A natureza de um sólido: desfazendo-se no ar

This article reveals that Rio de Janeiro's architectural response to the brutalist trend (1955–75) was nuanced, blending technical rigor with a delicate integration of concrete and landscape. Focusing on architect Edison Musa's 1967 Colégio Stella Maris—perched atop Morro Dois Irmãos—the study demonstrates how brutalism's raw materiality dissolved into the city's exuberant surroundings, creating a harmonious fusion of ocean, forest, mountain, and built form. Unlike São Paulo's dominant technical brutalism or Lucio Costa's formalist modernism, Musa's work embodied a hybrid approach, influenced by Le Corbusier, Wright, Neutra, and Tange, while adapting to Rio's terrain and climate. The research employs close analysis of the Stella Maris design to challenge the narrative that Brazilian brutalism was purely a São Paulo phenomenon, instead positioning it as a dialogue between materiality and place.

Machado, M. F., & Oliveira, B. S. de. (2013). A natureza de um sólido: desfazendo-se no ar (L. S. P. Gnoato & M. S. Santos, Eds.). Docomomo Brasil; PROPAR-UFRGS. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.19074332