Title & Author:

Infinite span : 90 years of Brazilian architecture / editors, Fernando Serapião, Guilherme Wisnik ; essays, Adrián Gorelik [and 8 others] ; translation, Anton Stark, Mário Seabra.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication:

Portugal : Casa da Arquitectura ; [Zürich] : Lars Müller Publishers, [2019]
©2019

Description:

399 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, map, plans, portrait ; 28 x 21 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at Casa da Arquitectura, Porto, Portugal, September 28, 2018-April 28, 2019.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Infinito Va̋o" at Casa da Arquitectura, Portugal, September 28, 2018-April, 2019.
Title words intersect in page layout: Title printed with word "span" horizontal, and with word "infinite" vertical, using the same letter "n."
"Translation, Anton Stark, Mário Seabra."--Page 399.
Includes bibliographical references.
Architecture, a bridge over the Atlantic -- Infinite span -- Jumping over the backwardness: from Niemeyer to Artigas -- From Guarani to Guaraná -- There's only one base -- My nose against the plateaus -- No time to be afraid: from Artigas to the collectives -- I saw a Brazil on TV -- All of it, not half of it -- Feelings on the soles of their feet -- References notes -- Essays.

Summary:

This publication assembles representative projects and works of Brazilian architecture made between 1920 and 2018, among them Oscar Niemeyer, Roberto Burle Marx, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Sérgio Ferro and Lina Bo Bardi. It will propose crosscutting dialogues between the presented projects and highlight the intersections between architecture, music, literature, cinema, and performing arts. The book is structured in six chronological and thematic modules with titles corresponding to outstanding songs of each period. Exhibition: Casa da Arquitectura, Porto, Portugal (28.09.2018-28.04.2019).

ISBN:

9789899679092 (Casa da Arquitectura)
9899679097 (Casa da Arquitectura)
9783037785898 (Lars Müller Publishers)
3037785896 (Lars Müller Publishers)

Subject:

Casa da Arquitectura.
Bauhaus Dessau 1986-1994 Bereich Architektur und Sammlungen
Architecture, Brazilian 20th century Exhibitions.
Architecture, Brazilian 21st century Exhibitions.
Music and architecture Brazil Exhibitions.
Architecture and literature Exhibitions.
Motion pictures and architecture Brazil Exhibitions.
Performing arts Brazil Exhibitions.
Architecture and history Brazil Exhibitions.
Architecture brésilienne 20e siècle Expositions.
Architecture brésilienne 21e siècle Expositions.
Musique et architecture Brésil Expositions.
Architecture et littérature Expositions.
Cinéma et architecture Expositions.
Arts du spectacle Brésil Expositions.
Architecture et histoire Brésil Expositions.
Architecture, Brazilian Exhibitions. 20th century.
Motion pictures and architecture.
Performing arts.
Music and architecture.
Architecture and history.
Architecture, Brazilian.
Architecture and literature.
Architektur
Bilddatenbank
Fotoarchiv
Architecture Brazil History 20th century Exhibitions.
Brazil.
Brasilien

Form/genre:

Exhibition Publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Exhibition publications.

Added entries:

Serapião, Fernando, 1971- editor.
Wisnik, Guilherme, editor.
Stark, Anton, translator.
Seabra, Mário, translator.
Wisnik, Guilherme editor.
Casa da Arquitectura (Matosinhos, Portugal), host institution.
Casa da Arquitectura (Matosinhos, Portugal) host institution.

90 years of Brazilian architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306040
Call No.: BIB 251774
Status: Available