The New Regionalism Expression Of Paulo Mendes Da Rocha's Architectural Design

Paulo Mendes da Rocha is one of the most famous Brazilian architects in the world. He is deeply affected by the modernistic principles and language, with his bold use of simple materials, and a deep understanding of poetic space, he forms a unique personal style. Well known for his experience in architectural practice, Rocha also made outstanding contributions in architectural education. He served as a teacher in Architecture and Planning Department of Sao Paulo University since 1959, and became a tenured professor in 1998. Rocha's works has branded with a distinctive modernist, while reflect the unique Brazilian style, with a clear tendency of the new regionalism. In the paper, the author strives from Paulo Mendes da Rocha's new regionalism concept of architectural creation. Collecting, analyzing, deducting and juxtaposing, the author tries to unscramble Rocha's new regionalism architectural creation.Rocha's original thought about new regionalism is based on Padro Fecari's view and the temporary failure of philosophy. He combines them, creates a Latin American architecture which also reflect the characteristics of the times with the critical opinion. Affected by the mixed temperament, the Latin American region and the soulful music, he creates a modern architectural works. Under the influence of Modern Architecture, he takes the materials, space and place into thought, and create local and global characteristics of both the Latin and the world's architecture.Take the constraints of the economic conditions into account, he tries the simple geometric features as the architectural image. With the architectonics, he organized the form and space. He loves the Latin American poetry, and use the alienation of method to organize the stairs, ramps, roof and corridor. He also uses the natural elements to express his ideas, such as the nature light, and the water in nature. He braided them with nature and made them harmony with each other. Different from the architectures who are interested in the strong colors, Rocha only uses the concrete, steel and glass with a gesture of weakness. Convey the spirit of the region realize, he also shows a simple and neat features of the times.Rocha's architecture pays great attention on the exhibition of the architectural floating and sculpture configuration. He makes full use of the mechanical properties of construction materials, uses the material expression to convey the symbolic Latin American's culture. He uses the limited material and the simple geometric forms to convey the simple feature. He overhead the bottom, slopes the wall to show the dynamic characteristics of his architecture. He tries to create space with a poetic image feature. Taking the site and climate characteristics into account, he creates the mobility space. Shaping up to conventional architectural space, he achieves the readability of space. He emphasizes the oppose apposition between old and new buildings and convey the eternal character of space. He is also concerned about the shape characteristics of the environment with ecological scenarios. He shows the harmony of the architecture and the environment by the symbiosis of architecture and places, the adaptation of the architecture and climate and the interaction of architecture and urban.The conclusion comprehensive summarize the inspiration and meaning of the Paulo Mendes da Rocha's Architecture creation. Hopefully can it provide reference for the current architectural creation.