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Paulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect. Mendes da Rocha attended the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture, graduating in 1954.
May 19, 2024 · Paulo Mendes da Rocha was a Brazilian architect known for bringing a Modernist sensibility to the architecture of his native country. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2006, becoming the second Brazilian (after Oscar Niemeyer) to receive the honour.
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been chosen as the 2006 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The 77-year old architect becomes the second laureate from Brazil, Oscar Niemeyer being the first, chosen in 1988.
May 24, 2021 · Following the death of celebrated architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the age of 92, we look back at eight key projects from concrete houses to museums that cemented his global reputation.
Jun 26, 2021 · Paulo Mendes da Rocha, one of Brazil’s most acclaimed architects, designed buildings with simple materials, like concrete, but exercised a powerful imagination in creating...
Oct 25, 2019 · One of Brazil's greatest architects and urbanists, and the best-known of the 'Paulista Brutalist' school, Paulo Mendes da Rocha won the Pritzker prize in 2006.
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May 26, 2021 · The architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021) passed away in the early hours of Sunday, May 23. The Brazilian architecture scene has lost its most prominent ambassador since Oscar Niemeyer’s ...
