The Vitória-born architect died at a hospital in São Paulo on 23 May 2021 from lung cancer.
To mark Mendes da Rocha s passing, here are eight key projects he completed during his career:
Athletic Club of São Paulo, Brazil, 1957
Mendes da Rocha first rose to prominence with his design for the Paulistano Athletic Club Gymnasium in São Paulo, which he completed at the age of 29 after winning a national competition for the construction of the project.
The brutalist stadium has a striking circular form with six concrete fins that jut out and support a circular concrete roof held by 12 tension steel cables.