Studio MK27 takes cues from Brazilian modernism for Osler House in Brasília
Brazilian studio Studio MK27 has rotated the top volume of this concrete house in Brasília so it extends out over a narrow swimming pool to rest on a pair of stilts. More
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Brazil's president flees "ghosts" at his Oscar Niemeyer-designed home
The Brazilian president has moved out of his official residence in Brasília, designed by the late architect Oscar Niemeyer, after sensing "bad energy" and fearing it could be haunted. More
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Gardens are interspersed through Brasília home by Samuel Lamas
Living spaces at this house near Brasília are contained in a cluster of offset boxes with full-height glazing that faces out onto gardens slotted between them. More
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Glazed block cantilevers over reflecting pool at Brasília offices by Mira Arquitetos
A metal and glass volume containing offices rests on a concrete base that encloses a public courtyard at this headquarters for the National Confederation of Municipalities in Brasília. More
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Brick screens are set into framework of concrete columns and beams at Casa Grid
Bloco Arquitetos has created an extra storey for a family home in Brasília by adding a stilted concrete structure that incorporates panels of perforated brickwork. More
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Bloco Arquitetos bases geometric Brazilian home on a classic Modernist residence
The cubic construction of this house in Brasília by local studio Bloco Arquitetos reveals the layout of spaces inside and was influenced by a 1930s villa designed by Modernist architect Adolf Loos (+ slideshow). More
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge by Alexandre Chan
Three 60-metre-high arches crisscross the deck of the Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge in Brasília, which provides the letter J in our alphabetical countdown to Christmas. More
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Oscar Niemeyer facade informs cross-shaped concrete vase
Dutch designer Gert-Jan Soepenberg has created a concrete vase that mimics a structural element of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's Palácio de Alvorada. More
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Niemeyer's Brasília photographed by Andrew Prokos
These night shots by New York photographer Andrew Prokos capture some of the buildings designed by late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Brasília (+ slideshow). More
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Weston Williamson unveils shape-shifting stadium for Brasilia
News: London studio Weston Williamson has won a competition to design a new athletics stadium for Brasilia with a concept for a shape-shifting structure that opens like a flower in response to wind direction and sunlight. More
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Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012
News: Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has died in Rio de Janeiro aged 104. More