Firms Still Moving Forward Brazil Builds was the title of the Museum of Modern Art’s famous 1944 exhibition on Brazilian modern architecture, a show that offered a promising design panorama at a dangerous moment in world history. Today, the world faces a different kind of moment, but one similarly shadowed by economic fear. In Brazil, architects are trying to maintain a steady perspective—neither optimistic nor gloomy. Rendering courtesy Aflalo & Gasperini Prosperitas Building in S'o Paulo, by Aflalo & Gasperini. Related Links: Global Report: Brazil Global Report: China Global Report: Germany Global Report: India Global Report: Japan Global Report: Spain

Project Specs Ibere Camargo Museum Porto Alegre, Brazil Álvaro Siza Vieira << Return to article the People Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira Principals in charge Barbara Rangel (until 2001) Pedro Polónia (after 2001) Project team Michele Gigante Francesca Montalto Atsushi Ueno Rita Amaral Consultants Structural engineers Gop, Lda Eng. Jorge Nunes da Silva Eng. Ana Silva Eng. Raquel Dias Eng. Filipa Abreu Mechanical engineers Climatization/HVAC Gop, Lda Eng. Raul Bessa Electrical Gop, Lda Eng. Raul Serafim Eng. Maria da Luz Eng. Alexandre Martins Hidraulic Gop, Lda Eng. Raquel Fernandes Acoustical Gop, Lda Dr. Higini Arau   the Products

Given an awkward site squeezed between an 80-foot-high cliff and a busy avenue, Álvaro Siza Vieira’s design for the Iberê Camargo Museum (ICM) secures the building to its particular setting while reaching out both physically and metaphorically to a larger notion of place and culture.