Centerline 7: São Paolo, Reasons for Architecture: The Dissolution of Buildings and How to Pass Through Walls

JANUARY 2012

The Centerline book series is devoted to exploring the built environment through a focus on singular issues pursued in-depth. In Centerline 7, we present a complete translation of Angelo Bucci's doctoral thesis (originally published in Portuguese) about a quintessential modern American city and the lessons it holds for architects.

ISBN: 9780934951166

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Editorial Note by Kevin Alter and Barbara Hoidn
Foreword by Fernando Lara
Preamble
Introduction
Violence as a Norm
Consituent Elements
In Search of Meaning
Encountering the Place
Four Operations (how to pass through walls)
Conclusion
Bibliography

EDITOR

Angelo Bucci

COPY EDITORS

Fernando Lara
Kristine Stiphany
Barbara Hoidn