United Nations Building, Office building in Bela Vista District, São Paulo, Brazil
The United Nations Building is an office tower in the Bela Vista area with 18 floors and a prominent glass facade along Avenida Paulista. It contains commercial establishments and office spaces reached through separate entrances positioned at different street levels.
Architect Abelardo de Souza designed this modernist structure, which was completed in 1959. Its completion marked a turning point in the vertical development of São Paulo's financial district.
The building shows the modernist style that defined São Paulo's architecture in the 1950s, with its extensive glass surfaces and clean geometric shapes reflecting that era's design approach.
The structure stands prominently on Avenida Paulista and is easy to locate and approach from the street. The building spans multiple levels with different uses, so it helps to get oriented before heading to a specific area.
The structure combines two distinct building volumes: a horizontal base holding shops and a vertical tower for offices. This two-part design is a feature many visitors overlook, even though it fundamentally shapes how the building looks and works.
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