Infinito Vão

Infinito Vão - 90 Years of Brazilian Architecture is the exhibition that Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Centre of Architecture will inaugurate on September 28, curated by Fernando Serapião and Guilherme Wisnik. The exhibition will be accompanied by a rich parallel programme—co-curated by Nuno Sampaio, executive director of Casa da Arquitectura—which will run until April 2019 and comprises activities in Portugal and Brazil.

This collection contains drawings, mockups, photographs, films and books that overview a significant panorama of Brazil’s modern and contemporary production. It encompasses around 9,000 items, including the aforementioned drawings, photographs and mockups, but also sketches, texts, slides, videos, films, ceramics and letters: 4,540 of these are original. There are about 100 projects, 21 mockups, upwards of 120 publications and more than 50,000 documents, more 2,900 of which are original drawings. These approximately 100 projects are signed by authors fundamental in understanding Brazilian production. 20 of these authors fall within the modern period, and 50 others belong to the contemporary period. We could mention as examples: Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Affonso Eduardo Reidy, MMM Roberto, Sergio Bernardes, Roberto Burle Marx, Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Rino Levi, Severiano Mario Porto, João Filgueiras Lima (Lelé) and Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Among the younger generations’ professionals—whose production is in full swing—we can mention Marcos Acayaba, Brazil Arquitetura, Angelo Bucci, Andrade Morettin and Carla Juabaça, among others.

In addition to its drawings and mockups, the collection has 150 books essential to the subject, which will be added to the Casa da Arquitectura’s library.