Archinect - News 2024-12-26T13:34:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/87931320/niemeyer-s-latin-america-memorial-building-hit-by-fire-in-sao-paulo Niemeyer's Latin America Memorial building hit by fire in Sao Paulo Archinect 2013-12-02T19:24:00-05:00 >2013-12-02T19:28:26-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ud/udaozamnaxyuytug.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Authorities in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, have fought a major blaze at a landmark building designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer. A large plume of smoke billowed from the Latin America Memorial, a cultural centre which hosts an art gallery, an auditorium and other facilities.</p></em><br /><br /><p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/yu/yu5fivlypy2m40ft.jpg" title=""></p>