Each building unfolded as part of a holistic design. That housing Congress was two twin towers, variations on Miesian principles but adjacently balanced by a magnificent lower bowl echoing Nervi's designs, in which to house Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. Brasilia was envisioned to incorporate all that was new in materials and design with the purpose, power and authority of nationhood, and do so in a living environment for more than a million people. Among the first buildings constructed was the Alvorada Palace. Here, concrete loggia, curved slimly at the top, broadening strongly at the bottom to support the structure, are significant features.
Structural lines flow smoothly, without jarring the eye.
Niemeyer and Costa envisioned this across the city. For an architect, Niemeyer had the dream commission. He did not disappoint. Architects of America have learned from him the vital need to integrate design to environment in a manner which does not merely complement what's already there, but takes what's already there to new heights of expressions. That, indeed, is Oscar Niemeyer's legacy to America.