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Book “CIVITAS São Paulo” on Monocle Radio / The Urbanist with SESC Pompeia
Tall Stories 305: Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo
Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho looks at a remarkable piece of architecture designed by Lina Bo Bardi, whose efforts to preserve an oil-drum factory in the middle of Brazil’s biggest city resulted in a refined design that meets the needs of the community.
Presented by Ivan Carvalho
Hosted by Andrew Tuck
Photos by João Carmo Simões
Monocle Radio > The Urbanist
With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.
CIVITAS / São Paulo
This richly illustrated monograph explores the city-building aspirations of the Brazilian modern masters through their buildings in São Paulo. Works by Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Salvador Candia, Rino Levi, Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha were designed in response to the chaotic growth of one of the world’s largest metropolises.
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This richly illustrated monograph explores the city-building aspirations of the Brazilian modern masters through their buildings in São Paulo. Works by Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Salvador Candia, Rino Levi, Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha were designed in response to the chaotic growth of one of the world’s largest metropolises.
CIVITAS brings together for the first time a unique collection of nineteen buildings, proposing a fresh take on them through new photographs especially taken for the book and graphic elements re-drawn by the author. Some of the works are today references in the urban public space, underlining the contemporary relevance of this architecture.
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Hardcover, 30 x 22 cm, 354 pages
19 works, 299 photos plates
104 technical drawings
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CIVITAS apresenta o desejo de construir cidade manifestado pelos mestres modernos brasileiros através dos seus edifícios em São Paulo. Obras de Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Salvador Candia, Rino Levi, Oscar Niemeyer e Paulo Mendes da Rocha são desenhadas como resposta ao caótico crescimento de uma das maiores metrópoles do mundo.
Este livro reúne pela primeira vez um conjunto singular de edifícios, propondo uma leitura actual através de imagens inéditas e peças gráficas redesenhadas pelo autor. Parte destas obras são hoje os espaços de referência da cidade sublinhando a relevância contemporânea desta arquitectura.
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Capa dura, 30 x 22 cm, 354 páginas
19 obras, 299 imagens
104 desenhos técnicos
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