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Latest news and stories about architecture in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about architecture in Portugal for expats and residents.
The medal ceremony will take place on June 30th at the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona.
The President of the Republic states that this is “one of the most prestigious international distinctions awarded to architects by their peers.”
In these moments when we celebrate internationally admired masters, it is important to note that it is still necessary to provide much better conditions for the successive generations inspired by them. Opinion by Avelino Oliveira
It is “the highest global honour awarded to a living architect”, says the Order of Architects. Álvaro Siza Vieira received this distinction in 2011.
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura will receive the Gold Medal from the International Union of Architects (UIA), becoming the second Portuguese person to receive this distinction, the Order of Architects announced today.
The Portuguese architect has received over a dozen awards, including the Pritzker. Among his most iconic works are the Paula Rego House of Stories and the Braga Municipal Stadium.
Portuguese architect Souto de Moura receives the gold medal from the International Union of Architects in recognition of his career.
The Order of Architects highlights that this is the “highest global honour awarded to a living architect” and a historic milestone for Portugal. The medal ceremony will take place on June 30th in Barcelona.
Joining the music and poetry festival and the exhibition on the Brazilian architect are the notes of Raquel Martins, Lula Pena, and 2 Pares de Botas.
The Marques da Silva Foundation is exhibiting a collection of unrealised architectural and urban projects that may suggest new paths to follow, in the present or the future.
The curator of the Lucio Costa, Archive exhibition believes that, during the visits the creator of Brasília made to Portugal, he sought something different from what Portuguese architects were looking for in him.
Ana Vaz Milheiro is the curator of the exhibition that opened this weekend in Matosinhos. “It is a first reading of the collection, but there is still much to discover,” says the professor and historian.
The journalist recounts that the dimension of the word in the architect's career was what 'fascinated her most' throughout the Saturday afternoons she travelled to Porto for the series of 'slow conversations'.
The exhibition will reveal a personal side of Lucio Costa, where one can discover photographs with friends and of his relationship with Portugal, as well as letters exchanged with his daughter and the architect Le Corbusier.
The exhibition 'Lucio Costa Archive' is a true journey into the intimate, family, and professional world of the Brazilian urbanist Lucio Costa, author of the Brasília pilot plan, which the Casa da Arquitetura (Porto) opens on Saturday with thousands of original documents.
Alongside Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, the new honorary doctor of the University of the Algarve created a school of environmental thought and consolidated the teaching of landscape architecture.
The personal archive of the Brazilian urban planner, who designed the pilot plan for Brasília, is now on display at the Casa da Arquitetura in Porto. The exhibition features 11,000 items, including previously unseen documents, travel notes, and family photos, highlighting his career and his deep connection to Portugal. The show runs until September and includes a special programme of guided tours, book presentations, and workshops to mark 200 years of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Brazil.
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The architect in charge accused Porto City Council, the Portuguese Environment Agency, and the Ministry of Environment of having a 'Trumpian attitude' in their decision to demolish part of the property.
Businessman Pedro Violas succeeds José Dias da Fonseca as president of the Casa da Arquitetura. The new term, covering the 2026—2029 period, will last for four years for the first time.
An architectural project that is also a work of art and vice versa. A studio and a sculptor come together to create a restaurant with the help of many hands from homeless people.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has approved the demolition of two floors of the structure designed by Solà-Morales, built where the City Park meets the sea. Architects involved in the process are questioning the decision.
The winery designed by architect Carlos Castanheira is one of the highlights of Taboadella. After the 'classicism of the vineyard' comes 'modernity' in winemaking, but why?
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National Mills Day calls for visits, while the architecture of Manuel Correia Fernandes is on display in Matosinhos and the play 'O Amor É Fodido' hits the stage in Lisbon.
We like to believe that cities are designed by architects. But the truth is different: those who decide what is built (and where) are rarely the ones drawing. A column by Daniela Silva.
Winner of the National Architecture Award in Wood, the House on the Mountains blends into the terrain, combining sustainability, light, and mastery of the landscape.
