Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
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Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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Target entity: Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília Context triple: [National Congress of Brazil building, significantProject, Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília]
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Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte is a landmark complex of modernist buildings and landscape design, celebrated as an early masterpiece of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and a key work in 20th-century modern architecture.
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Athens Charter on functional city planning
The Athens Charter on functional city planning is a landmark 20th-century urban planning manifesto that codified modernist principles of zoning, housing, transportation, and green space to guide the rational organization of cities.
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Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
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National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília Target entity description: Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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A.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
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B.
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte is a landmark complex of modernist buildings and landscape design, celebrated as an early masterpiece of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and a key work in 20th-century modern architecture.
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C.
Athens Charter on functional city planning
The Athens Charter on functional city planning is a landmark 20th-century urban planning manifesto that codified modernist principles of zoning, housing, transportation, and green space to guide the rational organization of cities.
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D.
Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
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E.
National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist urban plan
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planned city design ⓘ urban master plan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brasília
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surface form:
Brasília UNESCO World Heritage Site
Brazilian modernism ⓘ |
| cityPlanned | Brasília ⓘ |
| collaboratingArchitect | Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| competition |
Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brasília Pilot Plan Competition
|
| competitionResult | winning entry ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1957 ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| designer | Lúcio Costa ⓘ |
| designGoal |
create a new inland capital
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symbolize Brazil’s future and modernization ⓘ |
| governmentalCore |
Planalto Palace area
ⓘ
Three Powers Plaza ⓘ |
| inaugurationOfCity | 1960 ⓘ |
| includes |
Monumental Axis civic and governmental buildings
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separate sectors for hotels, banking, and commerce ⓘ superquadra residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Le Corbusier’s urban planning ideas
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modernist urbanism ⓘ |
| locationContext |
Brazilian Highlands
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surface form:
Brazilian Central Plateau
|
| mainAxis | Monumental Axis ⓘ |
| planningConcept |
green open spaces integrated with housing
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hierarchical road system ⓘ separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic ⓘ superquadra residential units ⓘ |
| planningScale | metropolitan ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
icon of modernist city design
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landmark of 20th-century urban planning ⓘ |
| secondaryAxis | Residential Axis ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageStatus | basis for inscription of Brasília in 1987 ⓘ |
| urbanDesignFeature |
broad avenues and parkways
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large ceremonial esplanades ⓘ radial and linear circulation system ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
airplane-shaped layout
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cross-axial composition ⓘ |
| yearOfDesign | 1957 ⓘ |
| zoningPrinciple |
distinct civic and cultural zones
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distinct governmental zone ⓘ distinct residential zones ⓘ functional separation of uses ⓘ |
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