Reidy, Building Utopia
Director Ana Maria Magalhães
Countries Brazil
Duration 77 min
Synopsis
Born in Paris and raised in Rio de Janeiro, architect and urbanist Affonso Eduardo Reidy is one of the pioneers of modern architecture in Brazil, with notable projects such as the Museum of Modern Art in Rio and the Flamengo Park, the city's favorite. Through his proposals to turn Rio de Janeiro into a modern city, and the current repercussions of his works, his contribution to the development of Rio’s urban landscape is seen through the framework of an architectural utopia capable of interaction in the real world.
Born in Paris and raised in Rio de Janeiro, architect and urbanist Affonso Eduardo Reidy is one of the pioneers of modern architecture in Brazil, with notable projects such as the Museum of Modern Art in Rio and the Flamengo Park, the city's favorite. Through his proposals to turn Rio de Janeiro into a modern city, and the current repercussions of his works, his contribution to the development of Rio’s urban landscape is seen through the framework of an architectural utopia capable of interaction in the real world.