Article source: Gustavo Penna  Arquiteto & Associados 

The Freedom of The Press Monument, about to be built on the Monumental Axis in Brasília, has won one of the world’s most prestigious awards in Architecture. Our project was the winner of the World Architecture Festival Award 2014, in the category Culture – Future Projects, running against nine other international works. The announcement took place on Wednesday, October 1st, during an event that gathered professionals from over 50 countries in Singapore. The WAF award has only been given to three Brazilian Architecture offices before. We accept this accolade with great joy, a renewed enthusiasm and deep gratitude to our partners, friends and our team, all of whom made this achievement possible.

Monument2, Image Courtesy © Casa Digital

• Architects: Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados 
• Project: Freedom of the Press Monument
• Location: Central – Brasília / DF /Brasil
• Photography: Casa Digital
• ARCHITECTS: Alexandre Bragança, Alice Leite Flores, Augustin de Tugny, Carolina Castro, Catarina Hermanny, Fernanda Tolentino, Fernando Arruda Guillen, Fernando Artigas, Gabriel de Souza, Henrique Neves, Isadora Dawson, Laura Penna, Michelle Moura, Naiara Costa, Norberto Bambozzi, Oded Stahl, Patrícia Gonçalves, Raquel de Resende
• TRAINEES: Alessandra Valadares, Andressa Duarte, Carolina Soares, Daniel Gomes, Eduardo Magalhães, Ivan Rimsa Jordana Faria, Leticia Lanza, Luiza Martini, Paula Sallum, Paulo Menicucci, Priscila Dias de Araújo, Roberta Vasconcellos
• MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING: Isabela Tolentino, Rísia Botrel, Taimara Silva
• MARKETING: Diana Penna
• LAND AREA: 42.000m²
• PROJECT AREA: 7.000m²
• YEAR DESIGNED: 1996/2000

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