{"@context":{"dc":"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/","skos":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2004\/02\/skos\/core#","skos:broader":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:inScheme":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:related":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:narrower":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:hasTopConcept":{"@type":"@id"},"skos:topConceptOf":{"@type":"@id"}},"@id":"https:\/\/vocabularios.eca.usp.br\/vcaa\/skos\/8214","@type":"skos:Concept","skos:prefLabel":{"@language":"pt-BR","@value=":"Mario de Andrade Library"},"skos:inScheme":"https:\/\/vocabularios.eca.usp.br\/vcaa\/","dct:created":"2026-08-04 10:32:39","skos:scopeNote":[{"@lang":"en","@value":"The 1936 project by Jacques \u00c9mile Paul Pilon gave rise to the headquarters building of the M\u00e1rio de Andrade Library. Constructed between 1938 and 1942, the Art Deco\u2013style building was designed to house the growing collection of S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s central library and to signal its role as a space for social and cultural gathering. To this end, spaces were designed for reading, storage, and preservation of the collection, as well as rooms for research and courses, in addition to an auditorium.\nThe original building, listed as a protected heritage site by CONDEPHAAT and CONPRESP, has undergone several interventions over the years. The most significant took place in 2007, under the responsibility of Piratininga Arquitetos Associados, contributing to the recovery and modernization of the complex. This intervention included accessibility improvements and the creation of a glazed circulation area, resulting from the juxtaposition of a new fa\u00e7ade with the original one, between the access halls, forming a connecting corridor. The interventions sought to make explicit\u2014through form, materials, and insertion strategy\u2014a dialogue with the building\u2019s historically significant context. "}]}