Paulistano Athletic Club -- São Paulo, Brazil (1958)

This early statement from Pritzker winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a disc-shaped stadium of concrete with a roof suspended from steel cables, was the first in a series of innovative structures from the Brazilian Brutalist, including the Saint Peter Chapel, Forma showroom and Brazilian Sculptural Museum.  Photo 4 of 10 in Art Brut: Revisiting Brutalist Architecture by Patrick Sisson

Art Brut: Revisiting Brutalist Architecture

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Paulistano Athletic Club -- São Paulo, Brazil (1958)

This early statement from Pritzker winner Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a disc-shaped stadium of concrete with a roof suspended from steel cables, was the first in a series of innovative structures from the Brazilian Brutalist, including the Saint Peter Chapel, Forma showroom and Brazilian Sculptural Museum.