Edited by Luiz Trigueiros and Claudio Sat
The official EXPO '98 Lisbon World Exposition publication, a
stunning 216-page monograph in full colour covering every
thematic pavilion and architectural novelty at the last World's
Fair of the millenium. Includes drawings, plans, sections,
elevations, photographs and texts written exclusively for Blau in
both English and Portuguese by renowned architects and
architecture critics.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
Hardcover (ISBN 972-8311-21-4): Portuguese Esc. 15,000
Paperback (ISBN 972-8311-22-2): Portuguese Esc: 10,500
* To coincide with the publication of this latest Blau Monograph, anyone ordering the book before January 31st 1999 will receive the hardcover edition at the paperback price.
Edited by Luiz Trigueiros
"Álvaro Siza, 1986-1995" covers all of Siza's
works begun and completed since 1986: the
College of Education in Setubal, the
Faculty of Architecture in Oporto, the Carvalho Araujo Shop
in Lisbon, the Water Tank and University Library in Aveiro, the
Doedijnstraat Housing Estate in Holland, the Chiado Redevelopment
Project in Lisbon, the Meteorological Centre in Barcelona, Office
Block in Oliveira de Azemeis, the Vitra Plant in Germany and the
Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela. The book
also includes an overview of all Siza's projects undertaken since
1986.
With photographs by Rui Morais de Sousa and texts by Adalberto Dias, Carlos Castanheira, Christian Ganshirt, Ignacio Rubino, Joan Falgueras, Jorge Nuno Monteiro, Jose Salgado, Madalena Cunha Matos, Mario Chaves and Pedro Vieira de Almeida.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
ISBN 972-8311-00-1
Hardcover: Out of stock
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Edited by Luiz Trigueiros
After studying and working under Fernando
Távora, Siza set up his own studio in Oporto before becoming
one of the most important figures in contemporary architecture.
This carefully prepared edition brings together his first works,
many of which are considered masterpieces.
With photographs by Roberto Callorá, Rui Morais de Sousa and Luiz Ferreira Alves, "Álvaro Siza, 1954-1976" includes an introduction by Kenneth Frampton, a critical essay by Alexandre Alves Costa and articles by Paulo Martins Barata.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
Hardcover (ISBN 972-8311-12-5): Portuguese Esc. 15,000
Paperback (ISBN 972-8311-11-7): Portuguese Esc: 10,500
Edited by Luiz Trigueiros, sponsored by Lusoceram,
Empreendimentos Ceramicos, S.A.
"Eduardo Souto Moura" is the second in Blau's
Monograph Collection. With texts by Antonio Angelillo and Paulo
Pais, and photographs by Ferreira Alves, Manuel Magalhaes and
Teresa Siza, the book examines several of Moura's best known
projects. These include House in the
Algarve, Salzburg Hotel, Santa Maria do Bouro Convent, House in Nevogilde, Montcalm Square, City
Market and many more.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
Hardcover: Out of stock
Paperback (ISBN 972-8311-05-02): Portuguese Esc: 10,500
Edited by Luiz Trigueiros
Published in 1993, "Fernando Tavora" focuses on
some of the architect's most famous works, including the Summer
House at Ofir, the Quinta da Conceicao Tennis Pavilion, Vila da
Feira Municipal Market, and the Santa Marinha and Gondomar
Convents. The book includes essays by Álvaro Siza, Eduardo Souto
de Moura, Alexandre Alves Costa, Bernardo Ferrao and Tavora
himself, and is lavishly illustrated throughout with sketches,
drawings and full colour photographs.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
Hardcover (ISBN 972-8311-29-X): Portuguese Esc. 15,000
Paperback (ISBN 972-8311-30-3): Portuguese Esc: 10,500
Álvaro Puntini, Giro Pirondi, Giancarlo Latoraca and Rosa
Artigas
In-depth portrayal of the career of Brazilian architect
Vilanova Artigas (1915-84) covering many of the designs built by
the architect from the start of his career in the
nineteen-forties. Various public works commissioned from 1950 to
1970 are also included in the monograph, such as the São Paulo
School of Architecture (1961). Artigas' designs are considered by
many to be masterpieces of the Modern Movement in Brazil.
Available
29 x 29 cm, 216 pages
Hardcover (ISBN 972-8311-29-X): Portuguese Esc. 15,000
Paperback (ISBN 972-8311-30-3): Portuguese Esc: 10,500
A set of six beautifully produced portofolios (unavailable individually) focusing on both Portuguese and overseas architects.
Álvaro
Siza: Boa Nova Tea HouseEdited by Luiz Trigueiros, with texts by Paulo Varela Gomes and Nuno Portas
The Tea Room, designed, planned and built by Álvaro Siza between 1958 and 1963, proved to be a landmark in his professional career.
Daniel
Libeskind: City Without PlanEdited by Nuno Mateus and Libeskind
Polish-born architect Daniel Libeskind has won (among other awards) the first prize in the international competition for the extension to the Berlin Museum and is currently working in Berlin. This book showcases his designs for the Potsdamer Platz and a new Wiesbaden office complex.
Fernando Távora: Summer House at OfirEdited by Luiz Trigueiros, with an essay by Michel Toussaint
Built by Távora between 1957 and 1958, the Summer House at Ofir seamlessly blends the modern with the traditional, a characteristic of the architect's also found in his designs for the Vila de Feira market (1958-59) and the Tennis Pavilion in Matosinhos (1957). This book focuses on the construction of the building and the marks it left on Portuguese architecture.
ARX
Portugal: A Second NatureEdited by Luiz Trigueiros, with an essay by Fréderic Levrat
"ARX" is short for "ARCHITEXTURE", a group of young architects reinterpreting space and the serial environment at a time of collapse of space, place and culture.
Lina Bo
Bardi: Sesc - Pompéia FactoryEdited by Luiz Trigueiros, with an essay by Cecília Rodrigues dos Santos
Together with the São Paulo Art Museum, this is one of Lina Bo Bardi's most famous buildings, one that summarises the simple yet timeless qualities of her compatriates. Or, as the architect herself puts it: "Here, we have set about a small socialist experiment".
Lina Bo
Bardi: São Paulo Art MuseumEdited by Isa Grinspum Ferraz, with an essay by Aldo Van Eyck
In 1957, while designing the museum, Lina Bo Bardi wrote: "Modern museums should open their doors and let fresh air and light in. Between the past and the present, there is no solution of continuity".
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16.3 x 24 cm, 32/64 pages
Paperback - Portuguese Esc: 10,500 (includes all six)
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