Federal Supreme Court, Praca dos Tres Poderes (Square of the Three Powers), Brasilia
Architect/Designer | Niemeyer, Oscar (1907-2012) |
Artist/Photographer | Medd, David (1917-2009) |
Country | Brazil |
City | Brasilia |
Subject Date | 1960 |
Image Date | 1986 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Medd slides 12,577 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Glass ; Concrete ; Colonnades ; Town planning ; Law courts ; Canopies ; Steel ; Towns & cities |
NOTES: The city of Brasilia was planned and developed in 1956 with Lucio Costa as chief urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as principal architect. It formally became the capital of Brazil in 1960 and is the seat of all three branches of the Brazilian government.
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