Designing systems, part 1: theory, practice, and the unfortunate in-between
In the first part of a three-part essay about design systems, I review two approaches for the creation of something equally as complex: a city.
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Remembering Brasília
Thoughts on Brasília, which I visited back in March.
The architecture of Brasília
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Brasília’s distinctive buildings feature a number of recurring design patterns and motifs.
The Brasília Palace Hotel
For anyone coming to Brasília for its modernist architecture, no visit would be complete without a stay at this hotel. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer and opened in 1958, it hosted dignitaries such as Queen Elizabeth and Che Guevara before being devastated by fire in 1978. After facing decades of abandonment and neglect, it was modernised and reopened in 2006.