Roberto Burle Marx : the modernity of landscape / edited by Lauro Cavalcanti, Farès El-Dahdah, Francis Rambert ; contemporary photographs by Leonardo Finotti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cavalcanti, Lauro.

El-Dahdah, Farès

Rambert, Francis

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burle Marx, Roberto, 1909-1994--Exhibitions.

Burle Marx, Roberto.

Burle Marx, Roberto, 1909-1994.

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France)--Exhibitions.

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France).

Landscape architects--Brazil.

Landscape architects.

Landscape architecture--Brazil.

Landscape architecture.

Urban beautification--Brazil.

Urban beautification.

Public spaces--Brazil.

Public spaces.

Brazil.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

344 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : Cite de l'architecture & du patrimoine/ Institut francais d'architecture ; [Barcelona] : Actar, [2011]

Summary:

A 2011 exhibition and lecture series at the Palais de Chaillot honored the internationally esteemed landscape architect, Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994). Published in conjunction with that exhibition, this book is much more than a catalog and stands on its own as a rich offering for a wide audience of landscape designers, architects, and urban planners. The essays delve into Marx's life, creative output, and legacy from various viewpoints. Also included are hitherto untranslated texts by Marx himself discussing concepts of composition, the garden as art form, and landscape architecture in the city. The appendices include a listing of 53 plants named after Marx, a bibliography, and a chronology. The volume is abundantly illustrated and measures 9.5x12". Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

"Based on the exhibition catalogue Roberto Burle Marx 100 anos : a permanência do instável, edited by Lauro Cavalcanti and Farès El-Dahdah (Rio de Janeiro : Fundação Roberto Marinho/Editora Rocco Ltda, 2009), this book accompanies the exhibition Roberto Burle Marx, la permanence de l'instable at la Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine, Paris, 22 March-24 July 2011."--P. 344.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

8492861673

9788492861675

OCLC:

756189090

Publisher Number:

99947774115