Two books take a close look at speeches given by Karl Marx's distant cousin, who had a profound influence on Brazil's public parks, plazas, and gardens.
The 2006 Pritzker Prize winner, who received the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for lifetime achievement earlier this year, is widely credited with transforming the city of São Paulo.
It was while visiting Rio de Janeiro in 2007 to celebrate the 100th birthday of his friend Oscar Niemeyer that Richard Meier met the clients who would commission his first ever project in South America.
With the centenary of her birth this year, Italian-born Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992) is finally receiving the overdue international recognition she deserves.