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The third book of the collection "Latin America: Thoughts" brings together texts written by Otavio Leonidio since 2005. Dispersed until now, the texts address three main themes: the thought and action of the great ideologist of Brazilian modern architecture – Lúcio Costa; the presence of Brazilian modern architecture in the contemporary production (here represented by the works of Angelo Bucci, Christian de Portzamparc, Álvaro Siza and Lelé); and, finally, the complex relation between contemporary art and architecture.
The third book of the collection "Latin America: Thoughts" brings together texts written by Otavio Leonidio since 2005. Dispersed until now, the texts address three main themes: the thought and action of the great ideologist of Brazilian modern architecture – Lúcio Costa; the presence of Brazilia...
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Otavio Leonidio has a B.A. in Architecture & Urbanism (1994) and a Ph.D. in History (2005). Professor of Architecture & Urban Design (at the School of Architecture), and of History & Theory of Art (at the PhD Program) at PUC-Rio University. Former director of PUC-Rio's School of Architecture (2005-2008); member of the board of jurors, and the national board of the Brazilian Institute of Architects at Rio de Janeiro/IAB-RJ (2010-present). Co-founder of "Casa de Lucio Costa" (Lucio Costa Foundation); author of the book "Carradas de razões: Lucio Costa e a arquitetura moderna brasileira" (2007), and co-author of "Um modo de ser moderno: Lucio Costa e a crítica contemporânea" (2004); Visiting Scholar at the Department of Comparative Literature, Stanford University (Jan-Dec 2013); currently working on a book about American avant-garde art of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Otavio Leonidio has a B.A. in Architecture & Urbanism (1994) and a Ph.D. in History (2005). Professor of Architecture & Urban Design (at the School of Architecture), and of History & Theory of Art (at the PhD Program) at PUC-Rio University. Former director of PUC-Rio's School of Architecture (200...
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