Theorist

Lina Bo Bardi

1914–1992 Brazilian modernism

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Collectivity Production Dwelling

Details

Nationality: Italian-Brazilian

Classifications

Holder: Communal intergenerational
Source of authority: Lived experienceObservation
Subject: Human centred
Political position: Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission: ApprenticeshipText drawing
Knowledge type: Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Notes

[DRAFT] Italian-born Brazilian modernist who drew on Brazilian vernacular and popular culture. Designed MASP (its volume suspended over a public plaza) and the SESC Pompéia leisure centre, an early adaptive-reuse landmark of socially generous architecture.

Connections

authored SESC Pompéia
authored Casa de Vidro (Glass House)
associated with Brazilian Modernism
associated with Contemporary Global South Practice

Sources

Zeuler R. M. de A. Lima. Lina Bo Bardi. Yale University Press, 2013.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Lina Bo Bardi." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/lina-bo-bardi/. Accessed July 17, 2026.