Erik Van Der Weijde
Superquadra
Amsterdam: Roma, 2010
22,5 x 16 x 2 cm.
The large residential blocks in Brasilia are named Superquadras.
Each block, as repeating element in Lucio Costa’s master plan for
Brazil’s new capital, was built within a distinct configuration, with an average of eleven buildings raised on pilotis, with a height limit six floors.