Worksheet Brasilia

ID2126. English for architecture and Urban Planning III Space and Scale Worksheet.

Article: The Building of Brasilia, by Regina Maria Prosperi Meyer.

While-Reading Activities: 1. Complete the following sentences. - The residential blocks have a maximum of ______________ floors. - This new capital is organized following a two ______________ distribution. - The design of public buildings was in hands of the architect ____________________________. - The ____________________________ was reinforced by the transfer of political power and the economic initiative into the hands of the ______________ bourgeoisie. - The solution found for the ______________ area was big uniform squares, and each one of those is surrounded by big masses of ______________. - The social scale is related to the ______________ and ______________ sectors. - The square of the Three Powers represents the ______________ sector of the city. 2. Identify each statement with a T of True or F of False and justify your answer. - The east-west axis was given the function of a through route. ____ - The major national contest to design Brazil’s new capital involved the best architects and was won by Oscar Niemeyer. ____ - Beyond the National Congress Building is located the square of the Three Powers. ____ - A large grid system was the solution for the residential sector. ____

Post-Reading Activities: 1. Answer these questions after reading the article. - Explain why the two axes is the main feature of this urban plan. - What do you think about the proposal of the zonal functioning based on this four activities: living, working, leisure and travel? - After reading about Brasilia’s plan do you think that it has a proper and well functioning distribution?