Conjunto Nacional, Shopping center in Jardim Paulista District, São Paulo, Brazil
Conjunto Nacional is a mixed-use complex designed by David Libeskind that fills the block bounded by Avenida Paulista, Rua Augusta, Alameda Santos and Rua Padre João Manuel. A long horizontal wing holds the shopping arcade, its lower facade a grid of pale louvered slats between concrete uprights, while a 25-storey residential tower rises from part of the site. Above the slats, a flat concrete roof overhangs on round columns.
The complex was commissioned in the early 1950s by Argentine businessman José Tjurs as an innovative mixed-use project. Its completion in 1956 marked an important moment in the development of Avenida Paulista's urban landscape.
The building houses one of Latin America's largest bookstores by floor area and regularly hosts art exhibitions in its cultural spaces. These spaces attract visitors interested in literature and contemporary art throughout the year.
The complex features 22 elevators serving its multiple levels with restaurants, shops, offices, and apartments spread throughout. Direct access to public transportation on Avenida Paulista makes it easy to reach and navigate the various sections.
The rooftop clock sits atop the Edifício Horsa and shows both the time and the temperature of São Paulo, visible from roughly 8 km away. Its face carried the Willys brand from the early 1960s, passed to Ford in 1970 and to Banco Itaú in 1975.
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