Main entry:

Cavalcanti, Lauro.

Title & Author:

When Brazil was modern : guide to architecture, 1928-1960 / Lauro Cavalcanti ; translated by Jon Tolman.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.

Description:

467 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 17 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Guia de arquitetura, 1928-1960.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-460) and index.
Introduction -- Architectural works: -- Alves de Souza, Wladimir -- Artigas, João Vilanova -- Vardi, Lina Bo -- Bernardes, Sérgio -- Bina Fonyat, José -- Bolonha, Francisco -- Borsoi, Acácio -- Bratke, Oswaldo -- Campello, Glauco -- Carvalho, Flávio de -- Castro Mello, Ícaro de -- Corona, Eduardo -- Corrêa Lima, Attilio -- Costa, Lucio -- Ferreira, Carlos -- Ferreira, Jorge -- Konder, Marcos -- Leão, Carlos -- Levi, Rino -- Mendes da Rocha, Paulo -- Mindlin, Henrique -- Moreira, Jorge Machado -- Niemeyer, Oscar -- Nunes, Luís -- Redig de Campos, Olavo -- Reidy, Affonso -- Ribeiro, Paulo Antunes -- Roberto, M.M.M. -- Rocha Miranda, Alcides da -- Rudofsky, Bernard -- Uchoa, Hélio -- Vital Brazil, Álvaro -- Warchavchik, Gregori -- Special projects: -- Brasília -- Brazilian Pavilion, World's Fair -- Cataguases -- Ministry of Health and Education -- Pampulha -- Maps -- Selected bibliography -- Index of projects.
Phyllis Lambert and CCA mentioned in acknowledgments.

Summary:

This guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a tour of over 125 projects designed between 1928-1960. There are works by 33 architects, and each entry gives a brief description, photographs, drawings, and information on visitor access.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568983417 (alk. paper)
9781568983417 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Modern movement (Architecture) Brazil.
Architecture Brazil History 20th century.
Architecture Brazil 20th century.
Movimiento Moderno (Arquitectura) Brasil.
Arquitectura Brasil Siglo XX.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Brésil.
Architecture Brésil 20e siècle.
Architecture Brésil Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architektur
Brazil.
Brasilien

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Lambert, Phyllis
Centre canadien d'architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 228585
Call No.: NA855.C3 2003
Status: Available