Milton Roberto
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Milton Roberto was a Brazilian architect who, along with his brother Marcelo Roberto, was instrumental in the development of modern architecture in Brazil. They designed the Brazilian Press Association Building (1938), which was the first large-scale modern building in Brazil to incorporate a fixed brise-soleil to manage sunlight and heat in the tropical climate. They also collaborated on the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro (1939–44), integrating landscape design with the building and its surroundings. The Roberto brothers were part of a generation of Brazilian architects who absorbed European Modernism and transformed it into a unique national style, leveraging reinforced-concrete construction and the climate to create seamless indoor-outdoor spaces.1
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…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 Belo Horizonte,…
Read More…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 Belo Horizonte,…
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…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.
Read More…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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