Nosso Lar, Brasília
Subtitle: spiritism, modernism, architecture = Nosso Lar, Brasília : espiritismo, modernismo, arquitetura
By: Jonas Staal ; editing, Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Helmut Batista
Contributors: Gerven Oei, Vincent W.J. van, 1983- editor; Batista, Helmut, editor
Publisher: Capacete & Jap Sam Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Rio de Janeiro; São Paulo, Brasil
Language: por; eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789490322458
Subjects: Brazilian Architecture; Architecture
Other titles: Nosso Lar, Brasília :
Description: "Explores the relationship between Spiritism and Modernism in Brazilian architecture. Central to the book is a systematic comparison between the spiritist city of Nosso Lar as described by the medium Chico Xavier, and the Modernist city of Brasília, the country's capital as designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer"--Back cover.
Notes: "This project forms the sixth part of Jonas Staal's Art, Property of Politics series"--Colophon.