Paulo Mendes da Rocha

He contributed many notable cultural buildings to São Paulo and is widely credited with having enhanced and revitalized the city. Mendes da Rocha was a professor at the Architecture College of University of São Paulo, known as FAU-USP, until 1998. His work was influenced by Brazilian architect Vilanova Artigas, from the paulist Brazilian School. He was honored with the Mies van der Rohe Prize (2000), the Pritzker Prize (2006), and the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2016). Mendes da Rocha died on May 23, 2021, in São Paulo at the age of 92.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha studied at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Residence is recorded at São Paulo. Employment is recorded with University of São Paulo and Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo. Works named in the authority record are Estádio Serra Dourada. Work by Paulo Mendes da Rocha is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Pritzker Architecture Prize, Praemium Imperiale, Royal Gold Medal and Golden Lion.

• Name — Paulo Mendes da Rocha • Born — 25 October 1928 • Birthplace — Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil • Died — 23 May 2021 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Education — Mackenzie Presbyterian University • Significant Buildings — Serra Dourada Stadium, Gymnasium in the Paulistano Athletics Club, Pinacoteca do Estado, National Coach Museum • Awards — Pritzker Architecture Prize (2006)

• Year — Building or product — Location • 1957 — Gymnasium in the Paulistano Athletics Club — São Paulo, Brazil • 1957 — Paulistano Armchair (reissued in 2004 by Objekto) • 1964 — The Guaimbê Residential Building — São Paulo, Brazil • 1969 — Brazil's pavilion at Expo '70 — Osaka, Japan • 1973 — Serra Dourada Stadium — Goiânia, Brazil • 1987 — Saint Peter Chapel — São Paulo, Brazil • 1987 — Forma Furniture showroom — São Paulo, Brazil • 1988 — Brazilian Sculpture Museum — São Paulo, Brazil • 1992 — Patriarch Plaza and Viaduct do Chá — São Paulo, Brazil • 1993 — Pinacoteca do Estado — São Paulo, Brazil • 1997 — FIESP Cultural Center — São Paulo, Brazil • 2002 — Patriarch Plaza — São Paulo, Brazil • 2015 — National Coaches Museum — Lisbon, Portugal • 2017 — Quelhas House — Lisbon, Portugal • 2017 — SESC 24 de Maio — São Paulo, Brazil

• Illustration — SESC 24 de Maio, São Paulo (2017) • Illustration — Museu dos Coches, Lisbon (2015) • Illustration — Saint Peter Chapel, São Paulo (1987) • Illustration — Patriarch Plaza, São Paulo (2002) • Illustration — Brazilian Sculpture Museum, Mube, São Paulo (1988). • Illustration — Pinacotheca, Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo (1993)