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Subtitle: São Paulo's architectural infrastructures
By: edited by Andres Lepik and Daniel Talesnik ; with photographs by Ciro Miguel
Contributors: Technische Universität München. Architekturmuseum
Publisher: Park Books
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Zurich
Language: eng; por
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9783038601630
Subjects: Architecture; Exhibitions; Buildings, structures; City planning; Buildings; Architektur; Infrastruktur; Multifunktionale Architektur; Öffentlicher Raum; Öffentliches Gebäude; Soziale Infrastruktur; Städtebau; Urbanität
Other titles: São Paulo's architectural infrastructures
Description: As one of the worlds megacities, São Paulo has for decades seen an investment in architectural infrastructures that attempt to mitigate its open space shortages as well as fulfill the constant need for recreational, cultural, and sports programs. These buildings and open spaces - which can be public, semi-public, or privately-owned - arguably attempt to create inclusive places for urban society. This exhibition catalogue presents projects at different scales, focusing on their programmatic characteristics rather than the formal qualities usually emphasized in scholarship on Brazilian architecture. While many cities around the world are still chasing the so-called "Bilbao Effect" - the creation of a monofunctional "signature" architectural work by a famous architect that can attract tourism - this exhibition catalogue advocates for architectural infrastructure that adds programs of different natures, and that are aimed at social sustainability for local citizens. This aspect of urban growth in São Paulo - quite a vertical and densely-populated city; a city of great resources and also tremendous poverty; a city with high crime rates; a city with severe traffic issues; a city with public-health problems - illustrates how architecture and infrastructure can contribute to a city's urban development in multiple ways.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Architekturmuseum der TUM, München, June 13-September 8, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English, with essays in English and Portuguese.