Ministry of Education and Health building (as planner)

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The Ministry of Education and Health building is a landmark modernist government complex in Rio de Janeiro, celebrated for its pioneering architectural design and collaboration with key figures of Brazilian modernism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark building
modernist government building
office building
architecturalMovement Brazilian modernism
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
city Rio de Janeiro
collaboratedWith Le Corbusier
country Brazil
designedBy Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Carlos Leão
Ernani Vasconcellos
Jorge Moreira
Lúcio Costa
surface form: Lucio Costa

Oscar Niemeyer
era 20th-century architecture
function administrative headquarters
government offices
hasFeature brise-soleil sun-shading devices
curtain wall
free façade
modernist murals and artworks
pilotis
roof garden
heritageStatus important cultural and architectural landmark in Brazil
influencedBy Le Corbusier
locatedIn Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
originalPurpose headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Health of Brazil
recognizedAs icon of Brazilian modernist architecture
significance pioneering example of modernist architecture in Brazil
usedBy Brazilian government
surface form: Brazilian federal government

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Lúcio Costa notableWork Ministry of Education and Health building (as planner)
Lúcio designed Ministry of Education and Health building (as planner)
subject surface form: Lúcio Costa
this entity surface form: Ministry of Education and Health building (as collaborator)