Brazil

Brazil:

Henning Larsen reveals maritime-inspired pavilion for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has unveiled designs for a beach-side pavilion in Rio de Janeiro, which will host sporting, music and culinary events during this year's Olympic Games.

The Heart of Denmark Pavilion by the Copenhagen-based architects will be set on Ipanema Beach, which borders one of the Brazilian city's most affluent neighbourhoods, and will be open throughout August. The space will host…

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Studio Gang chosen to design new US embassy in Brasilia

The US Department of State has announced that Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects has been selected to create a new American embassy compound in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital city designed by planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer.

The firm, led by architect Jeanne Gang, was chosen from a shortlist of six US-based design teams that had advanced to the final round of presentations and interviews. The other…

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Milan Expo 2015, discovering Brazil pavilion

Erasing boundaries is the concept of the structure aimed at putting people together

Image by Filipo Poli Aiming to bring Brazil’s diversity to the Expo Milan 2015, the colorful country has commissioned Studio Arthur Casas and Atelier Marko Brajovic to represent and transmit their…

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