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The book recalls important moments in Sergio's consolidation as one of Brazil's leading designers. The generation of architects to which he belonged accepted the challenge of building a new capital for the country, based on the thinking of Brazilian modernism expressed in the realization of Lucio Costa's urban ideas and Oscar Niemeyer's palaces. For architects like Sergio Rodrigues, the challenge of building a new country was multiple, supported by the winds of hope for more prosperous, generous and happy days, ranging from the opportunity to be inventive and create architectural solutions in unprecedented structures, as was the case with prefabricated structures in order to provide mass social housing in Brazil, to taking on the challenge given by Niemeyer of consolidating modern Brazilian furniture and architecture. This generation worked in Brasilia and dreamed of a modernization of the country that was deeply committed to building a higher standard of living. Organized by Professor Marcelo Mari, the book includes a series of articles written by Mari himself and other experts on topics ranging from the sale of furniture for Catetinho, the first seat of government, improvised on the construction site of the new capital, and the experience of designing warehouses and furniture for the newly created UnB, to projects for government palaces, the Itamaraty, the National Theatre and the Cine Brasília.

Pages: 196
Hardcover

Dimensions: L17cm x H 23cm x W1cm

Weight: 500g