No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who also runs the architectural film production company Building Pictures. The show aims to profile the professionals, projects, and stories behind landmark contemporary Portuguese architecture. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a compelling nation when it comes to this professional field, producing architecture that far exceeds what might be expected from its population or territorial scale.

In this episode, Sara talks with architect Frederico Valsassina about the design of the Adega Herdade do Freixo winery, located in Redondo, Portugal. Listen to the interview and read the transcript of the conversation below:

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Aiming to explore the architects, projects, and stories behind landmark Portuguese architecture, Sara Nunes, from the architectural film production company Building Pictures, launched the podcast No País dos Arquitectos, featuring conversations with key figures in contemporary Portuguese architecture.

In this week's episode, Sara invites architect José Mateus, from the firm ARX Portugal, to talk about the Castilho 203 building in Lisbon. Listen to the podcast episode or read the transcript of the interview with Mateus below:

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The Institute of Architects of Brazil - São Paulo Department (IABsp) has issued an educational call for the 13th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo. The initiative seeks proposals for the Tramas e Costuras [Weaves and Stitches] program, which will be held in São Paulo from May 21 to July 10, 2022.

Playing with our imagination by dissolving the boundaries between sky and sea, infinity pools have become increasingly common in architectural projects. The optical illusion that attracts so many clients occurs when one or more of the pool's walls match the water level exactly, tricking the eye into believing there are no physical boundaries containing the volume. In this system, water literally overflows into a reservoir, from which it is pumped back into the pool.

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A vast majority of construction in Brazil occurs without the involvement of architectural professionals. Yet, thousands of architects graduate across the country every year. At the same time, Brazil has a rich building culture, expressed through people building their own homes and the traditional knowledge of communities shaping daily life.

Doesn't it seem obvious that those who build should stand alongside those who design to shape reality together? This is the proposal behind Canteiro Móvel.

Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo was one of the winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainability, receiving the Silver Award in Latin America for the "Community Processing Facility in the Amazon" project, a Brazil nut processing building located in the village of São Francisco, along the banks of the Iratapuru River in the Amazon Basin.

The factory's modernization project aims to offer productive, cultural, and economic opportunities for the local community. The building is the result of a collaborative process between the architects, the local community, and Natura, a cosmetics company that uses ingredients extracted from the nut in its products and was the project's primary financial backer.

No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who is also responsible for the architectural film production company Building Pictures. The podcast aims to get to know the professionals, projects, and stories behind landmark contemporary Portuguese architecture. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a fascinating country when it comes to this professional field, and its architectural output punches far above its population or territorial scale.

In this episode, Sara talks with architects Carlos Azevedo, João Crisóstomo, and Luís Sobral from depA architects about the exhibition of the project In Conflict, the Portuguese official representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Listen to the interview and read the transcript of the conversation below:

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One of Oscar Niemeyer's most famous projects, the iconic Copan building in downtown São Paulo, may finally have its restoration work started. After being negotiated for ten years, the project presented by a company hired by the building administration was partially approved by the Department of Historical Heritage (Departamento de Patrimônio Histórico - DPH) and the Municipal Council for the Preservation of the Historical, Cultural and Environmental Heritage of the City of São Paulo (Conselho Municipal de Preservação do Patrimônio Histórico, Cultural e Ambiental da Cidade de São Paulo - Conpresp).

Designed by Niemeyer together with Carlos Lemos, the building will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of its construction next year. However, it has been suffering from maintenance problems on the facade for almost two decades, such as infiltrations, falling tiles, disfiguring, detachment of concrete, and exposure of steel reinforcement, according to technical findings reported to the heritage agencies.

Architecture students from Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo have won the 14th ALACERO Steel Design Competition for Architecture Students 2021, surpassing competitors from countries such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. The competition aimed to promote architectural concepts that utilize steel as their primary material.  

To get to know the architects, projects, and stories behind landmark Portuguese architecture, Sara Nunes, of the architectural film production company Building Pictures, launched the podcast No País dos Arquitectos, in which she talks with leading names in contemporary Portuguese architecture.

In this week's episode, Sara talks with architects Cristina Guedes and Francisco Vieira de Campos, of the firm Menos é Mais Arquitectos, about the Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Center in the Azores. Catch up on past interviews from the No País dos Arquitectos podcast and read the transcript of the interview below:

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The Tomie Ohtake Institute and AkzoNobel present the 13 projects selected for the eighth edition of the Tomie Ohtake Institute AkzoNobel Architecture Prize. The selection was made by a jury comprising architects Ariadne Moraes, Carlos Alberto Maciel, Cintia Lins, Diego Mauro, and Tainá de Paula.

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With the goal of getting to know the architects, projects, and stories behind landmark Portuguese architecture, Sara Nunes, from the architectural film production company Building Pictures, launched the podcast No País dos Arquitectos, in which she talks with leading figures of contemporary Portuguese architecture.

In this week's episode, Sara talks with architect Guilherme Machado Vaz about the impact that the Casa da Arquitectura and the former Real Companhia Vinícola have on the city of Matosinhos, in northern Portugal. Revisit the other interviews from the No País dos Arquitectos podcast and read the transcript of the interview with Vaz below:

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Videos

Concurso como Prática: A Presença da Arquitetura Paranaense is the title of the documentary featured in the eponymous exhibition on view at the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) until December 12th. Available on YouTube, the feature-length film produced and directed by architects Isabela Maria Fiori and Luiz Gustavo Singeski, in collaboration with Felipe Santos Gomes, presents a comprehensive overview of the participation and awards won by teams from Paraná in architectural competitions.

Following the controversy surrounding the news that Lucio Costa's estate was donated to Casa da Arquitectura, a Portuguese institution dedicated to safeguarding the archives of national and international architects, the Public Archive of the Federal District, the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy (Secec), and the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (Iphan) are now working to establish a cooperation agreement with the Portugal-based institution.

Returning safely to the streets is beginning to emerge as a new reality for a society that reinvented itself in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. But what should this renewed experience of public space look like? Are our cities truly prepared to welcome children, adults, women, families, and all social groups? Spurred by these questions, Gabriela Callejas, co-founder of Cidade Ativa, advocates for the “City of Yes”—an approach focused on all people that places the family, in its most diverse configurations, at the center of urban design decisions and municipal investments.

Following an incredible response to the first Virtual World Tour during the peak of the pandemic between late 2020 and early 2021, the organization Architects, not Architecture has decided to continue its global digital approach to connecting the architectural community. From October to December 2021, AnA will host events featuring prominent figures in global architecture.

This year, the tour will visit Hong Kong, Brazil, Japan, the United States, and Turkey. In each location, two architects will be invited to share their personal stories and the events that have shaped their careers. On October 27, the tour stops in São Paulo, featuring Marcio Kogan and Cristiane Muniz.

Romano Guerra Editora has launched a presale campaign to support the publication of the book Arquitetura e escrita: relatos do ofício, a collection compiling 24 interviews with prominent Brazilian and international historians and critics spanning different generations and intellectual backgrounds. The book is edited by José Lira, Felipe Contier, João Sodré, Jonas Delecave, Paula Dedecca, Samira Chahin, and Victor Próspero.

Conducted by the editors or guest contributors, the interviews shed light on their formative paths, affiliations, and major works, as well as their methodological and interpretive approaches, and their dialogues with other authors and disciplines.

No País dos Arquitectos is a podcast created by Sara Nunes, who also runs the architectural film production company Building Pictures. The podcast aims to profile the professionals, projects, and stories behind leading contemporary Portuguese architecture. With just over 10 million inhabitants, Portugal is a fascinating country when it comes to this professional field, and its architectural output far exceeds its demographic or territorial scale.

In the first episode of the second season, Sara speaks with architect José Manuel Carvalho Araújo about the design of Casa do Gerês, located in Vieira do Minho. Listen to the interview and read the transcript of the conversation below:

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