Architecture

Ball House (Casa do Baile), undulating concrete canopy

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Casa do Baile [Portuguese]
Ball House (Casa do Baile), undulating concrete canopy

Architecture

structure overview
Ball House (Casa do Baile)
architectural element(s)
architectural canopy

Architecture: Ball House (Casa do Baile)

built
1942
culture
Brazilian
style/period
Brazilian Modernism
work type
1942–1948
restaurant
dance hall
1950–1951
clubhouse
1958–1962
auction house
1971–1976
restaurant
1986–1990
cultural centre
exhibition building
1990–1996
restaurant
since 2002
exhibition building
material
reinforced concrete
architect
Oscar Niemeyer
structural engineer
Albino Froufe
artist
Roberto Burle Marx

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Belo Horizonte » Pampulha
local language location name
Belo Horizonte, Brasil [Portuguese]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Pampulha Modern Ensemble
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV
designation
reference
1493

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,546 × 3,641  pixel
47.0 × 30.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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