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Atelier Branco designs Casa Biblioteca in Brazil
After graduating from the Accademia Architettura Mendrisio in Switzerland, Italian Matteo Arnone and Spaniard Pep Pons moved to Brazil to set up their studio, Atelier Branco in São Paulo in 2012. Soon after, the firm started to attract international attention, winning the Gold Medal at the Triennale di Milano in 2018 and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building – OCCAM Under 40 in 2019 for their Casa Biblioteca.
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Flavio Castro’s floating box house in São Paulo
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We pay tribute to architect Ruy Ohtake (1938 – 2021)
Brazilian architect Ruy Ohtake, the master of Brazilian modernism, has passed away in São Paulo, at 83 years of age. To honour his memory, we revisit the Tomie Ohtake Residence, which he designed in 1968 for his parents and named after his mother, abstract painter Tomie Ohtake. Scroll down, to read this interview from the Wallpaper* archive, first published in 2001
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São Paulo boutique apartment building draws on warm Brazilian modernism
The Ourânia building by Studio MK27 in São Paulo takes boutique urban housing to the next level
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Cinema architecture redefined in Teatro Vivo in São Paulo
Teatro Vivo is a cinema that brings a bit of magic to a central São Paulo mixed-use building
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Remembering legendary Brazilian modernist Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020)
Retracing the ‘succession of miracles’ from Jorge Zalszupin, an icon of Brazilian design who has passed away aged 98
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Modernist masterwork Brasilia turns 60
The capital of Brazil was inaugurated on 21 April 1960, following a four-year construction period and containing landmark works by a roaster of Brazilian modernists; this year, Brasilia celebrates its 60th anniversary.
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Local midcentury masters mingle in the São Paulo apartment of a modern mall mogul
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Hardwood hero: a father of Brazilian modernist design is remembered in NY
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The striking water-like forms of Brazilian jeweller Fernando Jorge’s new Stream collection
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Brasilia in pictures: 50 great buildings, 50 years
