Happy 103rd Birthday Oscar Niemeyer
ArchDaily would like to wish Oscar Niemeyer a Happy 103rd Birthday today. In 1988, at age 81, Niemeyer was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, together with American architect Gordon Bunshaft. Setting the pace for us all, Niemeyer continues to practice architect from his office in Rio de Janeiro, with ongoing projects in Brazil and Spain. He even recently composed the song Tranquilo com a Vida, download and listen here.
Tranquilo com a vida (composed by Oscar Niemeyer)
Richard Meier and Oscar Niemeyer met in October and here are some photos that Richard Meier & Partners shared with ArchDaily. We will soon be featuring an interview with Richard Meier, so be sure to keep a look out.
Follow the break for Richard Meier and Oscar Niemeyer.
Public School In Votorantin / grupoSP
Architects: grupoSP
Location: Votorantin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Project Team: Alvaro Puntoni, Jonathan Davies, João Sodré, Isabel Nassif, Rodrigo Ohtake
Project area: 3,525 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2009
Photographs: grupoSP, Carlos Kipnis
Bahia House / Marcio Kogan
Architects: Marcio Kogan
Location: Salvador, Brazil
Co-authors: Suzana glogowski, Samanta Cafardo, Interior Design Co-authors, Diana Radomysler
Collaborators: Henrique Bustamante, Sergio Ekerman
Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi, Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo pessano, Renata furlanetto
Project area: 2,165 sqm
Project year: 2008 – 2010
Photographs: Nelson Kon
Mountain House / David Guerra
Architects: David Guerra
Location: Condominium Arvoredo ,Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Project team: Architect David Guerra, Architect Cori Coraci, Architect Gisella Lobato, Lucas Lage and Architect Marcelo Lacayo
Project area: 745 sqm
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of David Guerra
Escola Nave / Atelier OFICINA de Arquitectos
Architects: Atelier OFICINA de Arquitectos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect in Charge: Marco Milazzo
Client: Oi Futuro
Project area: 8,600 sqm
Photographs: Fran Parente
House In Sao Paulo / GrupoSP
Architects: GrupoSP /Alvaro Puntoni, João Sodré, Jonathan Davies
Structure Design: Eduardo Duprat
Installationa Engineer: Ramoska + Castellani
Construction: Roberto Growald
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Project area: 360 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2008
Photographs: Nelson Kon
“Encontro”, an Oscar Niemeyer exhibition by Patricia Parinejad
German-Persian photographer Patricia Parinejad will exhibit a selection of photographs at the Niteroi’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro composed in the context of a comprehensive photographic essay of Oscar Niemeyer’s buildings during the last five years.
Oscar Niemeyer is one of the most renowned architects of our time, whose remarkable lifework can be admired in different countries around the world. This exhibition “encontro “ (encounter) represents a very special occasion since it will actually be held in one of Niemeyer’s architectural masterpieces marking the celebration of his 103 rd anniversary.
The work is represented as Fine Art Prints with an water color structure which confers a special impression to the images. The exhibition will take place from December 12 to March 31, 2011.
Museum of Modern Art / Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Check out Santos, Brazil’s new Museum of Modern Art designed by Metro Arquitetos Associados and Paulo Mendes da Rocha (be sure to check out our interviews with da Rocha here). Officially opened last month, the museum is visually shocking as the gigantic volume seems to be hovering over an open gathering space. Metal trusses measuring 60 m by 20 m support the two all-metal walls of the project. On the exterior, the facade is made with pre-cast slabs of concrete and then on the interior, it is plastered. The museum boasts one exhibit hall of 1,135 m² and one of 1,200 m², a café, ticket office, gift shop, lounge and archive, and is integrated into the existing Benedito Calixto Art gallery by way of the suspended steel beams of the new museum.
More images after the break.
Primetime Nursery School / Marcio Kogan
Architects: Marcio Kogan
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Co-Author: Lair Reis
Interior Design: Diana Radomysler, Regiane Leão
Project Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi, Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Luciana Antunes, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano, Renata Furlanetto, Samanta Cafardo, Suzana Glogowski
Landscape Architect: Renata Tilli
Lightning Project: Marcio Kogan, Beatriz Ennes
Structural Design: Aluizio D’ávila
Installations: Grau Engenharia
Kitchen Consultant: Gisela Porto
General Contractor: Fakiani Contruções
Site Area: 900 sqm
Project Area: 870.75 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Nelson Kon
Real Cities: A Symposium on Brazilian Urbanism
Partners of America Illinois-Sao Paulo chapter in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and The Brazilian Consulate of Chicago are hosting Real Cities: A Symposium on Brazilian Urbanism from October 28th-October 30th in Chicago, IL. The Symposium will take place at 3 different venues and bring in important figures on Brazilian architecture/urbanism scene such as Jaime Lerner and Jorge Wilheim.
- October 28th – Building Connections: Brazilian Design for Real Cities with Jaime Lerner at the Instituto Cervantes
- October 29th – Building Connections: Brazilian Design for Real Cities with Jorge Wilheim, Rosa Kliass and Fernanda Barbara at the Graham Foundation
- October 30th – Learning from Informal Cities & 1.99 Real Housing at the South Side Community Art Center.
More information can be found here.
Laboratory Building / JMN Arquitetura
Brazil-based JMN Arquitetura shared with us their proposal for an Ideas Competition for a Laboratory Building for the Federal University of São Carlos. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Corten House / Marcio Kogan
Architect: Marcio Kogan
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Co-Author: Oswaldo Pessano, Suzana Glogowski, Renata Furlanetto
Interior Design: Diana Radomysler
Project Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi, Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Samanta Cafardo
Landscape Architect: Renata Tilli
Structural Design: SC ltda
General Contractor: Mantra Engenharia
Site Area: 360 sqm
Project Area: 360 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Nelson Kon
Piracicaba House / Isay Weinfeld
Architect: Isay Weinfeld
Location: Piracicaba, Brazil
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Isay Weinfeld
Makenna Resort / Drucker Architecture
Architects: Monica Drucker / Ruben Otero
Location: Itacare, Bahia, Brazil
Project team: Juliana Martins / Fausto Chino /Roni Ebina / Ignacio Errandonea / Victor Minghini
Construction management: Thilo Scheuermann
Structural engineering: Pedro Teleki
Art: Thilo Scheuermann
Project year: 2004-2010
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti
Youturn Pavilion / UNStudio
UNStudio shared their new pavilion for the 29th Art Biennale in Sao Paulo, Brazil with us. The project is intended to encourage interaction between the participants and visitors by creating a place for display, discussion, and debate. An artistic expression that also functions programmatically, the pavilion embodies the dynamic geometry and spatial qualities common in the firm’s work (to compare, be sure to check out UNStudio’s New Amsterdam Pavilon or the Burnham Pavilion previously featured on AD).
More about the pavilion, including photographs by Ding Musa after the break.
Mirindaba House / Marcio Kogan
Architect: Marcio Kogan
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Co-Author: Renata Furlanetto
Interior Design: Diana Radomysler
Project Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi, Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis, Luciana Antunes, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano, Samanta Cafardo, Suzana Glogowski
Landscape Architect: Renata Tilli
General Contractor: Lock Engenharia
Site Area: 832 sqm
Project Area: 1,070 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Nelson Kon
Carglass / AUM arquitetos
Architect: AUM arquitetos – André Dias Dantas, Bruno Bonesso Vitorino e Renato Dalla Marta
Location: Santana de Parnaíba, SP, Brazil
Project Team: Filipe Dória, Filipe Romeiro, Gregory Canfield, Aline Pek and Maíra Baltrusch
General Contractor: Carbone Engenharia
Structure Engineer: Estrutural Engenharia
Site area: 5,302.1 sqm
Built area: 4,380 sqm
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Maíra Acayaba
Copan Apartment / Felipe Hess & Renata Pedrosa
Architects: Felipe Hess & Renata Pedrosa
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
General Contractor: Pórtico Engenharia
Concrete furniture: Onofre
Project area: 140 sqm
Project Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Fran Parente
Residence on Paulista Avenue / Piratininga Arquitetos Associados
Architects: Piratininga Arquitetos Associados / José Armênio de Brito Cruz
Location: Av. Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinating Architects: Fabiana Terenzi Stuchi
Collaborators: Julie Trickett, Bruno Salvador, Leonardo de Araújo Cunha
Client: Fabio Cimino
Project Area: 190 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Maíra Acayaba
Maison Saad / Mila Strauss Arquitetura
Architect: Mila Strauss Arquitetura
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Project Team: Mila Strauss, Luiza Soares de Camargo
Client: Maison Saad
Constructed Area: 300 sqm
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Marri Nogueira
SF House / Studio Guilherme Torres
Architects: Studio Guilherme Torres
Location: Londrina, Brazil
Client: SF
Floor Area: 547 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Beto Consorte
