1992: Patriarch Plaza and Viaduct do Cha in São Paulo, Brazil

Photo © Bebete Viegas

The Patriarch Plaza and Viaduct do Cha in São Paulo, Brazil, by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha renovated and restructured the public space in the center of São Paulo, Brazil. Cars and buses were re-routed. Bus stops were moved to an 800-foot long overpass, Viaduct do Cha. The original paving was restored. A roof canopy suspended from an architrave was constructed over the plaza. The canopy frames views and also forms an inviting portal for pedestrians.

^{~Pritzker Prize Committee}