Bernardes Arquitetura   Brazil   The facade consists of a series of different layers that filter light and sound. The outermost skin, with a green buffer and special soundproof windows placed behind it, is a lattice of perforated aluminum that covers the upper working floors... [+]

MAPA   Brazil   Minimod Cutuçaba is a house built on the logic of plug & play prefabrication. It is formed by cubic modules – measuring 3 x 3 x 3 meters – prepared principally with wood, combinable in different ways to topographically, visually, and environmenta

Aleph Zero Rosenbaum Gustavo Utrabo Pedro Duschenes   Brazil   Raised on the initiative of the Fundaçao Bradesco in 1973 and located in the rural zone of Formoso de Araguaia, in one of Brazil’s central regions, Fazenda Canuanã is a small cluster of buildings that serves as a boarding school, and within it, the B

Herzog & de Meuron   Brazil   Mãe Luiza is not a typical Favela – its identity and character have been formed both by the unique setting and the creativity of the people of this strong community. Mãe Luiza is nestled between the protected natural zone of the dunes of Natal and th

Lina Bo Bardi   Brazil   On the boundaries of a suspended volume and a terraced plinth, the Museum of Art of São Paulo frames a collective space that functions as an agora and invites citizens to become part of the museum. In order to preserve the views over the northern par

MAAM MAPA Studio Paralelo   Brazil   In spite of being an artificial and prefabricated object, Minimod is designed to become part of the context in a sensitive and respectful way; its simple form and its openings make the experiential element prevail over the uniqueness of the artifact.

Lina Bo Bardi   Brazil   When Lina Bo Bardi visited the old metal barrel factory in the working class district of Pompéia with plans to build a sports and culture center, the space had already been occupied spontaneously by neighbors who spent the weekends amidst the warehou

Brasil Arquitetura   Brazil   This new performing arts center in São Paulo is situated on Praça das Artes, a place which gets its character through two representative historical buildings: the Dramatic and Musical Conservatory on the one hand, and the Cairo Cinema on the other. B

Paulo Mendes da Rocha   Brazil   Built with in situ concrete but initially designed to be prefabricated, the twin houses for Mendes da Rocha and his sister stand one next to the other on a descending hillside in the residential district of Butantã, in São Paulo. The structure of the

Paulo Mendes da Rocha   Brazil   The house designed for the engineer Mário Masetti goes up as an abstract prism on a precipitous site in Pacaembú valley, in the city of São Paulo. Four recessed cylindrical pillars support two wall beams that transmit the roof loads. The thickness of

Paulo Mendes da Rocha   Brazil   Carved into a small sloping site, beneath the highest point of the plot, the Millán House is organized around a series of skylights that illuminate the different rooms. Access is through the only front that is not buried, through a large void framed

Paulo Mendes da Rocha   Brazil   Elevada sobre ocho pilares cilíndricos, la casa King evita alterar el paisaje que la rodea, reduciendo al mínimo los movimientos de tierra necesarios para su construcción. ?La parcela, de 2.500 metros cuadrados, cuenta con una exuberante vegetación c

Joaquín Medina Warmburg   The exhibition at the MoMA in New York helps to dissipate clichés and give a fuller view of the richness of modern architecture in Latin America.

En el bosque atlántico de la brasileña costa de Itacare, un bello entorno natural protegido por una restrictiva legislación edilicia, se encuentra el hotel diseñado por el estudio paulista de Mónica Drucker y Rubén Otero. Levitando sobre el terreno,

Roberto Segre   Upon reaching the first decade of the century, the political, social, economic and cultural analysis of Brazil comes out positive, despite the existing contradictions. Since his election in 2003, president Lula dominates the political panorama with t

Alberto Petrina   Even the most concise analysis of current Argentinian architecture requires a look at its modern genetics, a good part of its conceptual formulation and technical development having its origins there. A mix of diverse but wisely integrated influences