When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture, 1928-1960 [Paperback]

Lauro Cavalcanti (Author), Jon M. Tolman (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

This comprehensive guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a fascinating tour of over 125 buildings and projects designed between 1928, the year of Gregori Warchavchik's historic Paulista House, and 1960, the year the capital of Brasilia was inaugurated. Works by thirty-three architects, including renowned figures such as Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha and lesser-known, but equally exciting, architects like Flavio de Carvalho and Lina Bo Bardi, are presented in this handsomely designed guide. Each entry provides photographs, drawings, a brief description, and information on visitor access.When Brazil was Modern is a complete survey of the country's modern architectural legacy, and not only fills a forty year-old bibliographic gap on the subject, but also sheds new light on the aesthetics and social underpinnings of Brazil's modern architecture. By including the unconventional and experimental, author Cavalcanti challenges the very definition of what was modern, in Brazil, the Americas, and elsewhere.

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About the Author

Lauro Cavalcanti has spent the last fifteen years researching modern architecture in Brazil. With six books to his credit, he has raised the profile of Brazilian architecture of the 1930s and 40s within his native country. Cavalcanti serves as director of

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568983417
• ISBN-13: 978-1568983417
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelente como un "overview' de la arquitectura heroica brasilena., June 15, 2007

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This review is from: When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture, 1928-1960 (Paperback)

Este libro es un catalogo de los mas afamados y no tan afamados arquitectos brasileiros. Como todo catalogo nos deja con el deseo de ver mas, pero de repente para eso sirven los catalogos. Sin embargo, me deja con el vacio de entender el contexto en que se insertan todas estas obras y las practicas profesionales de quienes la producen.