Fonte Nova Square / José Adrião Arquitetos

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  • Architect In Charge: José Adrião
  • Project Manager: João Albuquerque Matos
  • Team: Ana Grácio, Ana Santos, Carla Gonçalves, Carolina Calmon, Gonçalo Ponces, Margarida Farinha, Ricardo Aboim Inglez, Tiago Mota, Tomás Forjaz
  • Landscape Architecture: NPK
  • Traffic Engineer: Caetano Gomes
  • Services Engineer: Pensamento Sustentável
  • Contractor: Tecnovia
  • City: Lisbon
  • Country: Portugal
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Text description provided by the architects. Until mid 20th century, the site area was a farming territory in Benfica, northwest Lisbon. A water stream (Ribeira de Alcântara) provided plenty water to assure fertile lands. Water streams and fountains were a landmark. Fonte Nova (in eng. New Fountain) became the popular name from which the area was known. The site was crossed by an important road in Lisbon’s urban fabric: Estrada de Benfica. In the sixties, the radial city road (2a Circular) was built. A flyover of 2ª Circular divided the site in half. This condition had a big impact in the area: the farms were destroyed and the continuity of local roads and pathways were broken. Over the years, the site became a parking lot, and end up using all the space available.

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Cite: "Fonte Nova Square / José Adrião Arquitetos" [Praça Fonte Nova / José Adrião Arquitetos] 27 Mar 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/891215/fonte-nova-square-jose-adriao-arquitetos> ISSN 0719-8884

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