Eduardo de Almeida and Rodrigo Mindlin Loeb sign the design of the Brasiliana Library. The building, with more than 20,000 m², will house a collection of rare books of 17,000 titles about Brazil donated by the collector of books to the university.
Photography: Nelson Kon
At the end of 1999, José Mindlin transferred to his grandson, Rodrigo Mindlin Loeb, and his friend Eduardo de Almeida, a mission: to develop and advance the idea and design of the library to house the rare collection of books: the largest and the most The most important private collection in Brazil with around 17 thousand titles and 60 thousand volumes, which he has donated to the University of São Paulo (USP). When Mindlin died, in February 2010, at the age of 95, construction work advanced on financial and political difficulties, and the conclusion was only a matter of time.
The 21,950 m2 building seeks inspiration from well-known libraries around the world, such as the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, at Yale University, USA. UU., And the Saint Geneviève Library, in Paris, France. The Library of Congress, Washington, was a consultant to define conservation parameters
Photography: Nelson Kon
The complex will house the important collection of the Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (IEB) (Institute of Brazilian Studies), a bookstore, cafeteria, exhibition hall and an auditorium with capacity for 300 people.

The design took into consideration the environmental and sustainable directions. All sp...