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The Rise Of Popular Modernist Architectu
Fernando Luiz Lara
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Description for The Rise Of Popular Modernist Architectu
Hardback. During the mid-twentieth century, Brazil as a country seemed to be fascinated with modernism. This title investigates how and why modern architecture became so popular in this country, tracking the path of the dissemination as well as the economic, cultural, and political conditions that made it possible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 49 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
During the mid-twentieth century, Brazil as a country seemed to be fascinated with modernism. Middle-class people would read about it in popular newspapers and journals, then go about designing their own homes in the modernist style, using distinctive layouts and facades. In other words, modernist architecture was the popular architecture of Brazil.Fernando Luiz Lara investigates how and why modern architecture became so popular in his native country, tracking the path of the dissemination as well as the economic, cultural, and political conditions that made it possible. He views it as a direct extension of the optimism and relative stability that ... Read more
During the mid-twentieth century, Brazil as a country seemed to be fascinated with modernism. Middle-class people would read about it in popular newspapers and journals, then go about designing their own homes in the modernist style, using distinctive layouts and facades. In other words, modernist architecture was the popular architecture of Brazil.Fernando Luiz Lara investigates how and why modern architecture became so popular in his native country, tracking the path of the dissemination as well as the economic, cultural, and political conditions that made it possible. He views it as a direct extension of the optimism and relative stability that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813032894
SKU
V9780813032894
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About Fernando Luiz Lara
Fernando Luiz Lara is assistant professor of architecture at the University of Michigan.
Reviews for The Rise Of Popular Modernist Architectu
"Proves that contrary to post-modern beliefs and rhetoric and to what happened in the U.S. and in Europe, in the case of Brazil modern architecture was popular and inspired the production of buildings by non-architects, helping to mold a middle-class culture and a new system of values." - Vicente del Rio, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo "Fills an ... Read more