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	* Brazil National Museum fire.		* Brazil National Museum fire.
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	* Megacity.		* Megacity.
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	* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.		* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.
	* The architectural profession.		* The architectural profession.

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	Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.		Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.

−	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew gasps from the audience – whether it was the monumentality, the raw concrete brutalism or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact it is hard to say.	+	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew gasps from the audience – whether it was the monumentality, the raw concrete brutalism or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact, it is hard to say.

−	Higgott proved himself a fluent, relaxed authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?	+	Higgott proved himself a fluent, relaxed authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited the country and many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?

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	Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.		Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.

−	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew gasps from the audience – whether ~~of admiration or shock it is difficult to say. Was~~ it was the monumentality, the raw concrete brutalism or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact it is hard to say.	+	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew gasps from the audience – whether it was the monumentality, the raw concrete brutalism or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact it is hard to say.

	Higgott proved himself a fluent, relaxed authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?		Higgott proved himself a fluent, relaxed authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?
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	* Modernist architecture.		* Modernist architecture.
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	* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.		* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.
	* The architectural profession.		* The architectural profession.

	[[Category:History]] [[Category:International]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]		[[Category:History]] [[Category:International]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	Modernism in Brazil is not considered a ‘style’ by the country’s cognoscenti, more a reworking of European themes that were modified, even transformed, by the multi-racial and multi-cultural roots of the country. But having been treated to an erudite presentation by Alan Higgott at Docomomo, it is difficult to consider Brazilian modernism as anything but a style.	+	Modernism in Brazil is not considered a ‘style’ by the country’s cognoscenti, more a reworking of European themes that were modified, even transformed, by incorporating the multi-racial and multi-cultural roots of the country. But having been treated to an erudite presentation by Alan Higgott at Docomomo, it is difficult to consider Brazilian modernism as anything but a style.

	= Not a style? =		= Not a style? =
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	But that does not detract from the architecture one bit. Much of it can hold its own against Europe’s very best – which is not surprising: Le Corbusier, Bo Bardi (an Italian) and others from Europe had a huge influence on post-war Brazilian architecture.		But that does not detract from the architecture one bit. Much of it can hold its own against Europe’s very best – which is not surprising: Le Corbusier, Bo Bardi (an Italian) and others from Europe had a huge influence on post-war Brazilian architecture.

−	Where do you start with Brazilian modernism but with Brasilia itself – the capital city. Planned by Lucio Costa, the area resembled a desert (like Las Vegas in that respect) and was conceived as a practical utopia (unlike Las Vegas) with Oscar Niemeyer designing ~~in the region~~ of ~~600~~ buildings for the city. Even today, many appear impressive and one can only ~~think about~~ the effect they must have had on people in the 1960s.	+	Where do you start with Brazilian modernism but with Brasilia itself – the capital city. Planned by Lucio Costa, the area resembled a desert (like Las Vegas in that respect) and was conceived as a practical utopia (unlike Las Vegas) with Oscar Niemeyer designing hundreds of buildings for the city. Even today, many appear impressive and one can only imagine the effect they must have had on people in the 1960s.

	Even with Brasilia’s windswept plazas, Niemeyer’s juxtapositions of straight and curvilinear forms provide endless vistas of stunning formal contrasts. But he could also be frivolous and irrational, as seen in the parabolic concrete shells of his expressionistic church of San Francisco at Pampulha (1943) with its inverted square tower. He described it as “functional, beautiful and shocking” and was a departure from the ‘reason’ that so dominated the Modern Movement in Europe and America.		Even with Brasilia’s windswept plazas, Niemeyer’s juxtapositions of straight and curvilinear forms provide endless vistas of stunning formal contrasts. But he could also be frivolous and irrational, as seen in the parabolic concrete shells of his expressionistic church of San Francisco at Pampulha (1943) with its inverted square tower. He described it as “functional, beautiful and shocking” and was a departure from the ‘reason’ that so dominated the Modern Movement in Europe and America.
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	Niemeyer formed part of the team (with Le Corbusier as consultant) that designed the stunning Ministry of Health and Education (1943) in Rio, a building that would not look out of place in Marseilles.		Niemeyer formed part of the team (with Le Corbusier as consultant) that designed the stunning Ministry of Health and Education (1943) in Rio, a building that would not look out of place in Marseilles.

−	~~The~~ Water tower at Olinda (architect Luis Nunes, 1937) – more a Miesian flat-slab skyscraper than a water container – is notable for its complete domination of the colonial surroundings. Monumental in appearance, it is the sort of building that would have turned many in Europe against modern architecture. But according to Higgott, Brazil did not experience – for whatever reason – an equivalent anti-modernist reaction.	+	Elsewhere, the Water tower at Olinda (architect Luis Nunes, 1937) – more a Miesian flat-slab skyscraper than a water container – is notable for its complete domination of the colonial surroundings. Monumental in appearance, it is the sort of building that would have turned many in Europe against modern architecture. But according to Higgott, Brazil did not experience – for whatever reason – an equivalent anti-modernist reaction.

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	Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.		Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.

−	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew ~~one or two~~ gasps from the audience – whether of admiration or shock it is difficult to say. Was it the monumentality, the raw concrete or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact?	+	But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew gasps from the audience – whether of admiration or shock it is difficult to say. Was it was the monumentality, the raw concrete brutalism or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact it is hard to say.

−	Higgott proved himself a fluent, ~~easy-going~~ authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?	+	Higgott proved himself a fluent, relaxed authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?

−	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at [https://www.docomomo.uk/ Docomomo], London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo [https://www.docomomo.uk/ here] ~~www~~.~~docomomo.uk~~	+	-----
		+	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at [https://www.docomomo.uk/ Docomomo], London, on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo can be found [https://www.docomomo.uk/ here].

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	Higgott proved himself a fluent, easy-going authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?		Higgott proved himself a fluent, easy-going authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?

−	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at [[www.docomomo.uk\|Docomomo]], London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo [[www.docomomo.uk\|here]] www.docomomo.uk	+	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at [https://www.docomomo.uk/ Docomomo], London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo [https://www.docomomo.uk/ here] www.docomomo.uk

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	Higgott proved himself a fluent, easy-going authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?		Higgott proved himself a fluent, easy-going authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?

−	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at Docomomo, London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo here www.docomomo.uk	+	The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at [[www.docomomo.uk\|Docomomo]], London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo [[www.docomomo.uk\|here]] www.docomomo.uk

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki. =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki. =

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= Introduction =

Modernism in Brazil is not considered a ‘style’ by the country’s cognoscenti, more a reworking of European themes that were modified, even transformed, by the multi-racial and multi-cultural roots of the country. But having been treated to an erudite presentation by Alan Higgott at Docomomo, it is difficult to consider Brazilian modernism as anything but a style.

= Not a style? =

Impressive though it is, whether in the slick,1960s Corbusian manifestations of Oscar Niemeyer or the later, sometimes crude Brutalism of Bo Bardi, Brazilian modern architecture slots very easily into the stylistic precepts of ‘Modernism’.

But that does not detract from the architecture one bit. Much of it can hold its own against Europe’s very best – which is not surprising: Le Corbusier, Bo Bardi (an Italian) and others from Europe had a huge influence on post-war Brazilian architecture.

Where do you start with Brazilian modernism but with Brasilia itself – the capital city. Planned by Lucio Costa, the area resembled a desert (like Las Vegas in that respect) and was conceived as a practical utopia (unlike Las Vegas) with Oscar Niemeyer designing in the region of 600 buildings for the city. Even today, many appear impressive and one can only think about the effect they must have had on people in the 1960s.

Even with Brasilia’s windswept plazas, Niemeyer’s juxtapositions of straight and curvilinear forms provide endless vistas of stunning formal contrasts. But he could also be frivolous and irrational, as seen in the parabolic concrete shells of his expressionistic church of San Francisco at Pampulha (1943) with its inverted square tower. He described it as “functional, beautiful and shocking” and was a departure from the ‘reason’ that so dominated the Modern Movement in Europe and America.

Slides of Niemeyer’s casino at Pampulha reveal the same mannerisms and playfulness in a building that is a celebration of Corbusian forms, particularly the pilotis and ramps rising through space. But it also demonstrates Niemeyer’s maxim that “pure functionalism is not enough”.

Niemeyer formed part of the team (with Le Corbusier as consultant) that designed the stunning Ministry of Health and Education (1943) in Rio, a building that would not look out of place in Marseilles.

The Water tower at Olinda (architect Luis Nunes, 1937) – more a Miesian flat-slab skyscraper than a water container – is notable for its complete domination of the colonial surroundings. Monumental in appearance, it is the sort of building that would have turned many in Europe against modern architecture. But according to Higgott, Brazil did not experience – for whatever reason – an equivalent anti-modernist reaction.

= Artigas and Bo Baldi =

Other architects on Higgott’s whistle-stop tour included JV Artigas and his brutalist and monumental Faculty of Architecture and Planning, University of Sao Paulo (1961-1969); and numerous Lina Bo Bardi works – most notably, her Museum of Art in Sao Paulo (1957-68) with its 70m-long pre-stressed concrete beams and expansive internal spaces.

But it was her most brutal work, SESC Pompeia (1982) with its bold, rectilinear, raw concrete towers linked by multi-level walkways that drew one or two gasps from the audience – whether of admiration or shock it is difficult to say. Was it the monumentality, the raw concrete or the free-form Fred Flintstone-style windows that made more of an impact?

Higgott proved himself a fluent, easy-going authority on the subject and it was not long into the lecture that it became apparent that his detailed knowledge was not only of the buildings presented, but of Brazil’s modern art and architecture generally. This is not surprising as he has visited many of the buildings presented on several occasions over the years. Given the architecture and the locations, can anyone blame him?

The lecture ‘Brazilian Modernism’ was given by Andrew Higgott, architectural writer and historian, at Docomomo, London on February 26, 2019. Further details about Docomomo here www.docomomo.uk

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki. =

* Architecture.
* Brazil National Museum fire.
* Building better homes in Brazil.
* Cathedral of Brasilia.
* International Style.
* Megacity.
* Modernist architecture.
* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.
* Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum.
* The architectural profession.

[[Category:History]] [[Category:International]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Design]]