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Henrique Mindlin

Henrique Mindlin combined architectural practice with teaching and the documentation of Brazilian modernism.

Henrique Mindlin was a Brazilian architect, urbanist, teacher and architectural historian. He trained in São Paulo and later established his practice in Rio de Janeiro. His career included participation in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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          Practice and architectural history

          Henrique Mindlin was a Brazilian architect, urbanist, teacher and architectural historian. He trained in São Paulo and later established his practice in Rio de Janeiro. His career included participation in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

          Projects and publication

          With Giancarlo Palanti, Mindlin entered the competition for Brasília’s plan and designed projects including Brazil’s pavilion for the 1966 Venice Biennale. His book Modern Architecture in Brazil appeared in 1956, giving his career a publishing dimension alongside built work.

          What to compare

          Read a project together with the way architecture is presented in his book. What aspects of a building become central in an account intended for a wider audience? The comparison makes the architect’s role as a historian visible without assuming that a publication is a neutral inventory. It also keeps collaborative projects distinct from the individual name under which the career is often discussed.

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