Competition Sketches of Lucio Costa

'Lucio Costa, competion sketches for the Master Plan of Brasilia, 1957. These sketches present the three essential elements of the plan: the crossing of two highway axis on which is superimposed an equilateral triangle to define the area of the city, two terraced embankments, and a platform.'(Holston, 1989)


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