House of the Month Studio Arthur Casas Turns to Nature to Reimagine a Weekend House on Brazil’s Eastern Coast Angra, Brazil Molly Heintz August 16, 2024 No Comments The renovation of a 1980s beach house prioritizes connection to surrounding landscape.Read More
In São Paulo, A Timeworn 1970s Apartment is Reimagined with a Rich Material Palette Brazil Tom Hennigan September 1, 2023 No Comments Studio MK27 marries its signature lightness of touch to the international style that has long been prized in Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city.Read More
Currents: Retrospectives for Two Pritzker Prize-Winning Architects RECORD Editors June 9, 2023 No Comments In May, two exhibitions opened exploring the decades-long careers of British starchitect Norman Foster and late Brazilian modernist Paulo Mendes da Rocha.Read More
Officials Assess Damages After Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Ravage Brasília’s Modernist Masterpieces Matt Hickman January 12, 2023 No Comments Three Oscar Niemeyer–designed government buildings in the capital of Brazil took a thrashing during the January 8 insurrection. Read More
Tribute: Fernando Campana (1961–2022) Melissa Feldman November 22, 2022 No Comments The Brazilian architect and designer who co-founded the multi-disciplinary Estudio Campana died on November 16th at age 61.Read More
Brazil’s Government Selling Off its Architectural Legacy Adrian Anagnost August 30, 2021 2 Comments Rio de Janeiro’s Modernist icon, the Ministry of Education and Health, threatened.Read More
Obituary: Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021) Fred A. Bernstein May 24, 2021 No Comments The Brazilian architect, and one of the last great modernists, passed away at 92.Read More
JD House by Arthur Casas São Sebastião, Brazil Wendy Moonan May 5, 2021 No Comments Architect Arthur Casas designs a seaside dwelling near São Paulo for a long, narrow site.Read More
Rio House by Olson Kundig Rio de Janeiro Tom Hennigan April 1, 2020 2 Comments An intimate dwelling offers views of the Brazilian jungle.Read More
IF House by Martins Lucena Architects Brazil March 26, 2019 No Comments In Brazil, a single-family house inspired by the International Style creates a dialogue between inside and out. Read More
