Video: Paulo Mendes da Rocha on His Museu dos Coches in Lisbon

For the recent inauguration of the Museu dos Coches in Lisbon, between September and October Sopro Colectivo hosted their exhibition "Fado Tropical," including 26 photos by Fernando Guerra and an interview with the building's architect, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who today turns 87 years old.

Constructed on the banks of the Tagus River, the first building in Europe by the Brazilian Pritzker Prize winner was surrounded by controversy during its construction, and today surprise visitors from all over, housing the world's largest collection of carriages. In the interview given at his own office, Mendes da Rocha talks about the specificity of the area, his approach to the historical context and memory related to coaches, and his concise adaptations of the extensive program to the complexity of the surroundings.

The photographs of Fernando Guerra, named after the words of the architect, illustrate the path that gradually transcends from the metropolis to the exhibition of carriages inside. Thus, architecture, photography and speech complement each other to demonstrate the relevance of one of the masterpieces of Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

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Cite: Baratto, Romullo. "Video: Paulo Mendes da Rocha on His Museu dos Coches in Lisbon" [Vídeo: Paulo Mendes da Rocha e o Museu dos Coches de Lisboa] 25 Oct 2015. ArchDaily. (Trans. Stott, Rory) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/775954/video-paulo-mendes-da-rocha-on-his-museu-dos-coches-in-lisbon> ISSN 0719-8884

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