Brave Old World: Modernist Public Space Design in London and São Paulo looks at public space design between c.1955 and c.1975, during a crucial period for the development of two world cities.


The exhibition focuses on the ideas - political, urban, aesthetic - that drove these public space designs, and the importance of design in delivering successful – and unsuccessful – public spaces.



In London:

- Economist Plaza

- British Library forecourt

- South Bank Arts Centre

- Elephant + Castle Shopping Centre



In São Paulo:

- Centro Empresarial Itaú Conceição

- Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)

- Centro Cultural de São Paulo (CCSP)

- Vale do Anhangabaú



The exhibition is part of a three year research project between the Department of Architecture, University of Westminster, and the Department of Architectural History, University of São Paulo. Project partners: Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Town Planning Institute, the British Council, and the Twentieth Century Society.



The exhibition also forms part of the London Festival of Architecture 2017.

Venue

Royal Institute of British Architects

Organizer

RIBA

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