Bloco Arquitetos drapes screens over cantilevered steel house in Brazil
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has used prefabricated elements to create a house with two stacked, perpendicular volumes clad with screens in Brasília. More
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ARQBR creates circular church with monumental steeple in Brasilia
Local studio ARQBR has used concrete and wood for a round church in Brasilia, Brazil that lifts off the land with 360-degree, ground-level windows. More
"The architecture does matter in the storming of the National Congress"
The bemusement of the rioters who made their way into Brasília's National Congress this month pointed to an increasing disaffection with architectural symbols of power, writes Will Wiles. More
Opposite Office designs "dystopian" wall to protect National Congress of Brazil from rioters
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has designed the Castillo Congresso wall to encircle Brasília's National Congress and turn the Oscar Niemeyer-designed building into a "fortress to protect democracy". More
Oscar Niemeyer government palaces damaged in Brasília riot
Supporters of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro have damaged the iconic Oscar Niemeyer-designed National Congress, Planalto Palace and Supreme Court buildings after storming the capital of Brasília. More
ARQBR weaves open space into Couri House in Brasília
Architecture firm ARQBR has completed a family house in Brasília that features a ribbon-shaped plan and a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More
Light wells puncture roof of concrete house in Brasília by Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura
Brazilian architecture studio Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura has built a concrete home in Brasília made up of three volumes, each lit by a central light well carved out of its angular roof. More
Carlo Ratti unveils innovation district extension to Brasília masterplan
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a masterplan for a high-tech innovation district in Brasília that will be an extension to the Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer-designed city. More
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Anti-drone antennas set to be built on top of Oscar Niemeyer palaces in Brasília
Brazil's national heritage institute has condemned plans to install anti-drone antennas on top of three Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasília, saying they would "directly impact" the iconic structures. More
Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura remodels 1960s Brasília apartment
Brazilian studio Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura has opened up the layout of an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s to meet a family's contemporary requirements. More
Bloco Arquitetos reconfigures 1960s Brasília apartment with translucent walls
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade. More
Ten concrete frames punctuate Portico House in Brasília by Bloco Arquitetos
A latticed concrete-and-ceramic roof hangs from 10 concrete structures to shade the patio of this house in Brasília designed by local studio Bloco Arquitetos. More
Oscar Niemeyer's Tea House in Brasília gets refresh by Bloco Arquitetos and Equipe Lamas
Design firms Bloco Arquitetos and Equipe Lamas used a mix of warm and cool materials in their refurbishment of a visitor centre in Brasília, designed by the late architect Oscar Niemeyer in the 1960s. More
Bloco Arquitetos creates all-white House of Courtyards in Brasília
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has designed a spacious family home comprising irregularly stacked boxes, which form a series of courtyards and terraces. More
Stacked white volumes form Morrone House in Brazil by Bloco Arquitetos
Brazilian firm Bloco Arquitetos has completed a white house in the country's capital, comprising geometric blocks that create an interplay of shadow and light. More
All-white home by Bloco Arquitetos sits on compact plot in Brasília
A sloped roof tops this white house in Brazil's capital, which architecture studio Bloco Arquitetos built within the initial masterplan for the city. More
Concrete beams form curves through Brasília art gallery in abandoned hospital
Brazilian studio Debaixo do Bloco has stripped back the curved corner of a former hospital to create this art gallery in Brasília. More
Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos' Brasília residence
Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. More
Studio MK27 takes cues from Brazilian modernism for Osler House in Brasília
Brazilian studio Studio MK27 has rotated the top volume of this concrete house in Brasília so it extends out over a narrow swimming pool to rest on a pair of stilts. More
Brazil's president flees "ghosts" at his Oscar Niemeyer-designed home
The Brazilian president has moved out of his official residence in Brasília, designed by the late architect Oscar Niemeyer, after sensing "bad energy" and fearing it could be haunted. More