An old timber wharf stands the test of time in the Sado estuary nature reserve in Comporta, one hour south of Lisbon. Its identity remains beyond the material resistance of its construction. The project stems from the silent respect for this solid es
Located in Grândola, a small municipality in the district of Setúbal, this daytime civic center for the elderly is part of the social services network of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia: a Portuguese institution founded in the 15th century, and that p
Distinguished with the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Wasit Wetland Center in the Emirate of Sharjah is a facility with a marsh, a visitor center, and points from which to birdwatch. The Dubai-based firm X-Architects, headed by Ahmed Al-Al
Located in Lisbon’s Bairro Alto neighborhood, in the vicinity of the Príncipe Real Garden, the plot between party walls that is the site of this townhouse has an area of only 41 square meters, so there was no choice but distribute the program in five
This residential block goes up where two of Lisbon’s main avenues converge, and turns its prominent position within the urban fabric into the essential element of its design. The main idea of the project is based on the creation of a ‘mutant facade’:
Posed up high on a hill, the Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Côa Valley – an area that is known to house an exceptional collection of Paleolithic engravings – takes up the axis that separates the José Esteves Valley from the Do Fornojusto Valley
This group of rental houses sits right on the beach in the seaside town of Comporta, in the Alentejo. The project is a response to very specific conditions. The starting point was to turn a group of old fishermen houses into a small hotel that, witho
At the Venice Architecture Biennale, Eduardo Souto de Moura was awarded the Golden Lion for best participant in the ‘Freespace’ exhibition curated by Shelley and McNamara of Grafton Architects, where he has juxtaposed two aerial photographs that show
Situada entre la nueva ciudad y el norte de la bahía de la capital de Qatar, la torre de oficinas Doha destaca por el remate en antena de inspiración árabe y la estructura de tipo diagrid que permite transmitir mejor las cargas y liberar el espacio i
