Theorist
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
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Details
- Nationality
- Brazilian
Notes
2006 Pritzker Laureate; Mies van der Rohe Prize for Latin America 2000; Praemium Imperiale 2016; Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Venice Biennale 2016; RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2017; UIA Gold Medal 2021 (posthumous). Key works: Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium (1958); Brazilian Museum of Sculpture / MuBE (1988); Pinacoteca do Estado, Sao Paulo (1998).
Connections
- associated with Contemporary Global South Practice
- authored Brazilian Museum of Sculpture (MuBE)
Sources
- Brazilian Museum of Sculpture (MuBE). 1988.
- Guilherme Wisnik. Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Cosac Naify, 2002.
- The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Paulo Mendes da Rocha: 2006 Laureate. 2006. https://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/2006.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Paulo Mendes da Rocha." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/paulo-mendes-da-rocha/. Accessed July 17, 2026.