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Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos

A Sao Paulo practice associated with radical structural clarity, civic generosity, and urban interventions that treat the public realm as architecture.

practice

1957-2021

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

museum adaptive reuse cultural building public space urban intervention civic infrastructure brick steel

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Exterior view of the Pinacoteca in Sao Paulo, showing the long brick facade and updated circulation elements.

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos gallery

Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo exterior view

Exterior view of the Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo.

Credit: Wilfredor

Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0 · licensed

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Paulo Mendes da Rocha

1928-2021 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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A Pritzker-winning Brazilian architect whose work joined heavy structure, civic openness, and urban generosity across museums, squares, and institutions.

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Work

Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo

1993-1998 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Museum renovation

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Patriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Public square canopy and urban intervention

Paulo Mendes da Rocha