Artist Monograph

Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazilian

Brazilian, 1928–2021

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	14	82.4%
Drawing	2	11.8%
Sculpture	1	5.9%

Production by Decade

6

1950s

3

1970s

8

1980s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	5.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	41.2%
Large (1–3 m)	9	52.9%

Range: 29.5 cm → 175.3 cm (largest side)

Brazilian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 17 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil, Elevation Architecture Acc. 2.2008	1957	Photostat	17 x 36 1/8" (43.2 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil, Perspective Sketch Architecture Acc. 3.2008	1957	Photostat	11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.5 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil, Plan Architecture Acc. 1.2008	1957	Photostat	17 x 36 1/8" (43.2 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Chair Design Acc. 871.2007.a-b	1957	Tubular steel and canvas	30 x 30 x 27" (76.2 x 76.2 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Objekto and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Chair Technical Drawing Design Acc. 4.2008	1957	Photostat	17 1/4 x 36" (43.8 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Chair Technical Drawing for Steel Structure, Plan Front and Side Views, and Plan for Seat Cover Design Acc. 5.2008	1957	Photostat	25 1/4 x 41 5/8" (64.1 x 105.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
House in Catanduva Project, São Paulo, Brazil (Scale model 1:125) Architecture Acc. 14.2008	1979	Wood	2 9/16 x 28 3/8 x 19 11/16" (6.5 x 72 x 50 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
House in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, project, Section BB, plan of garden and pool, Plan, Section AA, section from North to South Architecture Acc. 7.2008	1979	Photostat	69 x 36" (175.3 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil (Section) Architecture Acc. 6.2008	1979	Pencil on tracing paper	14 x 36 1/8" (35.6 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Port City of Tietê Project, São Paulo State, Brazil (Scale model 1:50,000) Architecture Acc. 15.2008	1980	Steel	13/16 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8" (2 x 100 x 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Port City of Tietê Project, São Paulo State, Brazil, Schematic plan and elevation Architecture Acc. 8.2008	1980	Ink on vellum	12 5/8 x 21 1/16" (32 x 53.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil (Scale model 1:125) Architecture Acc. 16.2008	1987	Steel	4 3/4 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8" (12 x 100 x 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil, floor plan Architecture Acc. 9.2008	1988	Photostat	36 x 53 1/4" (91.4 x 135.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil, Plan and section of auditorium Architecture Acc. 12.2008	1988	Photostat	36 x 43" (91.4 x 109.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil, Section A and B Architecture Acc. 10.2008	1988	Photostat	36 x 43" (91.4 x 109.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil, Section C and D Architecture Acc. 11.2008	1988	Photostat	36 x 43" (91.4 x 109.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture, São Paulo, Brazil, Sub-floor plan Architecture Acc. 13.2008	1988	Photostat	36 x 53 1/4" (91.4 x 135.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect and the Latin American and Caribbean Fund