Exploratory Science Museum Winner Announced

The International Competition for the Exploratory Science Museum of Unicamp winners were recently announced. Daniel Corsi, Dani Hirano and Reinaldo Nishimuro from CHN Arquitetos won the competition. Their proposal beat over 100 other entries in the international public competition.

Asked to incorporate the site’s existing buildings, the architects have conceived a large rectangular structure clad in perforated aluminium plates. The geometric holes are designed to diffuse light and control the internal climate.

A ramp under the large structural cantilever leads to the entrance. The main level comprises a shop, library, café, observatory and temporary and permanent exhibition spaces, while the lower level holds the multimedia exhibition, auditorium and science ateliers...READ ALL