Entitling this post ‘Sao Paulo’ is obviously very ambitious, because Sao Paulo seemed too vast to me, and also because telling about a city needs a long time of analysis. I’ll just confine myself to including the pictures of some outstanding buildings of the city, which I recently visited.
They all share the ability of generating space for the public beyond its main use, either it’s on top of its structure, below or around it.
Proyects:
Complejo COPAN. Oscar Niemeyer, 1950
Avenida Ipiranga 200
Complejo Ibirapuera. Oscar Niemeyer, 1951
Parque Ibirapuera
Praça do Patriarca. Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 2002
Museo Brasileiro da Escultura. Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 1995
Rua Alemanha 221
Photos taken by Javier Arpa, available under request
Complejo COPAN. Oscar Niemeyer, 1950
Complejo Ibirapuera. Oscar Niemeyer, 1951
Praça do Patriarca. Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 2002
Museo Brasileiro da Escultura. Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 1995