CASE : Lucio Costa, Brasilia's superquadra / edited by Farès el-Dahdah.

Title & Author:

CASE : Lucio Costa, Brasilia's superquadra / edited by Farès el-Dahdah.

Publication:

Description:

108 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Series:

CASE : a series of case studies in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The superquadra and the importance of leisure / Farès el-Dahdah -- Regarding the superquadra: an interview with Lucio Costa / Juan Antonio Zapatel -- The superquadra in numbers and context / Maria Elisa Costa -- Guinle Park: a proto-superquadra / Ana Luiza Nobre -- Unidada de vizinhança: Brasilia's "Neighborhood unit" / Matheus Gorovitz -- The residential building slab in the superquadra / Sylvia Ficher, Francisco Leitão, Geraldo Nogueira Batista and Dionísio Alves de Françoa -- Free passage: landownership in the superquadras / Tânia Battella de Siqueira -- Protected by law: the superquadra's "historic" modernity / José Pessôa -- A post-occupancy assessment of the neighborhood unit / Sandra Bernardes Ribeiro and Marta Litwinczik Sinoti -- Conclusion: The superquadra, SQN 207 / Farès el-Dahdah.

Summary:

Nearly half a century after its inception, the city of Brasilia continues to one of the most widely debated of all archetectural projects. This title examines the concept of the 'superquadra', which saw the construction of large neighborhoods, each with their own schools, shopping and entertainment complexes.

ISBN:

3791331574 (paperback)
9783791331577 (paperback)

Subject:

Costa, Lúcio.
Architecture Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
City planning Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Architecture Brazil 20th century.
Urbanisme Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Architecture Brésil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Architecture Brésil 20e siècle.
City planning Brazil Brasilia.
Architecture Brazil Brasilia.
Architecture.
City planning.
Wohnform
Stadtplanung
Brazil.
Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal)
Brasília
Brasília (Distrito Federal, Brazil)
Brasília superquadra.

Added entries:

El-Dahdah, Farès.
CASE series (Prestel Verlag)

Lucio Costa : Brasilia's superquadra
Brasilia's superquadra

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234927
Call No.: NA44.C8375.9 C3 2005
Status: Available

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