
Half-buried home in Brazil is crafted from rammed earth
On a windswept hill a three-hour drive from São Paulo, Brazilian architecture firm Arquipélago Arquitetos has...

A modernist home in Brazil brings a tropical garden indoors
Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm BZP Arquitetura, the Casa Flamenco is a modernist home that makes...

Shipping containers become a spectacular plant-covered gallery
São Paulo-based architecture studio SuperLimão and architect Gabriela Coelho recently completed GSC, a massive...

This eco-friendly prefab home was built in just 28 days
São Paulo-based engineering and construction company SysHaus and Brazilian architecture firm Studio Arthur Casas...

This modern solar-powered retreat is topped with a massive green roof
Outside the concrete jungle of São Paulo, Brazil is a solar-powered holiday retreat that fully embraces nature....

Flexible Una Pavilion is designed to be super stable and easy to construct
All the elements of this multi-purpose pavilion in Brazil contribute to its structural stability and the ease...

Renovated CCF house in São Paulo preserves the neighbor's beautiful street art
Located in the Vila Anglo Brasileira neighborhood of São Paulo, the existing property was in need of reorganization...

Monolithic, folded concrete walls lead visitors into this stunning gallery space in São Paulo
The monolithic concrete exterior encourages people to enter through its mysterious, shadowed folds. Once inside,...

Hairy house stays cool in São Paulo with an amazing palm fiber facade
This "hairy" house in Sao Paulo is covered in palm fiber to protect the interior from excessive sunlight. Brazilian...

Hanging highway garden in São Paulo would filter 20% of car emissions
Franco-Brazilian firm Triptyque Architecture has unveiled an ambitious plan to convert the long-neglected Minhocão...

Terra e Tuma revives ramshackle home in Brazil with blocks and vegetation
When Terra e Tuma Architects arrived to Ms. Dalva's old home, the building had severe structural and sanitary problems. But...

Jean Nouvel unveils a vertical green oasis for a São Paulo heritage site
The project, called Rosewood Tower, will act as a centerpiece of the site being restored by Allard Group. It will...

New open-air bar and restaurant for a Brazilian soccer club appears ready to set sail
The studio was commissioned by the officials of the Sport Club Pinheiros to design an extension of the existing...

Urban farmers in São Paulo are growing food in unexpected places
São Paulo, the most populous city in the Americas, is growing food in unexpected places to feed a burgeoning population....

Fernandes Architects will transform the Campos do Jordão railway station into a new community hub for São Paulo
The redevelopment project—in partnership with EBEI Engineering—aims to dust off the architectural grandeur...