Main entry:

Philippou, Styliane, 1965-

Title & Author:

Oscar Niemeyer : curves of irreverence / Styliane Philippou.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.

Description:

414 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index.
Introduction : 'Much more than parrots and banana trees' -- Modernism and national identity in Brazil or how to brew a Brazilian stew -- Oscar Niemeyer and the birth of Brazilian architectural modernism -- Curves of transgression: the architectural complex of Pampulha -- Challenging established hierarchies in the post-war Brazilian metropolis -- Dwelling in the 'new world in the tropics' -- Brasília: the president's plantation or the second colonization of Brazil -- Anagrams of monumentality: inversion, levitation, hybridization, dissonance -- Pau-Brasil architecture for export -- Reclaiming the right to the beach.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780300120387 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300120389 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012 Criticism and interpretation.
Niemeyer, Oscar.
Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012.
Niemeyer, Oscar 1907-2012
International style (Architecture) Brazil.
Style international (Architecture) Brésil.
21.62 history of architecture.
International style (Architecture)
Buildings.
Brazil.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 258233
Call No.: BIB 188917
Status: Available