Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928) is a Brazilian architect. He was recently honored with the 2006 Pritzker Prize, and in 2000 with the Mies van der Rohe Prize. Working almost exclusively in Brazil, Mendes da Rocha has been producing buildings since 1957, many of them built in concrete, a method some call "Brazilian Brutalist" arguably allowing buildings to be constructed cheaply and quickly. He has contributed many notable cultural buildings to São Paulo, Brazil and is widely credited as enhancing and revitalizing the city. Mendes da Rocha is the second Brazilian architect to win the Pritzker Prize after Oscar Niemeyer in 1988.

[edit] Major works

• 1957, Gymnasium in the Paulistano Athletics Club in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1957, Paulistano Armchair (reissued in 2004 by Objekto)
• 1964, The Guaimbê Residential Building in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1969, Brazil's pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan
• 1973, Serra Dourada Stadium in Goiânia, Brazil
• 1987, Forma Furniture showroom in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1988, Brazilian Sculpture Museum in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1992, Patriarch Plaza and Viaduct do Chá in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1993, Pinacoteca do Estado in São Paulo, Brazil

• 1997, FIESP Cultural Center in São Paulo, Brazil

[edit] Sources

• Artigas, Rosa: "Paulo Mendes da Rocha", Cosac & Naify
• Spiro, Annette: "Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Works and Projects".
• Instructor profile
• CityMayors.com profile
• New York Times profile
• NPR profile
• Objekto
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha - 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate (LandLiving.com)