The Italio-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (19141992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful engagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its culture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitions, and writings. On the occasion of Lina Bo Bardi's one hundredth birthday, this richly illustrated volume presents an overview of her oeuvre and highlights iconic buildings, such as her own home, the so-called Casa de Vidro, the Museo de Arte de São Paulo, and the cultural center SESC Pompéia.

The Italo-Brazilian architect LINA BO BARDI (19141992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful engagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its culture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitions, and writings.

»The catalogue thoroughly documents, with plans and images, all of Bo Bardi's built projects, and includes essays that discuss her professional partnership with her husband, and places the MASP in the context of European postwar architecture.«

Autorentext
Die italienisch-brasilianische Architektin LINA BO BARDI (19141992) prägte mit ausdrucksstarken Entwürfen einen eigenen gestalterischen Weg: In der Architektur, im Bühnenbild, im Mode-und Möbeldesign sowie in der Grafik nahm sie Impulse der Internationalen Moderne auf, verarbeitete diese aber ganz individuell. Die Grundlage ihres Schaffens bildete dabei die reflektierte Auseinandersetzung mit ihrer Wahlheimat Brasilien, seiner Kultur, Gesellschaft und Politik. Bo Bardi vertrat ihre teils radikalen Ansichten ebenso produktiv wie provokativ durch Entwürfe, Ausstellungen und Schriften.

Klappentext

The Italio-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful en­gagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its cul­ture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitions, and writings. On the oc­casion of Lina Bo Bardi's one hundredth birthday, this richly illustrated volume presents an overview of her oeuvre and highlights iconic buildings, such as her own home, the so-called Casa de Vidro, the Museo de Arte de São Paulo, and the cultural center SESC Pompéia.

The Italo-Brazilian architect LINA BO BARDI (1914-1992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful en­gagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its cul­ture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitions, and writings.