Lina Bo Bardi is the long-awaited monograph on one of the twentieth century's most consequential architects — a figure whose work fused modernist rigour with a deep commitment to Brazilian cultural democracy, and who has remained underrepresented in the global architectural canon.
About This Book
Published by Toto, this volume gathers a curated selection of works by Lina Bo Bardi, tracing the breadth of her vision across architecture, design, and cultural practice. The book draws on rare, privately owned sketches alongside photography to illuminate a body of work that resists easy categorisation — modernist in form, yet rooted in a democratising social impulse particular to Brazil. What distinguishes this publication is its inclusion of a conversation between Kazuyo Sejima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, two architects who cite Bo Bardi as a direct influence. Their dialogue adds a living dimension to the survey, connecting her legacy to contemporary architectural thought and practice.
Key Features
- 288 pages of photographs and rare, privately owned sketches spanning Bo Bardi's full creative range
- Conversation between Kazuyo Sejima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto on Bo Bardi's influence
- Published by Toto
What You'll Discover
- How Bo Bardi's practice tied the formal ambitions of modernism to the democratisation of Brazilian cultural life
- Rare sketches from private collections that reveal her design thinking beyond the built work
- The reach of her influence on subsequent generations, through dialogue between two of Japan's most significant contemporary architects
- A wide-ranging overview of her creative visions that extends beyond architecture into broader cultural and social territory
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 288
- Dimensions: 190 x 250 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784887063693
- Publisher: Toto
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, architectural historians, and design researchers with a serious interest in Brazilian modernism, mid-century social architecture, or the work of practitioners cited by Sejima and Tsukamoto as formative influences.