Eiffel Building

23°32′39″S 46°38′41″W / 23.544184°S 46.644660°W / -23.544184; -46.644660Groundbreaking1953Opened1956Technical detailsFloor count23Design and constructionArchitect(s)Oscar Niemeyer, Carlos LemosOther informationNumber of rooms54

The Eiffel Building (Portuguese: Edifício Eiffel) is a mixed-use building in the República district of São Paulo, Brazil. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) and sits on the southwestern of Praça da República, the Square of the Republic. The building was designed in 1953 and completed in 1956. The Eiffel Building is a Brazilian example of the Cartesian skyscraper, a building type developed by Le Corbusier.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Carrilho, Marcos José; Castroviejo, Alessandro José (2010). "Oscar Niemeyer no centro histórico de São Paulo: arquitetura moderna e a cidade tradicional" (PDF). Cadernos PROARQR (14): 24–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ^ Barros, Mariana (2013-07-03). "Conheça o Edifício Eiffel, na Praça da República" (in Portuguese). Habite SP. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ Queiroz, Rodrigo (2012). "Forma moderna e cidade: a arquitetura de Oscar Niemeyer no centro de São Paulo". Arquitexts. 13 (Dec). Retrieved 2016-08-17.


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