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Instituto Moreira Salles by Andrade Morettin, 2017Subscription
A unique, phenomenally transparent cultural centre on São Paulo’s Avenida Paulista
Japan House by Kengo Kuma and FGMF, São Paulo, BrazilSubscription
A sort of Japanese cultural embassy in Brazil, Japan House features an unusual brise-soleil
SESC Avenida Paulista by Königsberger Vannucchi, São Paulo, BrazilSubscription
The repetitive but versatile floorplan of this 17 storey building accomodates many uses and provides the highest public view of Avenida Paulista
Electric avenue: Avenida Paulista as a microcosm of urban BrazilSubscription
Both agora and acropolis, the Avenida Paulista in São Paulo is a melting pot for all sectors of society
Social climber: SESC 24 de Maio cultural centre in São Paulo, Brazil by Paulo Mendes da Rocha and MMBB ArquitetosSubscription
A modern-day social condenser, Paulo Mendes da Rocha and MMBB’s SESC 24 de Maio is a utopian vision in an increasingly dystopian political climate
Bossa nova beat: the symbiosis between Brazilian architecture and musicSubscription
Modernism nurtured the rich symbiosis between Brazilian architecture and music
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012)Subscription
At points across his long career an uncomfortable, arguably luxurious, figure, the Brazilian architect’s work neverthless persisted with a vision of democratic utopia, where all have access to beauty
Revisit: Pedregulho housing complex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Affonso Eduardo ReidySubscription
Both internationally revered and plagued with controversy, this social housing complex in Rio de Janeiro has now been resurrected following decades of neglect
Building Brazil: from the Cariocas to the Paulistas to the nowSubscription
Emerging from the desolation wrought by war, the Modernism of the Carioca and Paulista schools inspired successive generations of architects in Brazil with hope and ambition
Revisit: Nueva Santa Fe Subscription
Although Rogelio Salmona’s inner-city housing to improve the lives of middle-income families in Bogotá failed to materialise in full, it set a valuable precedent in urban renewal
