil, another Brasilia, another time, the South Commercial Sector would be the Champs Élysées that so inspired Lúcio Costa or La Rambla or any other European urban area with intense collective interaction. It's all there, ready to be used, used." (Conceição de Freitas - writer).
ts project was chosen by the Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil (IAB) as one of the regional winners of the IAB Awards 2021 – Centenary Edition. The initiative took the award in the Midwest in the Urbanism, Planning and Cities category. In the decision, the award judging committee detailed that the project “stands out for its functionality and, above all, for the merit of initiating a process of improving the urban quality of the area in question.” It's worth checking out - the renovation of the place was inaugurated in October 2021 by the Government of the Federal District and allowed the multifunctionality for the practice of skateboarding, presentation of shows and the organization of areas for kiosks.
lace, it was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer with original design by Lucio Costa.
at the apex of the Three Powers Square, at the beginning of the Esplanade of Ministries.
d by architect Oscar Niemeyer in the 1970s
story of modern architecture and Brasilia.
versary, the space is an underground construction that houses the Brasilia Model and the Plano Piloto Tactile Model
Itamaraty is one of Niemeyer's best known works.
isit to the Federal Supreme Court, with explanations and moments for photos.
With influences of modern architecture, the building has some concrete waterfalls that are prominent in its facade, also has a water mirror designed by landscape artist Burle Marx.
Created by Lucio Costa and designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the square was inaugurated in 1960, the same day as the inauguration of the Federal Capital.
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