{"tema_id":"7832","string":"Former headquarters of Unibanco Bank","created":"2026-04-14 13:55:02","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Nota de escopo","@lang":"en","@value":"The innovative Bar\u00e3o de Iguape skyscraper was built in 1959. The project used by the American architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), with executive production by Gian Carlo Gasperini, was based on Jacques Pilon\u2019s preliminary design. The modernist structure follows the architectural language of major North American towers, characterized by an open floor plan, a curtain-wall fa\u00e7ade, and a steel structural system. Architect Aur\u00e9lio Martinez Flores was responsible for the building\u2019s renovations, particularly the fa\u00e7ade. Initially conceived as the headquarters of Unibanco, the building is currently used as the administrative center of the S\u00e3o Paulo Court of Justice. "}]}