Burle Marx et le parc Ibirapuera : quatre décennies de rendez-vous manqués (1953-1993)

Abstract

One of the great misperceptions that has persisted over the six decades of the history of São Paulo’s Ibirapuera Park is that it was said to be designed by Roberto Burle Marx, the the most notorious name in Brazilian landscape design. This article seeks to recover the pattern of approach and distancing of the landscaper with the park and his proposed interventions in the 1950s, 1970s and 1990s. It also aims to show the reasons why these projects met resistance, with only the latter generating practical, if partial, results, making the misunderstanding a myth that obscures a tumultuous historical process.

Keywords

• Burle Marx
• Ibirapuera Park
• São Paulo
• brazilian landscaping
• Oscar Niemeyer