01469nam a2200229Ia 4500 219532 219532 300668 20170523090633.0 110510s2008 ctuab b 001 0 eng 9780300120387 PR-PUCPR spa BEA NA859 N5 P52 2008 Philippou, Styliane 263857 Oscar Niemeyer curves of irreverence Styliane Philippou. New Haven Yale University Press c2008. 414 p. ill. (some col.), maps 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 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. Worldwide Books, Jun/05/2009, 2009-922. Niemeyer, Oscar 1907- Criticism and interpretation. 258531 Local International style (Architecture) Brazil. 238493 Local Architects Brazil 54076 Local 6 NA859.N5 P52 0 0 lcc 0 NA0859 N5 P52 02008 0 beal 39086 4 4 33 2016-05-27 amazon 43.87 456420 7 1 NA859.N5 P52 2008 91000000016733 2025-10-10 10:44:22 2025-10-02 0 53.87 r:300668 6