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	Sitio Roberto Burle Marx
		Burle Marx bought the Santo Antonio da Bica sítio in Barra de Guaratiba in 1949 to store his plant collection.
		Both buildings were lovingly restored and Burle Marx lived there from 1973 until his death in 1994.
		In 1985, the property was donated to the Brazilian government in trust for posterity and became a National Monument.
	www.maria-brazil.org /sitio_roberto_burle_marx.htm (245 words)

	Archive - Grotto - Anti-Journal
		PRECIS - Not so much about Burle Marx as /S/ome-thing Else, the material presented herein is intended to underscore the irrepressible élan of formalism + phenomenology, the twin peaks of modern artistic experience, as represented in the fusion of landscape + architecture.
		Berrizbeitia's essay is significant in that it undoes much of the damage done by "scholars" attributing Burle Marx's "aesthetic" to his association with European modernism.
		Berrizbeitia's essay argues that the work of Burle Marx was, in fact, endogenous -- her critique of Parque del Este (in Caracas, Venezuela) resists the opposing contemporary discourses of "critical regionalism" and the reductive, formalist historiography of modern art and architecture.
	www.geocities.com /ateliermp/burlemarx.html (1271 words)

	Penn Current: Bookquick
		For most landscape architects, and designers in general, the name Roberto Burle Marx immediately brings to mind his painterly vision of the landscape and his inspired use of the flora of his native Brazil.
		In “Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas: Parque del Este, 1956-1961,” finally, Anita Berrizbeitia goes beyond the common formal analysis of his designs to explore the multiple contexts and cultural conditions that give rise to his uncompromising vision for gardens and landscapes.
		“Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas”; is the only in-depth study of the major Parque del Este site—a 200-acre urban park built between 1956 and 1961—and offers an approach for future studies of the Venezuelan and Latin American landscape.
	www.upenn.edu /pennnews/current/2004/120904/bookquick.html (266 words)

	burlemarx
		Burle Marx was influenced by his mother's involvement in gardening and also by his father's interest in design.
		As a result, Burle Marx was not only asked to be the manager of The Parks and Gardens of Recife, but he was also nominated to create gardens for the capital and public squares.
		Burle Marx desired for this area to be the center of all plant studies, and eventually it fulfilled this ideal.
	clam.rutgers.edu /~grochows/BMarx.html (668 words)

	Burle Marx
		Roberto Burle Marx is internationally known as one of the most important landscape architects of the 20th century.
		Born in São Paulo in August 4th, 1909, Roberto Burle Marx moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1913.
		Roberto Burle Marx died in Rio de Janeiro in 1994, at the age of 84.
	www.burlemarx.com.br /ingles.htm (308 words)

	INTERNI : newsstand
		View of the Sitio Santo Antonio da Bica, which was the studio-residence of Roberto Burle Marx in Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, a project begun in 1949, which in 1990 was the winner of the prestigious prize of the Benetton Foundation for Studies and Research (Treviso), the International Carlo Scarpa Garden Prize.
		Roberto Burle Marx was born in Sao Paulo, on 8 April 1909, to Cecilia Burle and Wilhelm Marx.
		In 1938 Roberto Burle Marx returned to Rio, where he completed his most important public works in urban areas: in 1954, the garden of the Museum of Modern Art; in 1970, the “wave” pavement of the Copacabana beachfront promenade; in 1972, collaborating with Oscar Niemeyer, the garden of Pampulha at Belo Orizonte.(...)
	www.internimagazine.it /s013001000039/s013001000041/d013001000161/a013001002261.htm (608 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx - a biography from the landscape architecture and Gardens Guide
		Roberto Burle Marx's work is interesting for its high quality, for its exemplary use of the Abstract Style and for its use of native Brazilian plants.
		Marx was the child of Brazilian mother (Burle) and a German-Jewish father (Marx).
		Roberto Burle Marx went to study painting in Berlin at the age of 19.
	www.gardenvisit.com /b/marx.htm (196 words)

	book: Roberto Burle Marx: The Lyrical Landscape \| Marta Iris Montero, Roberto Burle Marx
		One of the most influential landscape and garden designers of the twentieth century, Roberto Burle Marx (1909Ð1993) has inspired generations of gardens around the world.
		Before his death, the author worked closely with Burle Marx during the writing of this book, and gained unique insight into the life, ideas, and work that are outlined in the introduction.
		The core of the book is twenty-six projects, presented through plans--some redrawn from Marx's now vanished or ruined originals--specially commissioned photographs, planting schemes, and some of Burle Marx's own paintings.
	www.this-is-great.com /info/fnsfsasbfb (374 words)

	Sítio Roberto Burle Marx \| Rio de Janeiro Sights & Activities \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Marx, the mind behind Rio's mosaic beachfront walkways and the Atêrro do Flamengo, was said to have "painted with plants" and was the first designer to use Brazilian flora in his projects.
		Marx also liked to mix the modern with the traditional -- a recurring theme throughout the property.
		If you have time, a visit to the charming Burle Marx sitio gives you a view of another side of Brazilian creativity.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rio_de_janeiro@129&cur_section=sig&property_id=123510 (232 words)

	magazine
		It was a quote he had borrowed from the architect Le Corbusier, but one the visionary landscape designer made his own as he filled his estate with collections of plants, paintings, sculpture, pottery, and religious art—the accumulated treasures of a long and creative life.
		Now, four years after his death, Sítio Roberto Burle Marx is open to the public.
		It is exactly as Burle Marx would have wished it.
	www.americas.oas.org /sep98_art20.htm (277 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas \| Berrizbeitia, Anita
		For most landscape architects, and designers in general, the name Roberto Burle Marx immediately brings to mind his painterly vision of the landscape as well as his inspired use of the flora of his native Brazil.
		In Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas: Parque del Este, 1956-1961, Anita Berrizbeitia goes beyond the common formal analysis of his designs to explore the multiple contexts and cultural conditions that give rise to his uncompromising vision for gardens and landscapes.
		Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas is the only in-depth study of this major site, a two-hundred-acre urban park built between 1956 and 1961, and offers an approach for future studies of the Venezuelan and Latin American landscape.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/14067.html (235 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected, Landscape Views 3, Vol. 3
		Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected, Landscape Views 3, Vol.
		Brazilian designer Robert Burle Marx (1909-94) was Latin America's most influential and internationally renowned landscape architect.
		He conceived thousands of gardens and public spaces and was among the first advocates for the protection of the Brazilian rain forests.
	www.zooscape.com /cgi-bin/maitred/WhitePulp/isbn1568982259 (170 words)

	Architectural Review, The: Roberto Burle Marx: The Lyrical Landscape - Botanical Abstractions - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Marx's use of native plants in appropriate ecological groupings, in conjunction with South American cultural artefacts provided ideal landscape settings for their buildings.
		In 1949 he established his own garden at St Antonio de Bica (now the Burle Marx Foundation) which included a nursery for the indigenous South American flora which he discovered on his many plant collecting trips to the interior.
		Unlike previous publications, it includes many plans (some redrawn from Marx's vanished or ruined originals) which show that the gardens are almost literally 'paintings made of plants'.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3575/is_1261_211/ai_84670346 (356 words)

	Burle Marx, Roberto -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx has made urban Brazilians especially aware of the splendours of their natural environment by replacing the traditional, formal European-style gardens containing imported plants with a profusion of native species in approximation to their natural settings.
		Known during his lifetime only to a small group of socialists and revolutionaries, Karl Marx wrote books now considered by Communists all over the world to be the source of absolute truth on matters of economics, philosophy, and politics.
		The comedy team of the Marx Brothers raised havoc on stage, screen, and radio for 30 years, making fun of the wealthy, pompous, and socially respectable.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9115441 (643 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected, Landscape Views 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx (1909-94) was Latin America's most influential and internationally renowned landscape architect.
		He produced thousands of gardens and public spaces and was among the first advocates for the protections of the Brazilian rain forest.
		The powerful yet fragile garden art of Roberto Burle Marx is an unsurpassed achievement that has done just this...The scholorship collectedc in this volume...offers hope for sustaining the spirit and preserving the essential outlines of the work of Burle Marx."--William Howard Adams, from his preface.
	www.familyhaven.com /landscape/landscape03/1568982259AMUS448637.shtml (174 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Matta (Roberto SÈbastian Antonio Echaurren Matta), The Mooner, 1959
		Matta (Roberto SÈbastian Antonio Echaurren Matta), Untitled Composition, Illustration of a Poem by Alain Bosquet, 20th century
		Roberto Donis, Azul en Trajectoria (Blue in Trajectory), ninth plate in the portfolio, 21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venezuela (21 Printmakers of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela), 1972
	www.wwar.com /masters/b/burle_marx-roberto.html (968 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx
		"Brazilian Roberto Burle Marx was one of two or three of the most important landscape architects of the last century.
		She reveals how a love of art, philosophy, music, and horticulture inspired Burle Marx to create some of the great gardens and public spaces of the world.
		In France, she collaborated with landscape designer Gilles Clément and, in association with Burle Marx, created the design for the terrace of the Pompidou Center in Paris.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/9617.html (477 words)

	Books : Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected, Landscape Views 3
		Roberto Burle Marx is the questionably most seminal figure in contemporary landscape design.
		His use of tropical foliage and vegetation was of such artistry as to redefine the genrae.
		Don't however let it be your only insight into the talent of Burle Marx.
	www.homeremodelingtoday.com /books/home-remodeling/1568982259 (184 words)

	Amazon.com: Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected, Landscape Views 3: Books: Rossana Vaccarino,William Howard Adams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Roberto Burle Marx: The Lyrical Landscape by Martha Schwartz
		Robert Burle Marx was a transformative force in Brazil's modern age of landscape architecture.
		Burle Marx, Rio de Janeiro, Parque del Este, Vargem Grande, Sáo Paulo, Fazenda Marambaia, Leandro Aristeguieta, Latin American, Auguste Marie François Glaziou, Mário de Andrade, Odete Monteiro, Flamengo Park, Clemente Gomes, Carlos Guinand, Lélia Coelho Frota, Revista Integral
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1568982259?v=glance (748 words)

	York College
		The dual-image presentation will explore the legend and legacy of Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994), who turned his interest in art to the Amazon flora and forever changed the way people garden with tropical plants.
		A native of Brazil, Burle Marx designed gardens for some of his country's most prominent locales, including Flamengo Park along Rio de Janeiro's waterfront, the Rio de Janeiro International Airport and the U.S. Embassy.
		He is considered the greatest single influence on gardens since the development of the English garden tradition in the 18th century.
	www.ycp.edu /news/2828_3488.htm (291 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While studying in art (1928) in Germany, Burle Marx became interested in the tropical plants at the Dahlem Botanical Gardens.
		More results on "Roberto Burle Marx" when you join.
		Most modern socialists also base their doctrines to a lesser or greater degree on Marx's theories.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9018174 (641 words)

	Roberto Burle Marx
		Roberto Burle Marx: The Unnatural Art of the Garden.
		Aufl.); Dans les jardin de Roberto Burle Marx.
		Roberto Burle Marx e a Nova Visão da Paisagem.
	rbm.yumyum.at /de/95_annex/quellen (89 words)

	Heliconia hirsuta 'Burle Marx' Plant Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Native Legends and Names: This heliconia species is names after the landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx who filled his estate with collections of plants, paintings, sculpture, pottery, and religious art, the accumulated treasures of a long and creative life.
		Now Sitio Roberto Burle Marx is open to the public.
		In 1985, while continuing to live at the Sitio, he deeded the property to the federal government in trust for posterity.
	www.ntbg.org /plants/plantresource_new3.php?rid=475&focus=10 (499 words)

	The Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This book is filled with 170 photographs, plans and drawings of RB Marx's incomparable landscapes with their bold, flowing shapes, mosaic pavings and great sweeps of colorful plants.
		It is the only authorized study of the life and work of one of the world's greatest living landscape architects.
		Rounding out the volume is a complete listing of Burle Marx landscape commissions and a glossary of botanical names of the plants used in his gardens.
	touchwoodbooks.co.nz /troberto.html (118 words)

	Countrybookshop.co.uk - Roberto Burle Marx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Both Latin American and European developments find expression in the work of Burle Marx, the most significant South American landscape artist of the 20th Century.
		Like Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, both of whom he frequently worked together with, Burle Marx was strongly influenced by the architectural avant-garde of the 1920's and 30's.
		This monograph also includes an index of the many indigenous plants discovered and named by Burle Marx.
	www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/index.phtml?whatfor=376437103X (118 words)

	Land+Living: Roberto Burle Marx
		Following up on our post yesterday about contemporary Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, we have complied some links to websites that feature images of his works.
		One of the sites is in Portuguese and another in German, and both of those are somewhat difficult to navigate, but the effort is well worth while.
		Burle Marx is perhaps best know for his work in Brazil's modern capital, Brasilia.
	www.landliving.com /articles/0000000359.aspx (263 words)

	Powell's Books - Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas: Parque del Este, 1956-1961 by Roberto Burle Marx
		Roberto Burle Marx in Caracas: Parque del Este, 1956-1961
		The only in-depth study of this internationally known Brazilian park that examines the various ways in which Burle Marx's personal aesthetic--with his painterly vision and ingenious use of native plantings--intersected with the political and socioeconomic realities in the making of this world-famous 200-acre urban garden.
		Contains 26 color and 44 fl and white illustrations of the garden areas.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=27576&cgi=product&isbn=0812238044 (186 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected (Landscape Views S.): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Brazilian Roberto Burle Marx (1909-94) was Latin America's most influential and internationally renowned landscape architect.
		He produced thousands of gardesn and public spaces and was among the first advocates of the protection of the Brazilian rainforest.
		He was acclaimed by the American Institute of Architects as the "real creator of the modern garden".
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1568982259 (370 words)

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