“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Luiz Nunes, Olinda Water Reservoir, Pernambuco, Brazil, 1934

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Marcelo and Milton Roberto, Edificio ABI for the Brazilian Press Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1935

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lucio Costa, Museu das Missoes, Sao Miguel das Missoes, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1937

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Affonso Eduardo Reidy, Jorge Moreira, Carlos Leão and Ermani Vasconcelos, Ministry of Education and Health, São Paulo, Brazil, 1936

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Oscar Niemeyer, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, igreja da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1942

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Adolf Franz Heep, Lausanne Building, São Paulo, Brazil, 1953

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Oscar Niemeyer, Palácio do Itamaraty, Brasília, Brazil, 1957

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Oscar Niemeyer, Palácio do Itamaraty, Brasília, Brazil, 1957

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture An aerial view of Brasília

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lúcio Costa, Plano Piloto, Brasília, Brazil, 1957

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Oscar Niemeyer, Planalto Palace, Brasília, Brazil, 1958

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Rino Levi, Luiz Carvalho Franco and Roberto Cerqueira César, Casa Castor Delgado Perez, São Paulo, Brazil, 1958

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lina Bo Bardi, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand – MASP, São Paulo, Brazil 1959

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lina Bo Bardi, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand – MASP, São Paulo, Brazil 1959

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Lina Bo Bardi, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand – MASP, São Paulo, Brazil 1959

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Vilanova Artigas, FAU-USP university, São Paulo, Brazil, 1961

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Vilanova Artigas, FAU-USP university, São Paulo, Brazil, 1961

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Ruy Ohtake, Tomie Ohtake House, São Paulo, Brazil, 1966

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Fabio Penteado, Centro de Convivencia Cultural, Sáo Paulo, Brazil, 1967

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Eduardo Longo, Casa Bola, São Paulo, Brazil, 1974

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Eduardo Longo, Casa Bola, São Paulo, Brazil, 1974

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Eurico Lopes and Luiz Telles, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 1982

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Severiano Mário Porto, Balbina Centre for Environmental Protection, Amazonas, Brazil, 1983

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian Museum of Sculpture – Mube, São Paulo, Brazil, 1986

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian Museum of Sculpture – Mube, São Paulo, Brazil, 1986

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Jorge Mário Jáuregui, Favela-Bairro Rio das Pedras, Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Filgueiras Lima, Sarah Kubitschek Network Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Filgueiras Lima, Sarah Kubitschek Network Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Filgueiras Lima, Sarah Kubitschek Network Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture João Filgueiras Lima, Sarah Kubitschek Network Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Andrade Morettin Arquitetos, Instituto Moreira Salles, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Andrade Morettin Arquitetos, Instituto Moreira Salles, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Carla Juaçaba, Pavilhão Humanidades2012, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2011

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“Infinito Vão”: societal shifts in Brazilian architecture Carla Juaçaba, Pavilhão Humanidades2012, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2011

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