Project implementation: Brazil
Project development: Brazil
TEMPO is a multidisciplinary architectural practice that seeks the constant materialization of the intangible into reality, based in São Paulo and directed by architects Luiz Sakata (Bauru, 1995 – FAU-USP/FAUP-Porto) and Augusto Longarine (Jundiaí, 1995 – FAU-USP/Politecnico di Milano).
RIBASMARÇAL is an architecture and urban planning practice based in São Paulo and Baixada Santista. Guided by the synthesis of "knowledge" and "doing," it seeks to coordinate all stages of the architectural process. Under the direction of architect Marcelo Ribas Marçal (Santos, 1997 – Mackenzie Presbyterian University), the firm works across different scales and contexts.
The Bela Vista Biological Refuge in Foz do Iguaçu is recognized as an Outpost of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (RBMA) and is part of the Paraná River biodiversity corridor, connecting important conservation areas such as the Iguaçu and Ilha Grande National Parks. Founded in 1984, it provides shelter for wild animals rescued from the reservoir, reforests riparian forests, and maintains a breeding protocol for wild animals, especially for key endangered species. The refuge is open to the public and focuses on demonstrating biodiversity conservation initiatives, sustainable development, and the promotion of scientific knowledge, receiving approximately 30,000 visitors annually. The proposal to requalify the Refuge is the result of a National Public Competition promoted by Itaipu Binacional and carried out by IAB-PR, whose project uses strategies of minimal intervention, redefinition of spaces and formal simplicity to reorganize the tourist and operational flows of the complex, allowing the expansion of its visitation potential and the well-being of the animals.