The famous tube stations of Curitiba, icons of the Paranaense capital's urban development in the 1990s, will be replaced by a newer model. The goal of the City Hall and the Institute for Research and Urban Planning of Curitiba (IPPUC) is to replace twelve of these structures along the Inter 2 bus line.
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There is no set date for the replacement of the structures; according to IPPUC, the city will seek "funding of R$ 507 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to revitalize the entire Inter 2 line and improve city mobility."
The tube stations are already deeply ingrained in the collective imagination of Curitiba's residents and are immediately associated with public transit efficiency—an aspect heavily emphasized by municipal administrations over the last two decades. Regarding the change, Olga Prestes, from IPPUC’s Planning Supervision Mobility Coordination, commented: "We do not intend to replace stations on other lines. Our goal is to implement the new stations when creating new lines. Simply replacing them is not part of the plan."
The stations were designed by architect Abrão Assad, who defends the City Hall's autonomy to propose new models for the city. However, he also warns: “As Jaime Lerner used to say: you don't tear up a family photo. And by getting rid of the tube stations, a symbol of the city, they will have to answer to society and history,” he states. “The stations are part of the city's landscape, and this new concept will create a rupture in its design language.”
According to IPPUC, the new models will be fully enclosed, climate-controlled, and energy self-sufficient through photovoltaic panels.
Source: Haus
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
