Wednesday:
Today is a travel day to Rio de Janeiro, but before I leave, I wanted to see a Niemeyer complex for the Latin Americans.
Set in a large concrete plaza and split by a major street are a series of white pavilions in which different programs dedicated to the Latin Americans are housed. So, as you can guess, there is a library, a gallery, a theater, and a museum among others.
Similar his OSC, there is a similar vocabulary here for some buildings. Each building is articulated as an object piece set onto a vast plaza; water is used at times to reinforce this design move.
Of the buildings I visited, the theater seems the most exciting in terms of the interior spaces. Although I was unable to visit the theater itself as a closed rehearsal was taking place, the lobby is striking because of its simplicity...the extruded hyperbolic vault has three access points to the interior of the theater. Two are circular stairs and the third is a processional ramp. The back wall where the access points are located is cladded in mirrors, so the hyperbola is completed. At show times, this must be a great place to people watch as each ascends to the theater seats beyond. Maybe next time...
PICS OF DAYS 5,6,7
http://picasaweb.google.com/christopher.kitterman/SaoPauloDays45Y6
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