Paulista Avenue - Presented at the III International Architecture Bienal of São Paulo, 1997 Paulista Avenue is one of the best urban examples of the São Paulo Metroplis. In a city with so many differences, both social and urban, this Avenue is outstanding due to its diverse activities, possibility of access from all transport systems,* consequently functioning not only during the day but also at night. Added to this, it is topographically a linear ...

Porciúncula de la milagrosa Chapel,La Calera, Colombia The chapel in la calera has a basic geometry that tries to alter the territory as little as possible. It uses the natural features of the environment, the wind and the light, to create an essential harmony. The chapel is designed to open to the outside to allow worshipers to gather in mass, this architectural design appeases both small private groups and large public functions, in a country full of ...

Oscar Niemeyer, Igreja San Francisco "Riconoscere la grande importanza per il Brasile di oggi dell'apporto della immigrazione europea - mediterranea e nordica - così come dell'oriente, prossimo e distante. Accettare come legittima e feconda la risultante di questo incrocio, ma giudicare essenziale l'assorbimento, in questo apporto, della nostra maniera peculiare, inconfondibile - brasiliana - di essere" Lucio Costa, Registro de uma vivência, Rio de ...