Architecture as Civil Commitment: Lucio Costa's Modernist Project for Brazil

By Gaia Piccarolo

Book Overview

Architecture as Civil Commitment analyzes the many ways in which Costa shaped the discourse of Brazilian modern architecture, tracing the roots, developments, and counter-marches of a singular form of engagement that programmatically chose to act by cultural means rather than by political ones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032085339
• ISBN13: 9781032085333
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.6"