Yesterday, São Paulo City Hall approved the heritage listing of seven modernist works, six of which were designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha and one by Gregori Warchavchik. In addition to these, 32 other properties were listed in the city.
Approved in March of last year by the Municipal Council for the Preservation of Historic, Cultural and Environmental Heritage of the City of São Paulo (Conpresp), the listings include the Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Mario Masetti, and James Francis King houses, located respectively in the neighborhoods of Butantã, Pacaembu, and Santo Amaro; the Presidente Roosevelt School in the Liberdade neighborhood; the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Ecology (MuBE) in Jardins; and the Club Paulistano Gymnasium in Jardim América, designed in partnership with João De Gennaro.
The social headquarters of Clube Atlético Paulistano, designed by Warchavchik in 1948 and opened in 1957, is also on the list of preserved modernist assets.
The council justified the listing of these buildings due to the "importance of the collective architectural contribution of the state and city of São Paulo to the history of Brazilian Modern Architecture, which intensified starting in the mid-1950s." The preservation strategy aims to safeguard the works in order to "transmit them as a legacy to future societies."
Among the other listed properties not associated with the modernist period are Vila Holandesa in the Santana region, Lina and Paulo Raia Park in Jabaquara, and the Pasteur Institute on Paulista Avenue. Following the official approval, any intervention carried out on the listed buildings must be authorized by Conpresp.
Reference: Estadão
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
