Latin American Modernism: Brazil and Mexico

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Latin American Modernism: Brazil and Mexico


Brazil Independence from Portugal 1822 Empire 1822-1889 Republican government 1889-1930 Revolution 1930 Dictatorship of Getulio Vargas 1930-45 Democratic governance 1946-54 Presidency of Juscelino Kubitscheck 1954-60


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1/26 History and Culture of Brazil Rio de Janeiro –Monte do Carmo Cathedral Portuguese Colonial Baroque


Rio de Janeiro, late 19th century



Rio de Janeiro, hill leveling and coastal infill


Demolition of Morro do Castello to permit business district expansion


2/0 Exporting Ideas: Mexico and Brazil Abroad Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Arc 500.1 1908 - National Exposition - Commemorating the Spring 2011 Dialogando em Portu単ol 100th anniversary of the opening of the ports to the friendly nations


2/0 Exporting Ideas: Mexico and Brazil Abroad Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Arc 500.1 1908 - National Exposition - Commemorating the Spring 2011 Dialogando em Portu単ol 100th anniversary of the opening of the ports to the friendly nations


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Rio de Janeiro – Avenida Rio Branco


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1/31 Importing Ideas: European Influences Rio de Janeiro – Theatro Municipal - 1903


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em PortuĂąol

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1/31 Importing Ideas: European Influences Rio de Janeiro – Theatro Municipal - 1903


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Rio de Janeiro – Palacio Tiradentes


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Sao Paulo – Opera House





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1/26 History and Culture of Brazil Latin America – Land of Opportunity Japanese Immigration to Brazil


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em Portuñol

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1/26 History and Culture of Brazil 1930-1945 –Vargas Era – Estado Novo


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier and South America


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em Portu単ol

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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier and South America


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier – Plan for Sao Paulo – Viaduct City


Rio de Janeiro: Le Corbusierâ€&#x;s sketch for a new master plan, 1929 View is from the north with CBD in foreground, Sugarloaf Mountain in middle distance, and Zona Sul including Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon in the distance at right


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1/31 Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier – Plan for Rio de Janeiro - 1929


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier – Plan for Rio de Janeiro 1929


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier and Brazil Corbusier sketch – view of the Landscape takes over


Le Corbusier, University of Brazil (project), intended for a waterfront site north of the Rio CBD


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier Oscar Niemeyer - 1936


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Le Corbusier and Lucio Costa


Ministry of Health and Education (MES), Rio de Janeiro: initial sketch by Le Corbusier (left) and revised design (right)


Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, with Le Corbusier as a consultant, Ministry of Health and Education (MES), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1937-43 First large-scale use of the brise-soleil (on the north side, with exposed curtainwall on the south side)


Ministry of Health and Education (MES


MES roof gardens by Roberto Burle Marx


It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve — the curve that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the body of the beloved woman. Lyrical Architecture Latin American Modernism Oscar Niemeyer Arc 134 - Spring 2011 Born 1907


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Lyrical Architecture & Oscar Niemeyer Bay and skyline of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil Sinuous and „Erotic‟ Curves reminiscent to the Body of a


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1939 New York World‟s Fair – “Dawn of a new Day” Brazilian Pavilion Oscar Niemeyer & Lucio Costa


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

1939 New York World‟s Fair – “Dawn of a new Day” Brazilian Pavilion Oscar Niemeyer & Lucio Costa


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

1939 New York World‟s Fair – “Dawn of a new Day” Brazilian Pavilion Oscar Niemeyer & Lucio Costa


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

1939 New York World‟s Fair – “Dawn of a new Day” Brazilian Pavilion Oscar Niemeyer & Lucio Costa


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Brazilian Pavilion - Oscar Niemeyer & Lucio Costa Vs. Carpenter Center – Harvard Campus - Le Corbusier - 1964


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Pampulha Complex – Belo Horizonte Casa do Baile – 1940-1943 Oscar Niemeyer


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Pampulha Complex – Belo Horizonte Casa do Baile – 1940-1943 Oscar Niemeyer


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Pampulha Complex – Belo Horizonte Church of St. Francis – 1940-1943 Oscar Niemeyer


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Residential Building Belo Horizonte, 1955-1960 Oscar Niemeyer


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Copan Housing Tower Sao Paulo, 1957-1966 Oscar Niemeyer


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The Canoas House Rio de Janiero, 1953 Oscar Niemeyer


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The Canoas House Rio de Janiero, 1953 Oscar Niemeyer


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

The Canoas House Rio de Janiero, 1953 Oscar Niemeyer


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

The Canoas House Rio de Janiero, 1953 Oscar Niemeyer


Expansion of Rio into the Zona Sul, including Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon


Expansion of Rio into the Zona Sul, including Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon Portuguese-style paving in Copacabana by Roberto Burle Marx


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Lyrical Landscapes Roberto Burle Marx


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Lyrical Landscapes Copacabana Beach Promenade - Rio de Janeiro Roberto Burle Marx


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Lyrical Landscapes Copacabana Beach Promenade - Rio de Janeiro Roberto Burle Marx


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Lyrical Landscapes Residencia Edmundo Cavanellas– 1954 Roberto Burle Marx & Oscar Niemeyer


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Lyrical Landscapes Residencia Edmundo Cavanellas– 1954 Roberto Burle Marx & Oscar Niemeyer


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Lyrical Landscapes MES – Ministry of Health & Education – Rio de Janeiro – 1937-1943


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Lyrical Landscapes Odette Monteiro Estate – Rio de Janeiro - 1948 Roberto Burle Marx


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Disneyâ€&#x;s - Ze Carioca


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Rio – Cartoon Movie


Alfonso Reidy, Pedregulho housing complex, Rio de Janeiro, 1947-


Alfonso Reidy, Pedregulho housing complex, Rio de Janeiro, 1947-


Constantinos Doxiadis, proposal for developments in Copacabana in the Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro, 1960s


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em Portuñol

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Brasiliรก, new capital of Brazil, 1957plan: Lucio Costa architecture: Oscar Niemeyer client: President Juscelino Kubitscheck


Brasiliรก, new capital of Brazil, 1957-: Brazilian population distribution in 1950


Brasiliรก, new capital of Brazil, 1957-


Brasiliรก: Costa plan as developed to 1967


Brasiliรก: inauguration by President Juscelino Kubitscheck, April 1960


Plaza of the Three powers



National Congress



Planalto Palace


supercuadra / superblock development unit


Office district supercuadra

Residential district supercuadra


Apartment buildings


Commercial strips


Brasiliรก: classic modernism (Costa) and peripheral modernism of extensions and new towns



Brasiliรก: Costa plan in context of early satellite towns


Brasiliรก: pre-existing vernacular settlements


Brasiliรก: workers camp satellite town


Brasiliรก: satellite towns


Brasiliรก: satellite towns


Brasiliรก: land invasions / squatter settlements / informal urbanizations / favelas


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Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo – MASP Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo - Brazil - 1957-1968 Lina Bo Bardi


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo – MASP Sao Paulo - Brazil - 1957-1968 Lina Bo Bardi


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo – MASP Sao Paulo - Brazil - 1957-1968 Lina Bo Bardi


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo – MASP Sao Paulo - Brazil - 1957-1968 Lina Bo Bardi


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo – MASP Sao Paulo - Brazil - 1957-1968 Lina Bo Bardi


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo FAU Sao Paulo University Architecture School – 1961-1969


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Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo FAU Sao Paulo University Architecture School – 1961-1969


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Large Public Gathering Spaces MASP & FAU Lina bo Bardi & Vilanova Artigas


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Anhembi Tennis Club Sao Paulo – 1961 Jao Vilanova Artigas


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Anhembi Tennis Club Sao Paulo – 1961 Jao Vilanova Artigas


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Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro – 1953 Affonso Eduardo Reidy


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro – 1953 Affonso Eduardo Reidy


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro – 1953 Affonso Eduardo Reidy


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro – 1953 Affonso Eduardo Reidy


Mexico Independence from Spain 1810 Presidency of Porfirio Diaz (the “Porfiriato�) 1876-1911 Revolution 1910-17 Democratic governance 1940-


Mexico City: Z贸calo or Plaza Mayor and Cathedral of Mexico City, shown below in 1796


Cathedral of Mexico City, Mexico City, 16th-18th centuries


Mexican Baroque


Adamo Boari and Federico Mariscal, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City DF, 1904-34


Adamo Boari and Federico Mariscal, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City DF, 1904-34


Westward expansion toward the Alameda during and after the Porfiriato


Westward expansion toward the Alameda during and after the Porfiriato


Late-19th-century neoclassical residences in Colonia Roma, a planned subdivision in Mexico City


Late-19th-century apartment buildings in Colonia Roma, a planned subdivision in Mexico City


Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman, House-Studio for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Mexico City, 1931-32


2/14 Shaping of a Unique Identity Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Casa Estudio-Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo – Mexico City, 1931 – Juan O‟Gorman Dialogando em Portuñol vs. Ozenfant Studio – Paris, 1922 - Le Corbusier


Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman, House-Studio for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Mexico City, 1931-32


Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman, House-Studio for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Mexico City, 1931-32


Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman, House-Studio for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Mexico City, 1931-32


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em Portuñol

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2/14 Shaping of a Unique Identity Narciso Bassols - Minister of Education Juan O‟Gorman – Functionalist Schools


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em Portuñol

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2/14 Shaping of a Unique Identity Narciso Bassols - Minister of Education Juan O‟Gorman – Functionalist Schools


Augusto H. Alvarez, Torre Latinoamericana, Mexico City DF, 1948-56


Augusto H. Alvarez, Torre Latinoamericana, Mexico City DF, 1948-56


Westward expansion along Paseo de la Reforma during and after the Porfiriato


Westward expansion along Paseo de la Reforma during and after the Porfiriato


Westward expansion along Paseo de la Reforma during and after the Porfiriato


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Mario Pani – Towers on Reforma - 1947


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Mario Pani – Streamlined Architecture


Mario Pani, Centro Urbano Alemán, Mexico City, 1947-49 “multifamiliar” modernist apartment block typology


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Importing Ideas: European Influences Ville Radieuse – Le Corbusier


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em PortuĂąol

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1/31 Importing Ideas: European Influences Mario Pani – Multi-Familiar Miguel Aleman


Brazilian and Mexican Modernism Dialogando em PortuĂąol

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1/31 Importing Ideas: European Influences Mario Pani – Multi-Familiar Miguel Aleman


Carlos Lazo, Enrique del Moral, Mario Pani , et al., Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Mexico City DF, planned 1943-, constructed 1950-56


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Science Faculty


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Cosmic Ray Pavilion, designed by Jorge Gonzalez Reyna and Felix Candela


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Rectorate, with murals by David Siqueiros


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Faculty of Medecine


Ciudad Universitaria campus with Monte Albán, Zapotec capital 500 BCE – ca. 500 CE


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Library, by Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Library, by Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman

East wall: the contemporary world South wall: the colonial past West wall: the university and modern Mexico North wall: the pre-Hispanic past


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Library, by Juan Oâ€&#x;Gorman


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UNAM – main library Mexico City - 1950 Juan O‟Gorman


Diego Rivera Jose Orozco

David Siqueiros Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Mexican Muralism and the Revolution - The Three Great Ones Wall as Narrative Surface


Ciudad Universitaria of UNAM: Stadium; with Teotihuacรกn, Mexico, 150 BCE-150 CE


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Thin shell Concrete structure - Hyperbolic Paraboloid Los Manantiales Restaurant – Xochimilco - 1957 Felix Candela


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Thin shell Concrete structure - Hyperbolic Paraboloid Los Manantiales Restaurant – Xochimilco - 1957 Felix Candela


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Thin shell Concrete structure - Hyperbolic Paraboloid Los Manantiales Restaurant – Xochimilco - 1957 Felix Candela


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Thin shell Concrete structure – Groined Vaults Bacardi Rum Factory, Bottling Plant – Mexico City - 1960 Felix Candela


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Thin shell Concrete Structure – Groined Vaults Bacardi Rum Factory, Bottling Plant – Mexico City - 1960 Felix Candela


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Shaping of a Unique Identity Cementos Tolteca Cemex – founded 1906


Pedro Ramírez Vásquez, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City DF, 1963


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Anthropological Museum of Mexico Mexico City - 1964 Pedro Ramirez Vazquez


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Anthropological Museum of Mexico Mexico City - 1964 Pedro Ramirez Vazquez


Pedro Ramírez Vásquez, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City DF, 1963


Nunnery quadrangle, Uxmal, Mexico, 890-915 El Castillo, Chichén Itzá, Mexico, 7th to 13th centuries


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2/14 Shaping of a Unique Identity Anthropological Museum of Mexico - 1964 Uxmal Nunnery



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Anthropological Museum of Mexico Mexico City - 1964 Pedro Ramirez Vazquez


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Anthropological Museum of Mexico Mexico City - 1964 Pedro Ramirez Vazquez


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Vernacular thick Masonry walls – Traditional Mexican Bright Colors Casa Egerstrom – Cuadra San Cristobal – Mexico City - 1967


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Vernacular thick Masonry walls – Traditional Mexican Bright Colors Casa Egerstrom – Cuadra San Cristobal – Mexico City - 1967


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Vernacular thick Masonry walls – Traditional Mexican Bright Colors Capuchine Convent – Mexico City - 1952


Latin American Modernism Arc 134 - Spring 2011

Vernacular thick Masonry walls – Traditional Mexican Bright Colors Capuchine Convent – Mexico City - 1952


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