When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture 1928-1960

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When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture 1928-1960

by Lauro Cavalcanti, Jon M. Tolman (Translation)

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This comprehensive guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a fascinating tour of over 125 buildings and projects designed between 1928, the year of Gregori Warchavchik's historic Paulista House, and 1960, the year the capital of Brasilia was inaugurated. Works by thirty-three architects, including renowned figures such as Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha...more

Paperback, 468 pages

Published January 1st 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press

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