Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Free-Form Modernism [Paperback]

David Underwood (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: George Braziller; 1st edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807613363
• ISBN-13: 978-0807613368
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars UNDERSTANDING NIEMEYER FROM A SURREALIST POINT OF VIEW, September 5, 1999

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Rafael Beckford ([e-mail]) (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Free-Form Modernism (Paperback)

NIEMEYER HAS BEEN HIGHLY CRITICIZED FOR POOR FUNCTIONALIST CONSIDERATION IN HIS BLDGS, SUCH AS HUMAN USE. MANY OF THIS ACCUSATIONS MAY BE TRUE. BUT THIS BOOK OFFERS AN ANALYSIS OF THE ARCHITECT'S WORK FROM A SURREALIST POINT OF VIEW, THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHERE HE COMES FROM AND WHY THE FREE-FORMS ARE ALMOST AN OBSTINATE CONSTANT IN HIS WORK TO THIS DAY. IT'S INTERSTING TO READ UNDERWOOD'S THESIS, AS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SEEING AND STUDYING THE WORK OF THIS MASTER OF BRAZILIAN ARCHITECTURE.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The artist and the architect!, January 9, 2008

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oscar Niemeyer and Brazilian Free-Form Modernism (Paperback)

At the moment to create the most exigent list of those most distinguished architects of the last Century, Oscar Niemeyer must be included in that illustrious account.

Every project is so innovative that really captures the whole attention of any simple newcomer in this area.

Niemeyer arrived to his centenary the last year, so this is an invitation to dive into the creative universe of this Brazilian master.

Don't miss this fascinating book