Chu Ming Silveira
Female architect who created Brazil's iconic egg-shaped telephone booth, Orelhão.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 9min
Orelhão: Brazil's iconic egg-shaped telephone booth
Chu Ming Silveira, a female architect, created Brazil's iconic egg-shaped telephone booth, Orelhão. The design was a huge success, with over 50,000 booths installed across Brazil. Chu Ming's innovative design influenced public phone booths in other countries as well. Despite her passing in 1997, her legacy lives on through Google's doodle in 2017, and her son, Alan Chu, sharing memories with Matt Pintus.
