The ambitious blueprint that built a capital city from scratch
In short: Brasilia was designed to be a futuristic marvel, constructed in just four years. This video explores whether its rigid architectural vision resulted in a masterpiece of urban planning or a dystopian landscape of social isolation.
Constructed from nothing in a remarkably short timeframe, Brasilia was intended to represent a bold leap into the future. The project aimed to create a planned capital that broke from traditional urban patterns.
The video examines the tension between the city's aesthetic success and its social reality, questioning if the strict adherence to a master plan fostered inequality and isolation for its inhabitants.
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