Work

Casa de Vidro (Glass House)

1951
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Lina Bo Bardi's own home, floating on slender pilotis amid the Atlantic Forest, marries European modernist transparency with a grounded vernacular rear, opening her singular Brazilian career.

Dwelling Ephemerality Fantasy

Details

Type
Building
Location
São Paulo, Brazil

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Lived experienceReason
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawingApprenticeship
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Zeuler R. M. de A. Lima. Lina Bo Bardi. Yale University Press, 2013.
  2. Olivia de Oliveira. Lina Bo Bardi: Built Work. Editorial Gustavo Gili, 2002.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Casa de Vidro (Glass House)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/casa-de-vidro/. Accessed July 17, 2026.