This article was originally published on August 14, 2014. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section.
When Lina Bo Bardi received the commission to build a new museum of art on São Paulo’s Terraço do Trianon, she was given the job under one condition: under no circumstances could the building block the site’s panoramic vistas of the lower-lying parts of the city. This rule, instituted by the local legislature, sought to protect what had become an important urban gathering space along Avenida Paulista, the city’s main financial and cultural artery. Undeterred, Bo Bardi came up with a solution that was simple and powerful. She designed a building with a massive split through its midsection, burying half of it below the terrace and lifting the other half into the sky. As a result, the plaza remained open and unobstructed, and in 1968, the iconic São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) was born.
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AD Classics: São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) / Lina Bo Bardi
RA Apartment / Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos
Gama Issa V2.0 / studio mk27
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Architects: Claudia Issa, Lair Reis, Studio Mk27 - Marcio Kogan
- Area: 827 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: panoramah!®, Core, Jofebar, Leicht, Plancus, +3
GSC / SuperLimão + Gabriela Coelho
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Architects: Gabriela Coelho, SuperLimão
- Area: 1800 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Guimaro e Associados, LDArti, Proassp, Sigla Construtora, Stec Engenharia, +1
Ibirapuera Apartment / Casa14 Arquitetura
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Architects: Casa14 Arquitetura
- Area: 900 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: lock engenharia
Guarulhos Airport Fire Department / MM18 Arquitetura
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Architects: MM18 Arquitetura
- Area: 3950 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: REFAX
Colormixstore / Basiches Arquitetos Associados
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Architects: Basiches Arquitetos Associados
- Area: 362 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Colormix, Lemca, Mr. Cryll, Reka Iluminação
DS House / Studio Arthur Casas
Pamplona Apartment / Zoom Urbanismo Arquitetura e Design
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Architects: Zoom Urbanismo Arquitetura e Design
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Ricardo Bezerra da Costa, Visual Mobile
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Professionals: Studio SAPU
EM Apartment / Peninsula Arquitetura
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Architects: Peninsula Arquitetura
- Area: 80 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: CIA DO AÇO, Casa Franceza, MD MARCENARIA
Social Architecture: The Misunderstanding That Led Ruy Ohtake To Improve Brazil’s Second Largest Favela
The story of the "Redondinhos" housing project in Heliópolis, São Paulo began with a misinterpreted quote by Ruy Ohtake. In 2003, a magazine published the following statement attributed to the prestigious architect and urban planner: "What I find most ugly in São Paulo is Heliopolis." After seeing the report, Ohtake clarified that his intention was to say that the ugliest in the city is the difference between rich and poor neighborhoods - "the difference between the Morumbi neighborhood and Heliopolis, the largest favela," he corrected.
Tartuferia San Paolo / mf+arquitetos
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Architects: mf+arquitetos
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2018
Requalification of the Seafront of Ilha Comprida / Boldarini Arquitetos Associados
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Architects: Boldarini Arquitetos Associados
- Area: 283000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: De Lazzari MU, Montinox, Neorex, Petrofontes, Tecnowatt Iluminação
Sampaio Vida House / Rocco Arquitetos
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Architects: Rocco Arquitetos
- Area: 262 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Castelatto, Construflama, Deca, ICC Escadas, Portobello, +1
micasa vol.C / studio mk27
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Architects: Marcio Tanaka, Studio MK27 - Marcio Kogan
- Area: 230 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Rothoblaas, Carpinteria estruturas de madeira, Hunter Douglas, brigato esquadrias, idarti, +1
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo / Paulo Mendes da Rocha + Eduardo Colonelli + Weliton Ricoy Torres
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Architects: Eduardo Colonelli, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Weliton Ricoy Torres
- Area: 10815 m²
- Year: 1998
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Manufacturers: SUR
Bauman Corporate / Studio Arthur Casas
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Architects: Studio Arthur Casas
- Area: 9444 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Clamon, Grupo Prando, Herança Cultura, Oikos Group, Sysbuilding
IABsp Launches OPEN CALL for Curation for XII International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the Institute of Architects of Brazil - Department of São Paulo (IABsp) has launched an unprecedented call for the selection of a curatorial proposal for the Architecture Biennale of São Paulo, to be held between September and December 2019. The proposal should formulate and justify the core program, concepts and themes that frame the Biennale.