Ciudad de brasilia le corbusier biography
Ciudad de brasilia le corbusier biography
Ciudad de brasilia le corbusier biography en francais.
Maison du Brésil, cité internationale Universitaire
Paris, France, 1952-1959
« I will gladly take into account the colours you indicate for the facade: ones that I like particularly, those of Brazil.
[…] I cannot envisage colours on the two North-West wings of the main building […] for the simple reason that no unprotected outdoor colour will ever last in Paris. They all rapidly come to grief.
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Commission
In 1952, Lucio Costa was commissioned by the Brazilian government to build the Maison du Brésil, a residence for Brazilian students in the Cité Universitaire Internationale in Paris.
In 1953, Lucio Costa proposed a sketch of the building and entrusted the development of the project to Le Corbusier, who had already built the nearby Swiss pavilion.
While retaining the initial architectural style, Le Corbusier introduced so many modifications that Lucio Costa finally withdrew from the project. Costa nevertheless advised Charlotte Perr