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Nosso Lar, Brasília : spiritism, modernism, architecture = Nosso Lar, Brasília : espiritismo, modernismo, arquitetura / Jonas Staal ; editing, Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Helmut Batista.

Fine Arts Library NA855 .S73 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Staal, Jonas, 1981- author.
Contributor:
Gerven Oei, Vincent W. J. van, 1983- editor.
Batista, Helmut, editor.
Language:
English
Portuguese
Subjects (All):
Architecture, Brazilian--20th century.
Architecture, Brazilian.
Xavier, Francisco Cândido. Nosso Lar.
Xavier, Francisco Cândido.
Architecture--Brazil--Brasília (Distrito Federal).
Architecture.
Brazil--Brasília (Distrito Federal).
Physical Description:
159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Other Title:
Nosso Lar, Brasília : espiritismo, modernismo, arquitetura
Place of Publication:
Rio de Janeiro ; São Paulo, Brasil : Capacete & Jap Sam Books, 2014.
Summary:
"Explores the relationship between Spiritism and Modernism in Brazilian architecture. Central to the book is a systematic comparison between the spiritist city of Nosso Lar as described by the medium Chico Xavier, and the Modernist city of Brasília, the country's capital as designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer"--Back cover.
Notes:
"This project forms the sixth part of Jonas Staal's Art, Property of Politics series"--Colophon.
ISBN:
9789490322458
9490322458
OCLC:
893872616

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