When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture, 1928-1960
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  • Excelente como un "overview' de la arquitectura heroica brasilena.
When Brazil Was Modern: A Guide to Architecture, 1928-1960
Lauro Cavalcanti
Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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ASIN: 1568983417

Book Description

This comprehensive guide to modern Brazilian architecture takes us on a fascinating tour of over 125 buildings and projects designed between 1928, the year of Gregori Warchavchik's historic Paulista House, and 1960, the year the capital of Brasilia was inaugurated. Works by thirty-three architects, including renowned figures such as Oscar Niemeyer and Paulo Mendes da Rocha and lesser-known, but equally exciting, architects like Flavio de Carvalho and Lina Bo Bardi, are presented in this handsomely designed guide. Each entry provides photographs, drawings, a brief description, and information on visitor access. When Brazil was Modern is a complete survey of the country's modern architectural legacy, and not only fills a forty year-old bibliographic gap on the subject, but also sheds new light on the aesthetics and social underpinnings of Brazil's modern architecture. By including the unconventional and experimental, author Cavalcanti challenges the very definition of what was modern, in Brazil, the Americas, and elsewhere.

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4 out of 5 stars Excelente como un "overview' de la arquitectura heroica brasilena........2007-06-15

Este libro es un catalogo de los mas afamados y no tan afamados arquitectos brasileiros. Como todo catalogo nos deja con el deseo de ver mas, pero de repente para eso sirven los catalogos. Sin embargo, me deja con el vacio de entender el contexto en que se insertan todas estas obras y las practicas profesionales de quienes la producen.
Brazil's Modern Architecture
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  • BRAZIL'S MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Brazil's Modern Architecture
Elisabetta Andreoli , and Adrian Forty
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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ASIN: 0714842923

Book Description

This is the most comprehensive survey and analysis of twentieth-century Brazilian Architecture, written by Brazilian architects and writers for an international audience. Its key events and buildings appear not in a conventional chronological account but within a series of thematic chapters (critical reception, construction issues, urbanism, typological description of the modern house, affordable housing and new fields of practice, survey of recent works). It is a history of Brazilian modern architecture retold with a Brazilian voice by the new generation of critics and historians. This book offers a fresh reading of the well-known era of high-modernism of the 1930s-1960s placing it within both the context of architecture before and since and the broader changes taking place in Brazilian culture at the time. It also charts post-Brasilia developments, including contemporary projects, showing how architects have adapted to the contradictions of an increasingly polarised society and the relevance of Brazilian architecture for current debates around issues such as large-scale urban growth and the tension between local identities and global civilisation. Covering around 200 projects, it is extensively illustrated with both historical black and white photographs and new colour photographs and drawings

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5 out of 5 stars BRAZIL'S MODERN ARCHITECTURE.......2007-07-16

I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE DELIVERY SERVICE BECAUSE AMAZON RESPONDED FAST AND IN AN ADEQUATE WAY TO MY PROBLEMS.
THE BOOK IS GREAT, IT HAS A VERY CLEAR OVERVIEW OF BRAZIL'S MODERN ARCHITECTURE WITH BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!
As Mais Belas Igrejas do Brasil:  The Most Beautiful Churches of Brazil (Bilingual Portuguese-English Edition)
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  • The Unique Vernacular of Brazilian Baroque.
As Mais Belas Igrejas do Brasil: The Most Beautiful Churches of Brazil (Bilingual Portuguese-English Edition)
Percival Tirapeli , Wolfgang Pfeiffer , Percival Tirapeli , Wolfgang. Pfeiffer , Günter. Heil , Ronaldo G. Couto , and Kevin. Mundy
Manufacturer: Metalivros
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ASIN: 8585371250

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5 out of 5 stars The Unique Vernacular of Brazilian Baroque........2000-04-17

The enthusiasm one feels for one's so-called coffee-table books is often short lived: they tend to get loyally dusted but rarely cracked. And for scholars of any type they are virtually useless. This book on Brazilian eclesiastical architecture, however, was such an eye-opener that I can't seem to get enough of it. Although butressed by enough scholastic text to make it interesting to the serious reader, its real seductive powers lie in its crystaline photography and the eloquence of the buildings themselves.

Brazilian baroque architecture is one of the few New World styles that takes a place in the Architectural Pantheon as a sophisticated vernacular unto itself. It is not a part of the quaint adobe tradition, but rather falls in line with the great churches of the Old World. In Brazil one speaks of Portuguese colonial architecture and also of Brazilan Baroque. The speed and wealth with which Brazilian cities rose in the 17th and 18th centuries goes unparalleled in North America. The Portuguese turned the sugarcane cities of the North, Salvador and Recife, and the gold-trafficking cities of the South, Ouro Preto and Rio de Jeneiro, from backwaters and fortresses into worldly cities. The nobles, the wealthy bourgeoisie, and the church orders all vied to bring the "best" of their baroque civilization to the New World; and succeed mightily they did. The rhetorical message of wealth conveyed by the Church's "gilded grottoes" is irrefutable. To such a degree that Salvador today is rightly called "Roma Negra": Black Rome.

The grave and crisp book format is buoyed by the reverent photography of Günter Heil. Rarely is architecture afforded such loving attention. One only wishes there was more, seeing that some of the photographs were aparently chosen for their artistic merits above the illustrative, as seen in the one photo of the most remarkable façade in Salvador, the Church of the Third Order of São Francisco: one of the few traces of late Mannerism in the New World, the photo of which is blocked by the raked silhouette of a portal. The fact that the book leaves, literally, so much to be desired is not at all a shortcoming, rather proof of its seduction. This is true of the text as well. One longs for more anecdotes from the history of the great architects or the slaves and natives who built these wonders. European and North American readers who have taken it for granted that the story and soul of the Baroque resides in Europe only, will be vainly curious for more information on such Brazilian cultural heros as the mulato sculptor and architect Aleijadinho, nicknamed "the Cripple", or the painter of the ceiling of the Cathedral Church in Salvador, the Franco-Chinese artist Wei-Kia-Lou (Charles Belville).

The text contained in the book and chapter introductions is informative for the neophyte, though less-so for scholars. The text accompanying the illustrated litany of churches is, in contrast, largely a codification of elements, names and dates. It's the sort of picture book that makes one feel terribly smart. For anyone interested in the subject of Colonial History or of Architecture in General, this luscious book goes highly recommended.
Brazil Built: The architecture of the Modern Movement in Brazil
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    Brazil Built: The architecture of the Modern Movement in Brazil
    Zilah Q Deckker
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    A welcome addition to the history of the Modern Movement, this new book is a fully illustrated description of modern architecture in Brazil from 1929 to 1959. This unique presentation of the major Modern buildings of Brazil will be of interest to architects, historians and for a non-specialist audience worldwide.

    Brazilian Conditions: Complex and Simple
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      Brazilian Conditions: Complex and Simple
      Rüdiger Lainer , Sabina Riss , Dieter Spath , and R. Kohoutek
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      Wie begegnet man dem Mythos Brasiliens, wie der monumentalen Arbeit Oscar Niemeyers? Im Jahresprogramm des Studio Lainer erfolgte die Annäherung an die Prinzipien der brasilianischen Architektur über assoziative Entwürfe. Dokumentiert werden Recherchen und Studienprojekte, die, integriert in einem selbst erstellten operativen Reisehandbuch, als aktiver Wahrnehmungsfilter für die spätere Architekturexkursion nach Brasilien dienen. Illustriert wird auch, wie die erlebte Aura der Brasilianischen Moderne, wahrgenommen von 40 architektonischen Augen, in nachfolgenden Entwürfen der Studierenden reflektiert wurde.
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          Modern Architecture in Brazil
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            Henrique E. Mindlin
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            On modernism and modernization: The modernist city in development, the case of Brasília (Working paper)
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              Rembrandt: See and Do Children's Book
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              • Blends biography with artistic insights for grades 4-6
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              Ceciel de Bie , and Martijn Leenen
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              Beautifully designed and illustrated with drawings, photographs, and reproductions of works of art, the See and Do books offer children an ideal and engaging way to explore the lives of these great artists and the works that made them famous.
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              5 out of 5 stars Blends biography with artistic insights for grades 4-6.......2001-12-16

              Beautiful full-color drawings, photos, and reproductions of major works of art offer children a way to explore Rembrandt and his works. Rembrandt blends biography with artistic insights for grades 4-6 and beyond, providing bright pages of art and fun drawings and color. Highly recommended.
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                Kodak Library of Creative Photography: Mastering Composition and Light
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                  Mastering composition and light (Kodak library of creative photography)
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                        Mastering Composition and Light (Kodak Library of Creative Photography)
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                                  Dragon Ball, Vol. 5
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                                    Printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format, here is another adventure from the megapopular Dragon Ball series. This episode features the battle of the century - Goku vs. Jackie Chun. No trick is too down-and-dirty, no technique too physically challenging. When Goku turns into King Kong in the middle of the Tenkai-ichi Budokai, everyone is running scared! What can stop a 50-foot monkey?
                                    Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 5
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                                    Here is the fifth volume of the runaway hit series printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Using the ancient Namek spaceship, Bulma, Gohan, and Kuririn set off to Planet Namek. But upon landing on the original world of the Dragon Balls, their jubilation is short-lived: Vegeta arrives minutes later. Worse still, Emperor Freezer has already invaded!

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                                    1 out of 5 stars song of hatred.......2005-12-21

                                    I wrote a song on how bad dragon ball z is:

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                                    until their musles grew too big.

                                    Then they got these powers,
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                                    1 out of 5 stars song of hatred.......2005-12-21

                                    I wrote a song on how bad dragon ball z is:

                                    Once apon a time
                                    there was a bunch little kids,
                                    who lived a happy life
                                    until their musles grew too big.

                                    Then they got these powers,
                                    they became so strong.
                                    I hate ever so much,
                                    that I went and wrote this song.

                                    I don't want to know
                                    why they wanted to be so tough,
                                    but one thing is for sure,
                                    they are way, way, WAY too rough!

                                    So from this day on,
                                    I wish they will go away!
                                    It will be the end
                                    of their violent, nasty way!

                                    5 out of 5 stars A Piece of Brilliance in Your Hand Part 2.......2004-09-20

                                    Just because most reviews are by kids doesn't mean this is a kiddie comic. The artwork, storyline, and violence is all a treat. Read Vols. 1-4 first, and then read this one. For a more detailed review read my editorial for DBZ Vol. 1, "This is a masterpiece"

                                    5 out of 5 stars A Piece of Brilliance in Your Hand.......2004-08-24

                                    This graphic novel is quite enjoyable. As a matter of fact, these graphic novels are better than the television series because this is how Dragon Ball* was meant to be seen. In this edition, the Z senshi is exhausted by The Saiyan. After he flees, they all recuperate(the survivors)and head off in a space ship to Planet Namek to use the Nameksei-jun dragon balls to wish back their dead friends (Earth's dragon balls were destroyed with Piccolo's death). But there are others who seek the balls, and they use more "unfriendly" tactics.

                                    *There was no Dragon Ball "Z", it was all Dragon Ball. Where it says #5 on the cover, under it says DB 21 of 42.

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                                    5 out of 5 stars Shonen Jump makes good Dragonball!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-04-20

                                    This book totally rocks! It's not quite as good as no. 4, but hey, it's still worth five stars! In it, Kuririn, Son Gohan, and Bulma go out in a spaceship to find planet Namek. Their friends Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Piccolo Daimao died in a brutal battle against the Saiyans Nappa, and Vegeta. They are going to get the Namek Dragonballs to wish their friends back to life because he Earth ones disappeared when Piccolo died. One thing went wrong though. Vegeta, who escaped Earth vowing evenge on Son Goku, is also there trying to get Dragonballs. If that's not bad enough, the evil emperor Freeza and his gang are also there. Think that's the worst that could happen, the ship breaks down. Something good happens but I wont say what. Just to tell you, the pricing on these Shonen Jump editions is much better than the Viz editions. The layout is alout cooler too! A very good product in all.
                                    Dragon Ball, Vol. 5
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                                      Dragon Ball, Vol. 5

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                                      ASIN: 1569315493

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                                      This episode features the battle of the century — Goku vs. Jackie Chun. In this fight, no trick is too down-and-dirty, no technique too physically challenging. Full moon plus Goku equals giant ape, and when Goku turns into King Kong in the middle of the Tenkai-ichi Budokai, Jackie Chun — and the audience — are running scared! What can stop a 50-foot monkey?
                                      Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 5
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                                      ASIN: 1569315507

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                                      Using the ancient Namek spaceship, a last-ditch party of astronauts — Bulma, Gohan, and Kuririn — set off to Planet Namek. But upon landing on the original world of the Dragon Balls, the space explorers' jubilation is short-lived: Vegeta arrives minutes later. Worse still, the greatest despot in the universe, Emperor Freezer, has already invaded!

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                                      5 out of 5 stars Dragon Ball Z Graphic Novel 5.......2002-06-17

                                      In the aftermath of his titanic battle with Goku, Vegeta retreats from Earth, vowing revenge. In search of a way to resurrect their dead friends, Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma repair an ancient alien spaceship and go into space in search of Namek-- Piccolo's home planet where the wish-granting Dragon Balls were originally made. But Namek has become a battleground, where evil emperor Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the peaceful Namekians to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality! Stranded on a planet full of enemies, the three astronauts radio back to Earth begging for a hospitalized Goku to come to their aid--but "help" comes from an unexpected source as Vegeta, now stronger than ever, turns against his former master Freeza in order to get the Dragon Balls for himself. But are Vegeta's intentions any less evil than Freeza's?
                                      Dragonball  (Perfect version) Vol. 5 (Dragon Ball (Kanzen ban)) (in Japanese)
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