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The modernist parks and pavements of Copacabana designed by Roberto Burle Marx

This September, Ground Floor Space will take us to Roberto Burle Marx’s public parks and promenades in Rio de Janeiro, to understand how these modernist spaces shaped the city, its culture and its identity.

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All images courtesy of the artist. Via Creative Boom submission.

All images courtesy of the artist. Via Creative Boom submission.

Part of the London Design Festival, endorsed by the Embassy of Brazil Cultural Office in London, the show will reveal prints of Burle Marx's rare architectural drawings and a 1:1 interpretation of Copacabana's pavements, developed in collaboration with The Plant Magazine.

The Brazilian landscape architect once said: "A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist's outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes."

Roberto's Rio runs from 15 until 23 September 2018 at Ground Floor Space, the gallery in Bermondsey by dn&co.

Aerial view of Copacabana's beachfront promenade lined with modernist residential buildings, palm trees and geometric patterned pavements designed by Roberto Burle Marx
Overhead view of Copacabana's pavement featuring Roberto Burle Marx's modernist wave pattern design with surrounding streets and beach
Overhead view of Roberto Burle Marx's geometric patterned Copacabana pavement with curved red and dark grey shapes, with a person standing on the design casting a shadow
Aerial view of Copacabana's modernist pavement design by Roberto Burle Marx, showing wavy patterns in contrasting tones with surrounding urban plaza and green spaces
Aerial view of Copacabana's beachfront promenade with distinctive geometric paving patterns and rows of palm trees casting long shadows, designed by Roberto Burle Marx
Aerial view of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, showing the curved sandy shoreline, azure ocean, modernist apartment buildings and the distinctive wave-patterned promenade designed by Roberto Burle Marx
Shirtless man standing on Copacabana's iconic black and white wave-patterned pavement designed by Roberto Burle Marx
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