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Concrete Dreams

Concrete Dreams

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 10, 2020

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Concrete Dreams

Production Companies

Fine TV

Director

Hugo Haddad

Description

Murilo Peres and Pedro Barros get a once-in-a-lifetime pass to roll on the fabled curves of some undisputed masterpieces of modern architecture. Oscar Niemeyer remains one of the most important architects in modern history. The Brazilian visionary, who died in 2012 aged 104, elevated modern architecture beyond the realms of function and created buildings that are works of art and express the highest attributes of humanity. His work with reinforced concrete in particular created new architectural forms and possibilities, eschewing the tyranny of angles to create waves and swooping arches of such soaring beauty that they represent nothing less than physical poetry.