Every year, on the first Monday of October,
World Architecture Day is celebrated, as is World Habitat Day. Important to highlight the value of architecture in the development of cities, as well as essential issues for cities, such as heritage maintenance, major urban emergencies and environmental impact, the date is celebrated worldwide with events and exhibitions. Here at
CASACOR we decided to select for you, the reader who wants to
delve deeper into the world of architecture , a list of the most indispensable
architecture books of all time. Check out the titles we selected!
Mondadori (Karina Castro/CASACOR)
6. Lina: A Biography – Francesco Perrotta-Bosch
Architecture critic and essayist Francesco Perrotta-Bosch examines Lina Bo Bardi's career based on the following question: how was a foreigner able to
see a country that was not her own , to the point of translating it for Brazilians themselves? Based on extensive research and a meticulous survey of
previously unpublished sources , the book pushes the possibilities of the biographical genre to the limit.
7. Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012: The Once and Future Dawn – Philip Jodidio
The book "Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012: The Once and Future Dawn" portrays the nearly
600 buildings that Oscar Niemeyer produced in his prolific career – from skylines in Bab-Ezzouar, Algeria, to his masterpiece Brasília. With rich illustrations, author Philip Jodidio manages to present a
unique vision of Oscar Niemeyer and his transformative influence on commercial, religious, cultural buildings and the public imagination of Brazil.
8. Architecture in the 20th Century – Peter Gossel
A reference on 20th century architecture, Peter Gossel's book covers the
major names in architecture of the period : from Frank Lloyd Wright to Antoni Gaudí, as well as Frank O. Gehry and Shigeru Ban. Photos, drawings and plans illustrate in "Architecture in the 20th Century" the work of the
most important architects of the century .
9. Paulo Mendes da Rocha - Complete Works – Alexandre Salvaterra and Daniele Pisani
The most complete monograph ever published on the Brazilian architect, "Paulo Mendes da Rocha - Complete Works" organizes Paulo Mendes da Rocha's works in chronological order in order to address various themes: such as his years of academic training and his first professional experiences, as well as his relationship with the so-called
São Paulo school .
10. João Batista Vilanova Artigas - Elements for understanding a path of Brazilian architecture – Miguel Antônio Buzzar
In the book "João Batista Vilanova Artigas - Elements for understanding a path in Brazilian architecture", Miguel Antonio Buzzar covers the
gaps in the historiography not only of Vilanova Artigas' work, but of Brazilian architecture in general. A
detailed overview of Modernism in Brazil is proposed, while at the same time it is articulated with Artigas' production.
Clube Athletico Paulistano (Brutalist Connections/CASACOR)
11. Frank Lloyd Wright – Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and Peter Goessel
His exceptional understanding of an organic environment, as well as his use of steel and glass to revolutionize the interface between interior and exterior, helped Frank Lloyd Wright
build modernity while also securing his name among the
geniuses of architecture . The compilation "Frank Lloyd Wright" brings together the most important works of Wright's extensive oeuvre.
12. All About the House – Anatxu Zabalbeascoa
In this book, Anatxu Zabalbeascoa narrates a pleasant and passionate chronicle of the facts that determined the
evolution of the home and domestic habits . Architecture, technology and private life converge in the work "All About the Home", which tells the story of six spaces – bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, garden, living room, dining room – to reveal to us the
evolution of our own daily lives .
13. Eduardo Souto de Moura: Conversations with students – Anna Nufrio
The book "Eduardo Souto de Moura: Conversations with Students" brings together debates from a
conference and conversations between Eduardo Souto de Moura and architecture students at the Polytechnic of Milan. In the work, the Portuguese architect
addresses important issues regarding current professional practice , such as the relationship between the work and the context.
14. Delirious New York - Rem Koolhaas
"Delirious New York" brings
remarkable stories of the formation of New York since the arrival of the Dutch in 1626: the cult of technology and the artificial, the invention of the elevator and the expansion upwards, the
construction of icons such as Central Park, the Empire State and the Rockefeller Center.
