Washington, DC 2008
Canberra
2007
Ottawa 2005
Brasilia 2004
Washington, DC 2003
Canberra 2002
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Brasilia
2004
The third annual
meeting of the Capitals Alliance took place in
Brasilia,
November 15-19, 2004. In a dramatic move in 1960,
Brazil
relocated its capital from coastal
Rio de Janeiro
to this
new city,
600 miles inland. With daring new architecture by Oscar
Niemeyer, Brasilia
fired the imagination of mid-century modernists.
The 2004 meeting featured working sessions on
topics of shared interest such as security and urban design,
national commemoration, relationships between the capital city
and its surrounding region, and the impact of historic
preservation on urban development.
Meetings with faculty
members at the University
of
Brasilia’s
School
of
Architecture and
members of
Brazil’s
Institutes of Architects and Engineers provided additional
opportunities for exchange as did discussions with the State
Secretaries of Culture and Tourism and the Chairman of Brazil’s
Agency for Airport Infrastructure.
In addition to
Washington,
the capital cities of
Seoul,
Ottawa,
Canberra,
and Buenos
Aires sent
representatives to
Brasilia.
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