Paulo mendez da rocha: riba gold medal

Paulo Mendez da Rocha (Paulo Mendes da Rocha, b. 25/10/1928) - the star of Brazilian architecture - received the third most prestigious award this year. The first was the Golden Lion Architectural Biennale in Venice. A few weeks ago, Paulo Mendez da Rocha was declared the winner of the Japanese Imperial Prize. And here is the next highest recognition of merit: RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) awarded the Brazilian the 2017 Royal Gold Medal. The award was established by the Queen of Great Britain in 1848 in recognition of the work throughout the life of one architect or team who had a significant influence on the development of architecture.

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At various times, it was received by Frank Lloyd Wright (1941), Le Corbusier (1953), Mies van der Rohe (1959), Buckminster Fuller (1968) and Frank Gehry (2000). On February 3, 2016, the Royal Medal was awarded (for the first time in history) to the female architect, the unforgettable Zaha Hadid.

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Ginasio Paulistano Athletic Club, 1961. Photo PMDR Chapel of St. Peter, 1989. Photo Cristiano Mascaro MuBE (Brazilian Sculpture Museum). 1998. Photo Nelson Kon Brazilian Sculpture Museum, 1995. Photo Nelson Kon Brazilian Sculpture Museum, 1995. Photo Nelson Kon Reconstruction of Pinacoteca Estado, San Pablo. 1998. Photo Nelson Kon Reconstruction of Pinacoteca Estado, San Pablo. 1998. Photo Nelson Kon Patriarch Plaza, project completed in 2002. Photo Nelson Kohn

Mendes da Rocha traditionally considered expensive projects to be meaningless and disrespectful to compatriots. Pritzker Prize winner Mendez da Rocha is a pioneer of brutal architecture in Brazil. The material that Mendez da Rocha prefers to work with is raw concrete. With all the static nature of the buildings, its expressive compositions of large geometric volumes look light and filled with internal dynamics. Often, a massive base rests on a practically weightless and transparent volume of glass - a peculiar focus of Mendes da Rocha.

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