SALK INSTITUTE | La Jolla

LOCATION: 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States ARCHITECT: Louis Kahn DATES: 1959-1965 NOTES: Landmark designation in 1991; Recipient in 1992 of AIA 25 year award Site Visit: Tues Apr 8 2014 ________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.archdaily.com/61288/ad-classics-salk-institute-louis-kahn/

ST BASIL CATHOLIC CHURCH | Los Angeles

LOCATION: 3611 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90005 ARCHITECT: A. C. Martin & Associates, Emmet L. Wemple DATES: 1969 NOTES: Site Visit: Mon Apr 07 2014 _______________________________   RELATED LINKS https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/st-basil-catholic-church http://www.stbasilchurch-la.org/

PRAÇA DAS ARTES | São Paulo

LOCATION: Rua Conselheiro Crispiniano, São Paulo, Brazil ARCHITECT: Brasil Arquitetura DATES: 2012 NOTES: Site Visit: Tues Apr 2 2014 _________________________ Though this project was “completed” in 2012 (as further supported by the glossy final project shots published on various architecture blogs) there’s a strange limbo […]

SESC POMPEIA | São Paulo

Location: Rua Clélia, 93 – Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil Architect: Lina Bo Bardi Dates: 1977-1986 Notes: Site Visit(s): Thurs Mar 20, Sun Mar 23, Tues Apr 1 2014 _____________________________

PAÇO DAS ARTES | São Paulo

LOCATION: Avenida da Universidade, 1, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo – SP, 05508-040, Brazil ARCHITECT: unknown DATES: 1970 NOTES: Construction was halted midway through the project due to insufficient funds; as a result unfinished portions of the building flank it. Site Visit: Fri Mar 28 2014 […]

NOVO GALERIA LEME | São Paulo

LOCATION: Av Valdemar Ferreira, 130, Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil ARCHITECT: Paulo Mendes da Rocha & Metro Arquitetos DATES: 2011 NOTES: This project is a reconstruction a 2004 structure of the same program built just two blocks away. The original gallery was demolished in late 2011. Site […]

SÃO PAULO ___ Re-imagining Infrastructure

After a failed attempt to swim in the pool at Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompeia (apparently “Open to all the Public” actually means “Open to all the Public*”), a friend and I strolled through Barra Funda over to check out a different sort of pool […]

MuBE – MUSEU BRASILEIRO DA ESCULTURA | São Paulo

LOCATION: Avenida Europa, 218, Jardins, São Paulo – SP, Brazil ARCHITECT: Paulo Mendes Da Rocha / Burle Marx – Gardens DATES: 1986-1995 NOTES: Site Visit(s): Sun Mar 16, Tues 18 2014  ________________________ Sited in the heavily residential Jardins Paulista neighborhood, this late Paulo Mendes da Rocha […]

SÃO PAULO ___ Buildings that Flutter

Sao Paulo’s reputation is not one of great beauty.  In fact, the city’s “ugliness” was one consistent mention amongst the few people I spoke to about the city.   And upon arrival, the reasoning for this attitude became quickly clear.  Sao Paulo is a hard […]

SÃO PAULO ___ Arrival

I arrived at the airport – dazed after the red eye, and focused on finding cash, wifi, and maybe a sim card.  It was only after I had stopped to sort out what my ATM pin code would be on a keypad without letters, that […]