São Paulo: Sesc and the City

Study done by students of ETH-Zurich and Universidade de São Paulo

Under the umbrella of the not-for-profit private institution Sesc, more than thirty social welfare centres provide affordable cultural, leisure, health and educational facilities to all inhabitants in the region of São Paulo. In the midst of the contemporary city, ‘Sescis’ introduce common provisions for the citizens of São Paulo throughout their days – from morning coffee, newspapers and pool to gym, restaurant and theatre shows at night — for all age groups – from toddlers to seniors.

  1. Sesc Consolação
  2. Sesc Pompeia
  3. Sesc Ipiranga
  4. Sesc Vila Mariana
  5. Sesc 24 de Maio
  6. Sesc Avenida Paulista
  7. Architecture Biennale of São Paulo

Partners and links
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