Bienal de São Paulo Pavilion

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Vista da fachada do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

The Bienal Pavilion has been compared to a giant ship: 33,000 m² spread over three levels in a parallelepiped format, with glass walls and vertical brise soleils, as if it were floating.

Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Located in the heart of Ibirapuera Park, the building is part of the original ensemble designed by Oscar Niemeyer (1907- 2012) in the early 1950s to commemorate the city's quadricentennial.

Vista do térreo do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Vista da fachada do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Capable of aligning the lessons of international modernism with a characteristically Brazilian language, Niemeyer emphasized the curves of the mezzanine and internal ramps in a building that allows for direct contact with the surrounding vegetation.

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vão do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Fachada do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vão do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Inside this building is where Bienal takes place, presenting artists and curators with the challenge of occupying its large floor slabs and double- and triple-height ceilings.

Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal. by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

Rampa do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vistas aéreas do Pavilhão Bienal., Bienal de São Paulo, From the collection of: Bienal de São Paulo
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Vista do Pavilhão Bienal by Bienal de São PauloBienal de São Paulo

It's a layout that unsettles and interrogates. Much like Bienal, the building is forever reinventing itself.

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