Mendes da Rocha
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Mendes da Rocha is the surname of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a renowned Brazilian architect celebrated for his bold modernist designs and influential contributions to contemporary architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mendes da Rocha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6226172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mendes da Rocha Context triple: [Paulo Mendes da Rocha, familyName, Mendes da Rocha]
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
Sérgio Bernardes
Sérgio Bernardes was a prominent Brazilian modernist architect known for his innovative structural designs and significant contributions to 20th-century Brazilian architecture.
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C.
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos Tavares
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos Tavares was a prominent Portuguese surrealist poet, painter, and key figure in 20th-century Portuguese avant-garde literature and art.
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D.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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E.
José Eduardo Cardozo
José Eduardo Cardozo is a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as Minister of Justice in the government of President Dilma Rousseff.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mendes da Rocha Target entity description: Mendes da Rocha is the surname of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a renowned Brazilian architect celebrated for his bold modernist designs and influential contributions to contemporary architecture.
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A.
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo dictatorship, whose overthrow in 1974 during the Carnation Revolution ended decades of authoritarian rule.
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B.
Sérgio Bernardes
Sérgio Bernardes was a prominent Brazilian modernist architect known for his innovative structural designs and significant contributions to 20th-century Brazilian architecture.
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C.
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos Tavares
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos Tavares was a prominent Portuguese surrealist poet, painter, and key figure in 20th-century Portuguese avant-garde literature and art.
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D.
Francisco de Oliveira Passos
Francisco de Oliveira Passos was a Brazilian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, including major cultural landmarks.
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E.
José Eduardo Cardozo
José Eduardo Cardozo is a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as Minister of Justice in the government of President Dilma Rousseff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale
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Mies van der Rohe Award for Latin American Architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Mies van der Rohe Award
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) ⓘ
linked to:
Ordem do Mérito Cultural
Praemium Imperiale in Architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Praemium Imperiale for Architecture
Pritzker Architecture Prize ⓘ Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
linked to:
RIBA Gold Medal
|
| birthDate | 1928-10-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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linked to:
Vitória
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| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2021-05-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
São Paulo, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo
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| educatedAt | Mackenzie Presbyterian University ⓘ |
| employer | University of São Paulo ⓘ |
| familyName | Mendes da Rocha ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| fullName | Paulo Archias Mendes da Rocha ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
civic architecture
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cultural buildings ⓘ public architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Paulo ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Brazilian architects ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian modernism
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João Batista Vilanova Artigas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| movement |
Brutalist architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Brutalism
Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold structural solutions
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contributions to contemporary Brazilian architecture ⓘ exposed concrete architecture ⓘ large-span public spaces ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brazilian Sculpture Museum (MuBE), São Paulo
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FAU-USP building contributions, University of São Paulo ⓘ Gymnasium of the Paulistano Athletic Club, São Paulo ⓘ Patriarch Plaza (Praça do Patriarca) canopy, São Paulo ⓘ Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo renovation ⓘ SESC 24 de Maio, São Paulo ⓘ Serra Dourada Stadium, Goiânia ⓘ
linked to:
Estádio Serra Dourada
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| occupation |
university teacher
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urban planner ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
São Paulo, Brazil
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linked to:
São Paulo
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Referenced by (3)
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