Opposite Office designs wall to protect National Congress in Brazil
Opposite Office has created the Castillo Congresso wall, which would turn Brasília's Oscar Niemeyer-designed National Congress into a "fortress".
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Opposite Office has created the Castillo Congresso wall, which would turn Brasília's Oscar Niemeyer-designed National Congress into a "fortress".
Provocative architecture studio Opposite Office has envisioned fortifying the US Capitol building in Washington DC in reaction to the invasion of the building by Donald Trump supporters last week. Named Capitol Castle, the concept would see the neoclassical Capitol building, which is the seat of the US government, surrounded by a 1.5-metre-thick fortified wall. "As a reaction to the storm on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, we designed a plan to convert the Capitol into a fortress to protect democracy," said Opposite Office founder Benedikt Hartl. "During his reign, Trump undermin...