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a modernist university building in rio, damaged by fire and that will be given a new lease on life thanks to the getty foundation
Helping Hand

Getty Foundation announces a grant to restore a trove of fire-damaged Brazilian architectural documents

visitors pass by a large, cube-like structure wrapped in translucent fabric at expo 2020 dubai
Soak It In

Expo 2020’s Brazil Pavilion brings the Amazon basin to the Arabian Desert

Image of the Palacio Capanema arcade
Heritage Fire Sale

Brazil’s Bolsonaro aims to auction off iconic Ministry of Education and Health Building in Rio de Janeiro

Paulo Mendes da Rocha receiving a medal
1928 - 2021

Pritzker prize winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha passes away at 92

a b&w photo of a female architect
A Golden Great

Late architect Lina Bo Bardi honored with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

a modernist library building in brazil
Spinal Cracks

Widespread cracks threaten Oscar Niemeyer’s National Library of Brasília

Photo of Palacio da Alvorada in Brasilia
Drone Drama

Brazilian officials move to add anti-drone gear to Brasília’s modernist palaces

A group of men, including Jair Bolsonaro and Bjarke Ingels
Part Two

Bjarke Ingels defends his meeting with Brazil’s President Bolsonaro

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BIG trouble in Brazil

Bjarke Ingels spotted in Brazil with Jair Bolsonaro

Women touching lumber panel in factory
Timber Take-Down

U.S. plywood producers sue over false labeling of off-grade Brazilian panels

A map of the Amazon's deforestation highlighting regional environmental impact
Walls of Data

Walls of Air maps the myriad divisions that mark contemporary Brazil

Rio de Janeiro aerial photo via Pixabay
Big for Brazil

Rio de Janeiro named first UNESCO World Capital of Architecture for 2020

Aerial photo of MASP-São Paulo Art Museum
Bardi Gang

Lina Bo & Pietro Bardi’s MASP-São Paulo Art Museum turns 50

The interior of the Caso do Benin in Salvador, Brazil, designed by Lina Bo Bardi
Lina's Legacy

Lina Bo Bardi’s Brazilian masterworks are in danger of being lost

Heads Up

UVA School of Architecture appoints Felipe Correa as new Chair of Architecture

Modernist History

Oscar Niemeyer’s Pampulha Modern Ensemble added to UNESCO World Heritage List

$5,000

The Architectural League of New York announces 2016 Norden Fund winners

Poet of his Own Life

The work and philosophy of landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx is on display at the Jewish Museum

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