Niemeyer's masterpiece celebrates its 50th

By Anna Winston2010-04-21T10:05:00

Brasilia turns 50 this week, prompting a closer look at the success, or otherwise, of the Utopian city while in Lebanon another of Niemeyer's visions of the future crumbles...There's nothing quite like a major birthday to make you sit back, take stock and reassess your life. It's hard to believe ...

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