New World of Space

FIGUEIREDO, Fernando Stankuns de Paula.
New World of Space: Le Corbusier and the role of photography in the mediation between the audience and architecture.
Dissertation (Master Degree), 2012 — University of São Paulo (USP).
Tutor: Prof. Dr. Helouise Costa.


The main focus of this dissertation is the study of the relation between architecture and photography, based on the premise that the photographic register is never neutral and always presents a particular version of what was registered. This research is specifically about the exhibition New World of Space held by The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (ICA) in 1948 which was also presented by the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo (MASP) in 1950, including many photographs.(...)


Keywords: architectural photography; modern museum; modern architecture; Le Corbusier; MASP.


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