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Brazilian Modernism Architecture Tour With Simone Bigoto

27/5/2019

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ABCC member, Unik Vision, organises trade missions and special events to showcase the excellence on offer in Brazil. In September 2019, Unik Vision is coordinating a Brazilian Modernism Architecture Tour aimed at architects, engineers, designers and anyone interested in Modernism and the work of Oscar Niemeyer.
Unik Vision has appointed Brazilian architect, Simone Bigoto, to be the Ambassador for this upcoming tour. Simone recently caught up with the ABCC to explain her experience working with the famous Australian architect Harry Seidler in Australia and her connection with Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil which gives her a unique perspective on Modernism architecture across the two countries. 
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Left to right: Val Oscroft, Monica Rodrigues Sweeney, Penelope Seidler, Simone Bigoto, Dani Oliver, Richardo Bigoto 


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Australia and Brazil have a long history of connecting across different sectors, including architecture. It is an honour to be chosen as the Ambassador of the Unik Architecture Tour.
My relationship with both countries began 17 years ago when I first lived in Australia. I came to Sydney at the start of 2002 after having completed a Bachelor in Architecture at Mackenzie University – Sao Paulo. I came to Sydney to study a Post Graduate Course in Stage Design, because dance and architecture are two arts that have been part of my life since I was 14 years old. 

During this time, I was preparing myself for a Business and English course at UNSW to get into the Scenography course I had planned and I applied for a job as an Architect which started my work with one of my mentors: Harry Seidler. It was a wonderful experience for me to have worked with Harry Seidler and all his team on my journey. After months working closely with him and his team, at the end of 2002 I decided to come back to Brazil to get married. As soon as Harry knew that, he kindly tried to convince me the opposite and asked me to stay in Sydney to continue working at his office but at that moment the better decision for me was to return to my country.
Before I left his office, Harry introduced me to his great friend Oscar Niemeyer. It was the most wonderful surprise that a young Brazilian architect like me could have! In 2003 just a couple of weeks before I get married I had the honour of meeting the genius Oscar at his own practice in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
The connection between me and both genius architects never stopped even after I started my own architecture office in Sao Paulo in 2003... and here I am again, back in Sydney with my husband, Ricardo and my 2 children, Gustavo an eleven year old boy and Isadora, a ten year old girl. We all moved in February last year and I have been working in the architecture field in Sydney since April 2018. 


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Oscar Neimeyer Architecture, Brazil 
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In late 2018, I was invited to present some of my projects in an Exhibition of Brazilian Architects Tribute together with the 4 most famous Brazilian Architects in the world: Oscar Niemeyer, Lina Bo Bardi, Lele (Joao Felgueiras Lima) and Paulo Mendes da Rocha as well as a new generation of other talented architects. During the opening night of the Exhibition in December last year I had the chance to meet many people as passionate about architecture as I am, not only for Brazilian Architecture, but also for Australian Architecture. This was the beginning of a new chapter. Then, an invitation arrived for me to be the ambassador of Modernism Architecture Tour was made by the CEO of Unik Vision, Monica Sweeney, who was inspired by all the relationship between the two countries.
The tour will no doubt be a great success showcasing the best that Brazilian architecture has to offer.
For more information visit their website: www.unikvision.com.au 

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Harry Seidler Architecture
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This article was originally published on the May/June ABCC  Newsletter.
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