The Oscar Niemeyer-designed JK Building is the tallest, most populous high-rise in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, home to thousands across two blocks. Thanks to an open-plan design and an eclectic mix of residents, it’s also a…
The largest city to be created in the past 100 years is Brazil’s capital. That bold, modernist ideal extends to its military departments, shaped in swathes of creative concrete by architectural icon, Oscar Niemeyer.
In an attempt to attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, the Georgian president has enlisted Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital’s skies with ambitious architecture. The Italian is clearly succeeding…