Roberto Burle Marx creates his first major landscaping project, the new Flamengo landfill, one of Rio de Janeiro's landmarks.
Original plan of the Flamengo landfill project, from 1955, with the stamp of Roberto Burle Marx's landscaping office, on the front and back.
Sheet consisting of 5 pages dividing the landfill into 10 distinct spaces.
In Portuguese.
28.5 cm x 90 cm.
Rio de Janeiro, no precise information about the date (~ 1960).
Excellent condition of conservation.
The so-called Aterro do Flamengo – which occupies the shore of Guanabara Bay between Santos Dumont Airport and Botafogo Bay, in Rio de Janeiro – was designed between 1954 and 1959 by Affonso Eduado Reidy (1909–1964), for the urban part, and Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), for the landscaping. Flamengo Park is 7 kilometers long, includes an artificial beach, gardens, sports courts and is part of Rio de Janeiro's heritage, being the largest leisure area in the city of Rio.
Burle Marx presented an immense panel of Brazilian and international tropical flora, with trees from the Amazon rainforest that had never been used before in landscaping projects. The author became known for the result of this project, considered spectacular, and one of his most impactful works.
The Flamengo landfill is one of the landmarks of the city of Rio de Janeiro and every tourist who arrives at the Santos Dumont airport passes by it when they want to reach the city center. The example presented here of the original project is in excellent condition and its exclusivity makes it especially attractive to collectors who have a passion for Rio de Janeiro, the work of Roberto Burle Marx, as well as the importance that the landfill has in the field of architecture and landscaping in general.
