Lina Bo Bardi House

Artist madelon vriesendorp has conducted workshops at solar do unhão and combined objects made there with others of her own and artefacts by brazilian craftspeople.

Lina bo bardi house. She studied architecture and went to work with carlo pagani establishing her own practice at the age of 28 in 1942. The works in the show all commissioned tell stories that reveal aspects of the house and its history that are invisible to the naked eye and create a gesamtkunstwerk around the building from its domestic function scale and form to the trees in the garden. In the mid 1980s working with architects andré vainer and marcelo carvalho ferraz she designed an addition to the glass house to serve as the instituto lina bo e p m. Lina bo bardi born achillina bo december 5 1914 march 20 1992 was an italian born brazilian modernist architect a prolific architect and designer she devoted her working life most of it spent in brazil to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design.

Still once i reached the top of the hill i felt remote and enclosed. Tapio snellman s film installation explores the life generated by sesc pompéia. Lina bo bardi devoted her working life most of it spent in brazil to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design. Together pays tribute to lina s capacity to engage with every facet of culture and to see the potential in all manner of people.

At the top of the stairs is a de chirico mosaic executed by enrico galassi. Lina bo bardi december 4 1914 march 20 1992 was one of the most important and expressive architects of 20th century brazilian architecture. The war meant work was scarce and she made a living doing illustrations for magazines and eventually as deputy director of domus magazine beside the design legend giò ponti. Zion modern house find the best modern home design ideas and all interiors exteriors to create your perfect home life.

Bardi originally the instituto quadrante a place to house the bardis archive and dedicated to the study and exhibition of brazilian art and architecture. As key figures in brazil s cultural scene the bardis established the instituto lina bo e pm bardi in 1990 to promote the study of the country s architecture and culture. The staircase leading to lina bo bardi s house. Born in italy as lina achillina bo she studied.

Lina bo bardi s glass house in são paulo photographed by adrian gaut for pin up. Casa de vidro in morumbi são paulo was designed by brazilian modernist architect lina bo bardi in 1950. Glass house by lina bo bardi technical information.