Lina Bo Bardi, Drawings

Lina Bo Bardi was a prolific and visionary architect who championed the power of architecture and design to embrace everyday life. This is the first book to examine her life and work through drawings, many of which are published for the first time. Bo Bardi produced thousands of drawings using a variety of materials and techniques, combining surrealist elements with an eye for color and joyful forms.

Format: Hardback
Length: 140 pages
Publication date: 18 June 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Lina Bo Bardi, a renowned modern architect of the 20th century, left an indelible mark on the world of architecture and design. Hailing from Italy, she was raised under the Fascist regime of Mussolini and later emigrated to Brazil after World War II. Bo Bardi's unwavering belief in the transformative power of architecture and design propelled her to champion the integration of everyday life into architectural spaces. Her bold and avant-garde designs encompassed a wide range of projects, from concrete-and-glass structures like the São Paulo Museum of Art and the culture and leisure center SESC Pompéia to furniture and jewelry.

Despite her immense talent and creativity, Bo Bardi rarely shared her drawings with the public. However, in this captivating book, Zeuler Lima, the world's foremost authority on Bo Bardi, presents a carefully curated selection of her drawings, many of which have never been published before. Bo Bardi's artistic journey spanned a lifetime, from her childhood sketches to her professional architectural drawings and personal reflections. She employed a diverse range of materials, including card stock, tracing paper, regular paper, and newsprint, employing pencils, watercolor, gouache, ballpoint pens, and felt-tips to create her distinctive drawings.

Lina Bo Bardi: Drawings offers a profound insight into the creative mind behind some of the most iconic modernist designs of the 20th century. Through this rare window into Bo Bardi's design practice, readers gain a deeper understanding of her artistic vision and the profound impact she had on the field of architecture. Published in association with the Fundació Joan Miró, this book is a testament to Bo Bardi's enduring legacy and her profound contribution to the world of design.

Weight: 714g
Dimension: 212 x 265 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691191195