Main entry:

Bardi, Lina Bo, 1914-1992.

Title & Author:

Stones against diamonds / Lina Bo Bardi.

Publication:

London : Architectural Association, [2013]
©2013

Description:

131 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Series:

Architecture words ; 12

Notes:
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Italian years. Architecture and nature ; The design of interiors -- Arrival in Brazil. Stones against diamonds ; Beautiful child ; Two buildings by Oscar Niemeyer ; Window displays ; House in Morumbi -- Move to Bahia. Theory and philosophy of architecture ; Culture and non-culture ; Architecture or architecture ; Houses or museums? ; The invasion ; The moon ; Industrial art ; Technology and art ; The northeast -- Back in São Paulo. What's happening after Corbu? ; The new trianon ; 'Design' at an impasse ; Architecture and technology ; The architectural project ; Intensive therapy -- Interviews, spoken word. An architectural lesson.
Translated from the Portuguese by Anthony Doyle and Pamela Johnstone from the anthology: Lina por escrito, published by Cosca Naify, 2009.

Summary:

Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) was a prolific architect, designer and thinker, whose work spans across architecture, furniture, stage and costume design, urban planning, teaching and writing. This collection of essays is the first-ever English anthology of her writings. It includes texts written when she was still living in Italy a well as later contributions to a number of Brazilian newspapers, journals and magazines. An acute critic and a creative thinker, Bo Bardi proposes a series of new parameters for design thinking and practice, such as the notions of 'historical present', 'roughness' and 'tolerance to imperfection'. Presented collectively, her texts present a wealth of inspirational thoughts articulated in a refreshingly simple, straightforward fashion.

ISBN:

9781907896200
1907896201

Subject:

Bardi, Lina Bo, 1914-1992 Criticism and interpretation.
Architectural design Brazil.
Architecture and society Brazil.
Architectural design.
Architecture and society.
Design architectural Brésil.
Architecture et société Brésil.
Design architectural.
Architecture et société.
Architecture and Planning.
Arkitekturteori.
Kvinnliga arkitekter.
Brazil.

Form/genre:

Writings.

Added entries:

Architecture words ; 12.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 282966
Call No.: BIB 220914
Status: Available