Nominated by experts of the IAI Design Award jury and determined by the jury, the 2021-2022 IAI lifetime achievement award was awarded to Roberto Loeb, a famous Brazilian architect, and became the seventh winner of the lifetime achievement award in the history of IAI after Liang Zhitian, Xing Tonghe, Zhang Qiman, Zaha Hadid, qikang, EVA Jiricna.
Robert Loeb's design projects cover museums, commerce, industry, cities, etc., and have won many international awards. Including winning the 13th IAI Best Architectural Design Award in 2020/2021. His personal achievements are more reflected in the inheritance, protection and innovative design concepts and humanistic care in his works. At the same time, he also actively participated in and supported the promotion of design culture exchanges and cooperation between different countries, especially Latin America and China.
Natura
Roberto Loeb designed and designed projects for homeless or at-risk residents, such as Projeto oficina Borac é a, minha Rua minha Casa and Projeto anchieta. In October 2003, he won the excellent architect award issued by Marta Suplicy, mayor of Sao Paulo.
Projeto Oficina Boracéa
Instituto Anchieta Grajaú
In 2004, Roberto Loeb participated in the third Asuncion Paraguay Biennale and exhibited the restoration of the San Vito building and the City Museum designed by him and architect Luis Capote in the center of Sao Paulo.
At the invitation of the Biennale of Sao Paulo, Roberto Loeb was responsible for organizing the Brazilian Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale (the Ninth International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, Italy), and exhibited a series of works in the exhibition. September 2004 to November 2004.
From September 14 to November 23, 2008, he was invited by funda çã o bienal de s ã o Paulo to participate in the 11th Mia (International Architecture Exhibition) Brazil pavilion exhibition held in Venice as a curator.
WORK
NATURA
Project address: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Natura is an industrial "Campus" that develops and produces cosmetics for large-scale distribution and sales in Brazil, South America and around the world.
The architectural project of this 70,000-square-meter "Campus" built in São Paulo was designed with a focus on the integration of the people who work there, in several blocks of industrial production, connected by paths open to nature. Administrative areas, research laboratories, club, restaurants, training centers, auditoriums, theater, as well as exhibition areas and nurseries for children of workers represent in Brazil an innovative way to design and build industrial spaces.
CENTER OF JEWISH CULTURE
Project address: Sao Paulo, Brazil
This 6,000 square meter building was built in São Paulo, the most populous city in Latin America, on land donated by the government. It is a cultural center that develops events focused on exhibitions, cinema, theatrical performances, musical concerts and offers courses in History, languages, cuisine and all kinds of cultural activities open to all citizens of the city of any origin interested in knowing and participating in its programming.
The project of the “Centre of Jewish Culture” was donated by the architect Roberto Loeb, in memoriam of his grandparents, of Jewish origin, and of all the citizens of the world who found in Brazil the welcome to develop in peace their families, their jobs and their personal, professional and cultural contributions that make the city of São Paulo richer and more cosmopolitan.
MAHLE
NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Project address: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mahle, a manufacturer of car parts and various types of wheeled vehicles, is an company of German origin established in Brazil since the 50's/60's.
The building was designed and built on an area of 17,000 square meters, on land next to Rodovia dos Bandeirantes road that connects the city of São Paulo to several important cities in the state.
It is a research and technology center for the development of the automotive industry in Brazil and abroad.
The project is characterized by a set of semi-circular constructions, organically placed on the existing land, avoiding excavations and earthworks as much as possible.
FRIEDERICH BAYER BRIDGE
Project address: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The bridge, designed and built for the passage of pedestrians and cyclists, is 90 meters long.
This bridge, with a metallic structure, is supported on the riverbanks and on two circular islands, planted with vegetation typical of the flora of the region.
Located on of the Rio Pinheiros (Pinheiros river) branch, which crosses the city of São Paulo, the bridge opens in the middle to allow the passage of cleaning and maintenance boats on the channel that connects the river to the Guarapiranga dam.
The bridge made it possible to implement a bike path of about 3,000 meters on the banks of the Pinheiros river, extending the existing one... It has also created quick access for workers from Bayer and other nearby industries, who, coming down from the metro station, can reach their workplaces in about 10 to 15 minutes, against the almost 40 minutes they spent before the construction of the bridge.
TECHOLOGICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
CAMPUS OF CBMM
(construction will start in 2023)
Project address: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Concept:
In addition to providing services for the development of construction projects and technical projects, it is also committed to engineering management, working with clients to meet deadlines and costs, with an emphasis on new factory Factor 5 (Perfume), The new Technology and Research Centre of Ericsson and Metal Leve SA in Jundiai, Sao Paulo opened in June 2008, responsible for the development of architectural and interior projects as well as the coordination of complementary technology projects, technical supervision and management of the works. In addition, he managed the construction of the new industrial unit Knorr-Bremse in Itupeva-SP, Brazil, which will be completed in April 2013, and the construction of the new industrial unit Sicpa Tintas e Sistemas.