Celebrated for his ‘raw, primal’ concrete structures, the architect adds RIBA honour to growing list of top architectural prizes
The Brazilian brutalist Paulo Mendes da Rocha, an architect known for his massive concrete forms and daring structural acrobatics, has won RIBA’s prestigious royal gold medal for 2017.
A figure far removed from the usual cast of international “starchitects”, the 87 year old has spent the past six decades building a body of work, primarily in his home country, that stands out for its force of expression and bold structural power, married with finely crafted detail.
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