Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence, Styliane Philippou, 2008, Fine w/DJ

Philippou, Styliane. Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008).

English, a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, HC, 4to, 11 3/4" x 10," 414 pp., including illustrations, Bibliography, and Index.

ISBN: 9780300120387

Fine red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and full-color. A comprehensive monograph featuring the work of Brazilian modernist and Mid-century architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012).  Explores Niemeyer's sketches, drawings, and models of his buildings and "space houses" incorporating unconventional forms and layouts that defined the Mid-century and futurist styles.