Pedestrian System at Brasilia's South Wing - A Critical Essay
Brasilia est peut-être la seule ville où une voie express soit l`artère principale de la zone résidentielle: c'est l'expression parfait de l'ère de l'auto." E. N. Bacon, 1967. Contents: Introduction The Street Redefined The South Wing's Axial-Expressway The Underground Passageways Concluding Remarks References 1. Introduction Brasilia is almost 50 years old. Erected in record setting time of three years (1957-60), the city was planned in relation to Brazil's need to conquer physically, culturally and economically its own continent sized countryside. The young Brazilian capital is undoubtedly the most clear example of the ideals of `modernization' relentlessly pursued by Latin American countries during the first part of this century. This utopian city, though, was built to be more than merely the symbol of the so called "modern age". Rather, Brasilia realized one of the modern architecture's fundamental planning objectives: to red