planned architecture
[/plænd ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/]
nounpl: planned architectures
arquitetura planejada
1. Architecture and urban design that is deliberately designed and executed according to a predetermined master plan or comprehensive scheme
The city of Brasília is a remarkable example of planned architecture, designed entirely by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
A cidade de Brasília é um exemplo notável de arquitetura planejada, projetada inteiramente pelo arquiteto Oscar Niemeyer.
2. The deliberate organization of buildings, spaces, and infrastructure in accordance with specific aesthetic, functional, or ideological principles
Planned architecture aims to create harmonious urban environments through coordinated design.
A arquitetura planejada visa criar ambientes urbanos harmoniosos através do design coordenado.
This term is particularly significant in Brazilian culture due to Brasília, the purpose-built capital city designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in the 1950s-1960s. Brasília is celebrated internationally as a masterpiece of planned architecture and modernist urban design. The concept also relates to modernist principles that emphasize rational, organized design as a solution to urban problems, reflecting 20th-century utopian ideals about improving society through architecture.
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