The senses of void: the bucolic scale in Brasília's superblocks
bucolic scale, superblock, Brasília, values, conservation.
Echoing the current discussion regarding the challenges posed to the preservation of modern heritage, this work examines the bucolic scale present in the superblocks of Brasília. The objective was to systematize the process of consolidating the bucolic scale, identifying perspectives for its conservation from a contemporary standpoint. To accomplish this, a theoretical discussion was initially conducted, addressing both the historical construction of the concept of the bucolic scale (associated with the figure of Lucio Costa and a heritage objective) and the existing connections between it and the intentional modern voids. Subsequently, based on the observation of its manifestation in the superblocks of the Urbanistic Complex of Brasília (CUB), the evolution of its formal and symbolic characteristics over time, from the mid-1960s to the mid-2020s, was analyzed. The information gathered and systematized through the aforementioned procedures supported the development of the final part of this research, which aimed to analyze possible cultural values attributed to the bucolic scale present in the superblock and identify potentialities and challenges for its conservation.