Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Brazilian architect
Paulo Mendes da Rocha was a Brazilian architect.
Mendes da Rocha attended the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture, graduating in 1954. Wikipedia
Born: October 25, 1928, Vitoria, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Died: May 23, 2021 (age 92 years), São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Spouse: Helene Afanasieff
Education: Mackenzie Presbyterian University (1954)
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize and Royal Gold Medal
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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 ...
Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021) began his career in São Paulo, Brazil, in the 1950s as a member of the “Paulist brutalist” avant-garde.
May 24, 2021 · Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha dies at 92. The Brazilian architect's most famous buildings are in São Paulo ...
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928) is a Brazilian architect. Mendes da Rocha attended the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie College of Architecture, ...
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Jun 28, 2021 · Mr. Mendes da Rocha died on May 23 at a hospital in São Paulo. He was 92. The cause was lung cancer, his son Pedro said.