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MIS Copacabana offers public access during final construction phase

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MIS Copacabana offers public access during final construction phase

Public tours this weekend create a narrow access window to examine Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s long-delayed Rio museum before full completion. The project’s transformation of the Copacabana promenade into a vertical cultural route makes it a major Brazilian architecture story.

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Museu da Imagem e do Som Copacabana, Avenida Atlântica, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Organizations
Diller Scofidio + Renfro — Design architect; Índio da Costa — Local architectural execution, as publicly credited; Fundação Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro — Museum operator; Secretaria de Estado de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Rio de Janeiro — Government project sponsor; Fundação Roberto Marinho — Project and museological partner
UFC launches national competition for a waterfront arts, culture and events center in Fortaleza

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UFC launches national competition for a waterfront arts, culture and events center in Fortaleza

The Brazilian public competition concerns a prominent waterfront site with historical and civic significance. An imminent September 13 clarification deadline makes immediate professional coverage useful.

Location
Former Edifício São Pedro / Iracema Plaza Hotel site, Rua Arariús 09, Praia de Iracema, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Organizations
Universidade Federal do Ceará — Competition promoter and client; Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil – Departamento do Ceará — Competition organizer; Fundação Cearense de Pesquisa e Cultura — Competition administration
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