Marcelo Roberto

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Marcelo Roberto

Brazilian architect

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Latin American architecture
Brazil
…Press Association Building (1938), by Marcelo and Milton Roberto, incorporated the idea of a fixed brise-soleil that would provide natural light without the heat and glare of the strong tropical sun; it was the first large-scale modern building constructed in Brazil. Future Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, then the mayor of…
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…Press Association Building (1938), by Marcelo and Milton Roberto, incorporated the idea of a fixed brise-soleil that would provide natural light without the heat and glare of the strong tropical sun; it was the first large-scale modern building constructed in Brazil. Future Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, then the mayor of…
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Latin American architecture
Brazil
…Airport (1939–44) in Rio, by Marcelo and Milton Roberto, with its generous round, columned open gallery, integrates the landscape design of Burle Marx with the airport and the city beyond.
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…Airport (1939–44) in Rio, by Marcelo and Milton Roberto, with its generous round, columned open gallery, integrates the landscape design of Burle Marx with the airport and the city beyond.
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