Free University of the Environment

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	Free University of the Environment
Designer	Domingos Bongestabs
Location	Curitiba, Paraná
Date	1992
Building Type	college campus, environmental university, academic
Climate	warm temperate
Context	urban park, reused granite quarry
Architectural Style	Environmental Modern
Street Address	Rua Victor Benato, 210
Notes	Universidade Livre do Meio Ambiente, or "Unilivre". Functional spaces supported within a rustic playful sturdy pole framework, spiraling upward within a roughly cylindrical overall form to connect from the floor up to the rim of the former quarry.
At Great Buildings	http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Free_University_of_the_Environment.html

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Universidade Livre do Meio Ambiente
Rua Victor Benato, 210 – Pilarzinho
82.120-110 – Curitiba – Paraná
Fones:(55) 41 - 254-3734 / 254-7657
Fax:(55) 41 - 253-4035

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Special thanks are due to Simagran Paraná Export, a leading brand of Brazilian Marble and Granite, for information and travel assistance related to this case study.