IMS Paulista, Cultural center on Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, Brazil
The IMS Paulista building rises 15 meters above street level with translucent glass walls and a distinctive red wooden exhibition box visible from the exterior.
Walter Moreira Salles established the Instituto Moreira Salles in 1992 as a nonprofit organization for cultural development across multiple locations in Brazil.
The institute maintains a collection of two million photographs, 21,000 phonograms of Brazilian music, and extensive literature archives from notable Brazilian authors.
The eight-floor cultural center contains exhibition spaces, a library, an auditorium, a cinema, and reading rooms accessible via escalators and a central staircase.
The building design incorporates modular steel framing with a suspended red MDF-paneled volume that creates a sheltered walkway underneath for pedestrians.
Location: São Paulo
Inception: 1992
Address: Rua Piauí 844, 1° andar, Higienópolis, 01310-915, São Paulo, SP
Email: odette.vieira@ims.com.br
Website: http://ims.uol.com.br
GPS coordinates: -23.55603,-46.66201
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:35
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