João Luís Carrilho da Graça   Portugal   A Manueline abbey gains back its original configuration when freed of additions made over time that overburdened its loadbearing structure and had the effect of distorting its simple proportions.

João Luís Carrilho da Graça   Portugal   After a period of persistent decadence, the old Lisbon evoked by Amália Rodrigues has become a desirable destination, already threatening to dethrone other popular tourist hubs, such as Venice and Barcelona. An unbeatable example of this metamorphosi

João Luís Carrilho da Graça Manuel Santolaya Heredero José María Fernández-Isla   Spain   Compartiendo solar con las viviendas construidas por Olmos y Ochoa, el proyecto se organiza en torno a un patio ajardinado al que se accede desde esquinas abiertas a la calle a doble altura. Las viviendas con doble orientación, disponen hacia el inte

João Luís Carrilho da Graça   Portugal   Built up on a rock, overlooking the Tagus river and the city of Lisbon, the Palace of Belem is a complex of gardens, terraces, fountains and pavilions that have gradually extended around the original building: a convent built in the 16th century and

To think of monasteries and Portugal is to think of the novel Memorial do Convento (published in English as Baltasar and Blimunda), where in Baroque prose José Saramago intertwined the pursuits of a group of heterodox characters with the construction

Paulo Martins Barata   In the wake of a retrospective of the Lisbon architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça at Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos, the catalog gathers not only the documentation of the ten key buildings presented, but also the proceedings of the debates and c

The jury of the first Leon Battista Alberti Prize, formed by representatives of the Politecnico di Milano, the Alberti Foundation, and Mantua City Hall, has unanimously voted to hand the award to the Portuguese architect João Carrilho da Graça, ackno

Politecnico Milano   Awarded by the Politecnico di Milano, the Commune of Mantua, and the Alberti Foundation, the new prize acknowledges the Portuguese architect’s achievements in restoring historical heritage…

After a long period of decadence, the stately old Lisbon evoked by the actress and fado singer Amália Rodrigues has become a popular destination that already threatens to eclipse foci of tourist obsession like Venice and Barcelona. An unbeatable exam

João Luís Carrilho da Graça construirá la terminal de cruceros de Lisboa. El proyecto ganador —que ha competido con las propuestas de Aires Mateus, Vázquez Consuegra y Zaha Hadid, entre otros— organiza el espacio urbano liberado en el borde del río e

María Cifuentes   Con una reseña en esta sección (véase Arquitectura Viva 52) dimos la bienvenida a este proyecto editorial, lanzado conjuntamente por la ETSA de Pamplona y el Colegio de Arquitectos Vasco-Navarro. A razón de cuatro cuadernos por año —salvo la primera

Adela García-Herrera   João Luís Carrilho da Graça ha conseguido ser el equivalente generacional en Lisboa de Eduardo Souto de Moura sin necesidad de recurrir a comparaciones incómodas. En los tiempos en que despuntaba la carrera de este arquitecto nacido en Portalegre en

Marta Sequeira   Matosinhos  2022  
Casa da Arquitectura   - 268 Pages 

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