Paulo Mendes da Rocha - Pritzker Prize Laureate

• Mackenzie Architecture School, 1954
  

• 1957: Paulistano Office Chair
• 1958: The Paulistano Athletic Club, São Paulo
• 1960: Paulo Mendes da Rocha Residence, São Paulo
• 1964: Guaimbê Residential Building, São Paulo
• 1987: The Forma Store, São Paulo
• 1987: Chapel of Saint Peter, Campos de Jordão
• 1988: Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo
• 1992: Patriarch Plaza and Viaduct do Cha, São Paulo
• 1993: State Museum of São Paulo
• 1995: Residence for Mario Masetti, Cava Estate, Cabreuva
• 2000: Studies for the 2008 Olympic Games in Paris, France
• 2004: Master plan for the Technological City, University of Vigo, Spain

• Oscar Niemeyer
• Le Corbusier
• Walter Gropius

From his second marriage Mendes da Rocha has another daughter, Nadezhda, who is a designer.

Over the next six decades, Paulo Mendes da Rocha became known for "socially responsible" designs that used minimum resources. He taught for many years at the University of São Paulo but was forced to leave his teaching post in 1969 when Brazil was under military dictatorship. Mendes da Rocha returned to teaching in 1980 and continued until his retirement in 1999. Mendes da Rocha has also lectured throughout South America and Europe and served as president of the Brazilian Institute for Architects.

Besides his architectural projects, Mendes da Rocha has designed furniture. He is best known for the Paulistano chair and chaise lounge which used industrial materials to create comfortable, functional seating.

In 2000 the Mies van der Rohe Prize for Latin American Architecture brought Paulo Mendes da Rocha international recognition. He won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2006.

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Pritzker Architecture Prize Announcement}