Lina Bo Bardi: Material Ideologies (ed. Mónica Ponce de León; Princeton University Press, Women in Architecture Publication Series 2022) is based on the 2018 WDA Conference and presents new perspectives on Bo Bardi by leading contemporary artists, architects, curators, and scholars.
A collection of essays and archival materials from international contributors, the book reveals Bo Bardi’s ideological strategies inherent in her iconic projects and lesser-known work. Contributors include Sol Camacho, Beatriz Colomina, Mike Cooter, Joana França, Mario Gandelsonas, Jane Hall, Isaac Julien, Veronika Kellndorfer, Monica Ponce de Leon, Rafaela Mendes Ferreira, Zeuler R. M. de A. Lima, Silvana Rubino, Elena Tinacci, and Cathrine Veikos, along with WDA Alumni.
Italo-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914–92) is renowned for her boldly modernist designs like the São Paulo Museum of Art and the culture and leisure center SESC Pompéia. An artist, architect, activist, editor, designer, and writer, Bo Bardi’s career spanned a wide range of fields central to the built environment and cultural life. Her democratic designs were inclusive and stood as an open invitation to those typically excluded from elitist institutions, as evidenced in her exhibition concepts and systems. A champion for local craft and materials, Bo Bardi’s aesthetic stood out among the modernist movement in Brazil and abroad. Her iconic Casa de Vidro serves as a site of experimentation and discourse on the cultural potency of materials; its auxiliary buildings demonstrate how to thoughtfully integrate architecture with nature.
– Lina Bo Bardi: Material Ideologies (ed. Mónica Ponce de León; Princeton University Press, Women in Architecture Publication Series 2022), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, architectural drawings, sketches, and other visual material.
