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zerOgroup + Unique / Iconic Christmas Square

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Jun 2009
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, Brazil created a national competition for the design of an iconic Christmas Square.  The objective of the competition, which was organized with the support of the Brazilian Institute of Architects and Rio Grande do Norte Department, was to develop a specific area of the city as a attraction feature.  zerOgroup, an international and multi-disciplinary firm, collaborated with Unique, a Brazilian architecture practice based in Manaus, to win the competition.

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I LOVE GITMO / zerOgroup

18
Nov 2008
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In reaction to US President-elect Barack Obama’s Sunday’s declaration on CBS ’60 minutes’ on 16.11.2008 (his first sit-down interview since winning the November 4 presidential election) where he has confirmed his intention to close Guantanamo’s Detention Center, made this proposal, called ‘I LOVE GITMO’ to upgrade the American enclave in into a mass tourism destination.

The ‘I LOVE GITMO’ proposal is one of the works that have been elaborated at the ‘Con Embargo Sin Embargo’ workshop organized by Supersudaca, supported by the Prins Claus Fund, and held at the IaaC Barcelona (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunya) in September 2008.

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