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Dionísio González: Contemporary Slum

Dionísio González: Contemporary Slum

Spanish artist Dionisio González mixes slums and contemporary architecture in unique photographic montages.

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Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound

Rio's Museum of Image and Sound

Diller Scofidio + Renfro, an interdisciplinary architectural firm based in New York, was recently awarded the winning design for the new Museum of Image and Sound in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The museum will be situated on Rio’s famous Copacabana Beach and use the iconic boulevard as inspiration for the exposed walkways up the facade of the building.

The designers, who were behind New York’s High Line, hope to capture the idea of a public in motion and include them in the range of galleries, entertainment and educational spaces available inside the building.  The museum includes a piano bar, a restaurant, [...]

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Slum Walls

Slum Walls

The government of Rio de Janeiro, has determined that walls be built around 13 slums located within the city. The building of the first one, surrounding the Dona Marta slum, has already begun. This is a theme that has been discussed in Rio de Janeiro since 2004, but what has changed since then is the reasoning behind the discussion. When announced in 2004, the walls were allegedly going to be an attempt to prevent the violence of the slums from spilling over to the rest of the city. The government´s proposal was considered a violation of human rights and a [...]

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