Instituto Bardi, São Paulo

The Glass House was designed by Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi, and built between the years 1950 and 1951, in the Morumbi region of the city of São Paulo. The place chosen to house the monument was a subdivision of the Muller Carioba Tea Farm. It was the first house built in the so-called Morumby Garden.

Initially, the house was built to be inhabited by Lina and her husband, the also Italian Pietro Maria Bardi. The couple lived in the Glass House for over forty years. The architect died in 1992, while her husband died seven years later, in 1999.

The Glass House is a heritage site listed by Condephaat, since 1987. For twenty-one years it has also been the headquarters of the Lina Bo Bardi and Pietro Maria Bardi Institute, housing part of the works and collections of the couple...

Currently, the Institute promotes different activities in the space, such as: exhibitions, videos, lectures, research publications, meetings, and visits.