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Palácio da Alvorada by Oscar Niemeyer (1958)

Architect Oscar Niemeyer was the central architect involved in the plans to create the city, influenced by Le Corbusier with a futuristic element to his modernist designs. 

At the top of our list of places we'd like to visit is the city of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, a UNESCO heritage site. A planned city developed over a mere five years, it is one of the most concentrated populations of modernist architecture.

Architect Oscar Niemeyer was the central architect involved in the plans to create the city, influenced by Le Corbusier with a futuristic element to his modernist designs. Niemeyer's influence was picked up in many other countries and fields, including furniture design. Companies like G-Plan in the UK and Broyhill in the US picked up on the dramatic curves for inspiration to create new designs which we've highlighted here.

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At the top of our list of places we'd like to visit is the city of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, a UNESCO heritage site. A planned city developed over a mere five years, it is one of the most concentrated populations of modernist architecture.

Architect Oscar Niemeyer was the central architect involved in the plans to create the city, influenced by Le Corbusier with a futuristic element to his modernist designs. Niemeyer's influence was picked up in many other countries and fields, including furniture design. Companies like G-Plan in the UK and Broyhill in the US picked up on the dramatic curves for inspiration to create new designs which we've highlighted here.

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Palácio da Alvorada by Oscar Niemeyer (1958)

Architect Oscar Niemeyer was the central architect involved in the plans to create the city, influenced by Le Corbusier with a futuristic element to his modernist designs. 
Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

Palácio da Alvorada by Oscar Niemeyer (1958)

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Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

Acoustic Shell, Brasília, Brazil (1973) by Oscar Niemeyer

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Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

National Congress of Brazil by Oscar Niemeyer in Brasilia, Brazil (1960). Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images

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Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

From Our Archive: Detail from the Broyhill Brasilia Librenza (1962)

Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

Available Now / Six Curvaceous Victor Wilkins 'Brasilia' Dining Chairs for G-Plan

Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

Rhe Cathedral of Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer (1970)

Brasilia : All About the Perfect Curve

Interior of the Rhe Cathedral of Brasília by Oscar Niemeyer (1970)

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