René Burri. Brasilia: Photographs 1958-1997

by Oscar Niemeyer

Last year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of Brazil's capital Brasilia. Designed by architects L cio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, it has since become one of the most famous and widely studied urban planning projects. Niemeyer's cathedral, Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida; his building for the national parliament, the Congresso Nacional; and the city's 707-foot television tower have become icons of twentieth-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3858813079
• ISBN13: 9783858813077
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 12.3"