Iberê Camargo museum by Álvaro Siza Vieira
The new Iberê Camargo Foundation headquarters in Porto Alegre, Brazil by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira is intended to preserve the collection of more than four thousand works by the master of Brazilian expressionism.
The building is sited in a narrow plot, nearby the Guaíba River. The museum is mainly defined by its vertical volume where the exhibition rooms are located, from which are raised suspended, undulating arms in white concrete – somewhat resonant of the iconic concrete reveries of Lina Bo Bardi.
This is √Ålvaro Siza’s first project built in Brazilian territory and was honoured by the Venice Architecture Biennale with the Golden Lion award in 2002.
The basement area contains all the building infrastructure, including parking for 100 vehicles, a 125-seater auditorium with cinema facilities, Iber√™’s print studio and rooms for courses and workshops. It will also contain a reference, research and information center for the huge collection of 4,000 of the artist‚Äôs works, with a specialized library, database, video library and reading room, intended for national and international researchers and publishing work.
√Ålvaro Siza’s masterpiece will house more than half a century‚Äôs output of paintings, drawings, gouaches and prints by Iber√™ Camargo, who is considered to be one of Brazil‚Äôs most important artists of the 20th century.[via]
Architect: Álvaro Siza Vieira
Siza Vieira,mestre dos mestres.É isso.