During the 2019 installation at the Twelfth International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo, we asked visitors to note their own experience of Sesc centres by filling in drawings and writing on custom-made postcards. A selection of this candid social archive is shown in the following Section.
Architecture Biennale of São Paulo
"The most beautiful couple of Sao Paulo in the best Sesc in the world! (he prefers the Sesc 24 de Maio)"
"I love it. When I enter there is no longer any distinction. We're all the same."
"Very well thought, used, and amazing! Brilliant work, inspiring! Love it!"
"Today I hand in my graduation work. I am the first person to graduate in my family."
"The Vila Mariana Sesc was one of the Sescs that I most frequented. It has a quiet atmosphere and a good pool! - Bruna"
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This is a research project of the Chair of the History and Theory of Urban Design at ETH Zürich, conducted by Tom Avermaete, Irina Davidovici and Hans Teerds.
We are grateful for the assistance of
Friederike Merkel, Tapio Snellman, Studio Mariana Wilderom (Mariana Wilderom, Claudia Kim and Guilherme Ribeiro Reis), our FAU USP guides in São Paulo (Rafael Grazziano, Allessandro Muzi, Akemi Morita), the ETH students who participated in the study trip to São Paulo in October 2019 (Jingxi Cen, Stefan Fierz, Hin Fung Sherman Lam, Friederike Merkel, and Giorgia Mini) as well as their FAU USP collaborators (Marcelo Arnellas, Teresa Cristina Barroso Vieira, Miguel Croce, Ana Caroline de Souza, and Maria Alice Floriano).
Contact: Hans Teerds