{"product_id":"depositions-roberto-burle-marx-and-public-landscapes-under-dictatorship-paperback-softback-9781477327609","title":"Depositions; Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes Under Dictatorship (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477327609","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDepositions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRoberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes Under Dictatorship\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Seavitt Nordenson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477327609, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 160 b\u0026amp;w photos, 27 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e offers an understanding of Burle Marx beyond his gardens and parks; it is a solid introduction to both his work and Brazil's quest to establish its cultural identity.\u003c\/div\u003e (Architectural Record) \u003cdiv\u003eCatherine [Seavitt] Nordenson’s book, \u003ci\u003eDepositions: Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes under Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e, is a crucial contribution as it reveals Burle Marx’s systematic role as a government councilor defending cultural and environmental preservation. . . . The architectural field in itself has scarcely been historicized and analyzed in its nuances and complexities in the period of the military dictatorship in Brazil. Nordenson’s work is highly relevant in its approach to acknowledging the role of architects in the policy-making debate, going beyond their landscape design. Such an approach moves towards recognizing historical subjects for more than the cultural products they create.\u003c\/div\u003e (caa.reviews) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-researched, well-written, and laudatory study that substantially adds to, and significantly amends, our view of Burle Marx as a landscape architect and cultural figure.\u003c\/div\u003e (Landscape Journal) \u003cdiv\u003e[\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e] presents [Burle Marx’s] pieces, or depositions, in English for the first time. It also stands alone as the first collection and republication of these texts since they appeared in three journals issued by Ministry of Education and Culture: Cultura, Boletim, and Revista Brasileira de Cultura. But Nordenson’s book goes far beyond that, as it tries to elucidate other instances and circles where Burle Marx was also active in questioning a process of modernization\/development that has always cost Brazil profound environmental destruction. . . . It might not be exaggerated, then, to see in Burle Marx’s remarks essential reading for anyone who is interested not only in landscape design, but also in the science and politics of living on Earth.\u003c\/div\u003e (Architecture Beyond Europe Journal) \u003cdiv\u003e[\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e] opens new perspectives on Burle Marx's work, revealing facets of his celebrated projects and legacy that too often go unspoken…This seminal book will enable greater understanding not only of Burle Max's position as a designer operating under dictatorial conditions but also of the convoluted circumstances underlying Brazil's modern architectural history.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians) \u003cdiv\u003e[\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e] sheds new light on Burle Marx's intellectual position and serves as a valuable map of the local sociopolitical context, in its complexities and contradictions since colonial times.\u003c\/div\u003e (ABE Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of 2019 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, Foundation for Landscape Studies\u003cbr\u003e 2021 On the Brinck Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Burle Marx created a new and modern grammar for international landscape design.”\u003cbr\u003e -Lauro Cavalcanti, quoted in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “The real creator of the modern garden.”\u003cbr\u003e -American Institute of Architects \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenting the first English translation of Burle Marx’s “depositions,” this volume highlights the environmental advocacy of a preeminent Brazilian landscape architect who advised and challenged the country’s military dictatorship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994) is internationally known as one of the preeminent modernist landscape architects. He designed renowned public landscapes in Brazil, beginning with small plazas in Recife in the 1930s and culminating with large public parks in the early 1960s, most significantly the Parque do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro. \u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e explores a pivotal moment in Burle Marx’s career-the years in which he served as a member of the Federal Cultural Council created by the military dictatorship in the mid-1960s. Despite the inherent conflict and risk in working with the military regime, Burle Marx boldly used his position to advocate for the protection of the unique Brazilian landscape, becoming a prophetic voice of caution against the regime’s policies of rapid development and resource exploitation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first English translation of eighteen environmental position pieces that Burle Marx wrote for the journal \u003ci\u003eCultura\u003c\/i\u003e , a publication of the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture, from 1967 through 1973. Catherine Seavitt Nordenson introduces and contextualizes the depositions by analyzing their historical and political contexts, as well as by presenting pertinent examples of Burle Marx’s earlier public projects, which enables a comprehensive reading of the texts. Addressing deforestation, the establishment of national parks, the place of commemorative sculpture, and the unique history of the Brazilian cultural landscape, \u003ci\u003eDepositions\u003c\/i\u003e offers new insight into Burle Marx’s outstanding landscape oeuvre and elucidates his transition from prolific designer to prescient counselor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Roberto Burle Marx and the Ecological Modern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Constructing Culture in Brazil: Politics and the Public Landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Forest Narratives \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrazilian Landscapes, April 27, 1967\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggestions for the Preservation of National Parks, August 1967\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForest Politics and the Destruction of Forests, March 25, 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForest Conservation, February 12, 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Landscapes of the Baroque Interior \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks, Gardens, and Public Plazas, May 23, 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Contribution, November 28, 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefense of Nature Reserves, June 27, 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefense of the Landscape, August 25, 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Large Parks, Statues, and Disfigurement \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatues in Gardens, August 29, 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacrificed Landscape, January 28, 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreservation of Landscape Conditions, September 17, 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandscape Complex, July 7, 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Spaces, July 11, 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Scientific Park \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent Conditions at the Botanical Garden, February 7, 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, September 27, 1968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Botanical Garden and Woodland Nursery, August 26, 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Botanical Garden of Belo Horizonte, May 6, 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Military Gardens \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGarden and Ecology, July–\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: The Counselor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590988787992,"sku":"9781477327609","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/depositions-roberto-burle-marx-and-public-landscapes-under-dictatorship-paperback-softback-9781477327609","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}