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Paulo Mendes da Rocha

1928 - 2021

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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 Architecture, graduating in 1954. Working almost exclusively in Brazil, Mendes da Rocha began designing buildings in 1957, many of them built in concrete, a method some call "Brazilian Brutalism", arguably allowing buildings to be constructed cheaply and quickly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Mendes da Rocha has received more than 171,207 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Paulo Mendes da Rocha is the 149th most popular architect (down from 126th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Architect.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Paulo Mendes da Rocha ranks 149 out of 518. Before him are Antonio Sant'Elia, Carlo Scarpa, Pier Luigi Nervi, Max Bill, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, and Philibert de l'Orme. After him are Ludwig Borchardt, Juan de Herrera, Nefermaat, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, and Ebenezer Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Paulo Mendes da Rocha ranks 120. Before him are John Stewart Bell, Daisaku Ikeda, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Edward Albee, Hannah Pick-Goslar, and Natalie Zemon Davis. After him are Bo Diddley, Peter Naur, Howard S. Becker, Hayden White, Branko Mikulić, and Desmond Morris. Among people deceased in 2021, Paulo Mendes da Rocha ranks 104. Before him are Didier Ratsiraka, Mira Furlan, Max Mosley, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Viktor Bryukhanov, and Christian Boltanski. After him are Luis del Sol, Kim Yong-ju, Marion Ramsey, Gunnel Lindblom, Olympia Dukakis, and Frank Williams.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Mendes da Rocha ranks 116 out of 2,236. Before him are Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), Robinho (1984), Loalwa Braz (1953), Florinda Bolkan (1941), and Roberto Dinamite (1954). After him are Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), Cláudio Hummes (1934), Aldair (1965), Oscar (1954), Mário de Andrade (1893), and Artur da Costa e Silva (1899).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Brazil

Among architects born in Brazil, Paulo Mendes da Rocha ranks 2. Before him are Oscar Niemeyer (1907). After him are Roberto Burle Marx (1909).

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