Presença estrangeira: arquitetura no Rio de Janeiro, 1905-1942 = Foreign presence

In the first decades of the 20th century, Rio de Janeiro underwent intense transformations, which changed the profile of the city, which expanded and became vertical. Many foreign professionals, mainly European, were part of this process of modernization and construction of the urban landscape of Ri...

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Main Authors: Cabral, Maria Cristina Nascentes (Author), Paraizo, Rodrigo Cury (Author)
Format: Book
Language:Portuguese
Published: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Rio Books [2018]
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Summary:In the first decades of the 20th century, Rio de Janeiro underwent intense transformations, which changed the profile of the city, which expanded and became vertical. Many foreign professionals, mainly European, were part of this process of modernization and construction of the urban landscape of Rio de Janeiro. This book examines the contribution of some of these architects, through their biographies and the analysis of some of the remaining buildings, seeking to give visibility to the process of circulation of ideas and cultural exchanges in that period. During the first decades of the Twentieth Century, Rio de Janeiro through intense transformations that changed the city's profile, which was expanded and verticalized. Many foreign professionals, mostly European, were part of this process of modernization and construction of Rio's urban landscape. This book examines the contribution of some of these architects through their life stories and through the analysis of some remaining buildings, with the goal of giving visibility to the process of the flow of ideas and cultural exchanges in this period
Physical Description:263 Seiten Illustrationen, Pläne, Porträts 25 cm
ISBN:9788594970305
8594970307

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