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Our school retrofit project is among the finalists of the Architecture Hunter Awards, in the unbuilt & concepts category, institutional facilities.
07/10/2026
School retrofit project is a finalist at AHA 2026
01/09/2026
Gianfranco Vannucchi at the Secovi-SP 2026 Convention
Last Wednesday, August 26, our co-founder Gianfranco Vannucchi took part as a speaker at the “PAINEL URBANISMO – O que queremos para São Paulo”, during the Secovi-SP 2026 convention. On that occasion, Gianfranco was joined by Roberta Simeoni and Claudio Bernardes (Secovi-SP), Marcelo Morettin (Andrade Morettin), Rafael Marengoni (Gehl), and Elisabete França (SMUL).
The participants reflected on São Paulo’s urban future, discussing how urban planning and legislation can contribute to building a more inclusive, functional, and people-centered city. According to Gianfranco: “With the experience of projects already implemented, which have contributed to improving urban quality, we can draw on important references to envision possible futures”.
Photos: Secovi-SP
31/08/2026
Faria Lima 505 has been delivered in Pinheiros
Faria Lima 505 is a corporate building resulting from the partnership between Königsberger Vannucchi and Grupo Lucio. The expansion of corporate floor plates in the western stretch of the avenue, particularly in Pinheiros, has been gaining momentum, and Faria Lima 505 is part of this movement, as is Dynamic Pinheiros, located a few blocks from the building and also resulting from the same partnership.
Design and construction rationality are the hallmarks of Faria Lima 505, aimed at developing a clean, largely dry-assembled project, featuring a precast concrete structure and a glass curtain wall façade. The building has 5,920 m² of total leasable area, with 10 floors of large, open-plan floor plates measuring 592 m² each, allowing for total flexibility in occupancy.
20/07/2026
Gianfranco Vannucchi and Daniel Toledo at the AsBEA-SC 20th Anniversary Journey
On July 2, during the AsBEA-SC 20th Anniversary Journey in Florianópolis, our founding partner Gianfranco Vannucchi gave a lecture on the trajectory of Königsberger Vannucchi and its design production over the course of 54 years. The presentation addressed the relationship between the firm’s projects and the different economic, political, and cultural contexts experienced by the country, as well as the challenges faced in keeping the office active for more than five decades.
Gianfranco revisited defining moments, such as the period when the firm designed bank branches in various regions of Brazil, at a time when architecture played a central role in institutional identity. Another highlight was the decision not to adopt the neoclassical language, then associated with luxury in the São Paulo real estate market: “We never designed neoclassical buildings because we never thought they made sense for the city,” he stated. The lecture also covered the Brascan Century Plaza, designed in 1997 in Itaim Bibi, São Paulo, a mixed-use development with an open block, where the office is currently headquartered.
At the end, partner and Executive Director Daniel Toledo joined the stage for a conversation with the audience. The evening continued with a book signing session for Königsberger Vannucchi [et al.] Arquitetura. Among dedications and reunions, the audience extended the exchanges that began during the lecture. The event took place at the Morada Ecco space. We thank AsBEA-SC for the invitation, represented by its president Maria Aparecida Cury Figueiredo, as well as the presence of colleagues and the general public with whom we were able to share our history.
Photos: Fernando Willadino/AsBEA-SC
