abstract:Lina Bo Bardi, née Achillina Bo (December 5, 1914, Rome, Italy — March 20, 1992, São Paulo) was a Brazilian modernist architect born in Italy. A prolific architect and designer, Lina Bo Bardi devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design.
Completing the vast majorityofherwork in post-warBrazil, ItalianarchitectLina Bo Bardi was overshadowed bythefuturisticworkofpeerssuch asOscar Niemeyer.