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4th Edition of the AADIPA European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention Now Open

Rene Submissions — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0000

The 4th call for entries for the AADIPA European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention, aimed at professionals involved in architectural heritage intervention—architects, historians, archaeologists, etc.—opens for online registration on Monday, December 17, 2018, and will remain open until April 5, 2019. All works completed, executed, or published within the European geographical area between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2018, that meet the requirements of the four categories into which the Award is divided, are eligible to enter the competition:

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Call for Entries Opens for the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AHI

Agustina Iñiguez — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:03:00 +0000

The call for entries for the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI), aimed at professionals and associations linked to architectural heritage, is open until March 17, 2023. Its primary objective is to recognize high-quality interventions in built heritage across all its dimensions. In doing so, the award aims to contribute to their dissemination and establish itself as a catalyst and observatory for the new challenges that contemporary architectural globalization poses to the conservation and intervention of built heritage.

In the Era of Urban Renewal, How Do Pritzker Laureates Respond?

Xiaohang Hou — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:03:00 +0000

Following nearly 50 years of rapid urbanization, urban renewal has transitioned from an era of incremental growth to one of existing stock. Urban planning has shifted from expansion toward the high-quality renovation of existing assets to reactivate spaces. Looking back at recent adaptive reuse projects by Pritzker Prize laureates, we examine how these masters respond to today's challenges of urban stock renewal.

Exhibition “Souto de Moura - Memory, Projects, Works” Opens at Casa da Arquitectura

Eduardo Souza — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0000

Today, October 18, the Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Center for Architecture opens the exhibition “Souto de Moura – Memory, Projects, Works,” which will remain on display until September 6, 2020. Curated by Francesco Dal Co and Nuno Graça Moura, the exhibition offers a unique monographic reading of the work of Eduardo Souto de Moura, 2011 Pritzker Prize laureate and one of the most prestigious Portuguese architects.

Souto de Moura: “I like things left unfinished. A finished house is a ruin”

Eduardo Souza — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0000

Signs all over the city, on trains and subways. The words "Souto Moura" require no further explanation in a city with two world-renowned architects. It is the opening night of his exhibition "Souto de Moura: Memory, Projects, Works" at Casa da Arquitectura on October 18, 2019, and the two greatest leading figures of the so-called Porto School are there, side by side. Álvaro Siza, alongside other guests of honor, walks through all forty projects in the exhibition, listening to Eduardo Souto de Moura's concise, humble, and almost simple explanations of each one. They are Portugal's two Pritzker laureates, who also happen to live and work in the same buildings, in addition to having collaborated on several projects. Eduardo does not hide his pride in Siza's presence at his solo exhibition. Nor does he hesitate to acknowledge the master's influence on his career. Yet Souto de Moura's architecture is unique; it has a life of its own. And everyone there knows it.

Find out which Brazilian and Portuguese projects were selected for the XI BIAU

Pedro Vada — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0000

The XI Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism, which will take place in Paraguay, has just released the list of projects selected to participate in the exhibition. The selection was made by committees appointed by each country. In Brazil, those responsible are: UNA Arquitetos (curators), Carlos Eduardo Comas, Fernando Luiz Lara, Guilah Naslavsky, Guilherme Wisnik, Luciano Margotto, Naia Alban, Otávio Leonídio, and Paulo Henrique Paranhos. In Portugal, the selection was overseen by: Paulo David (curator), Ana Pedro Ferreira, and Pedro Maria Ribeiro. See the complete list of selected projects below.

Who has won the Ibero-American Prize for Architecture and Urbanism?

Nicolás Valencia — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0000

In each edition of the Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (BIAU), the event honors masters of Ibero-American architecture with the Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Prize.

Ribeirão Municipal Pools / Pitagoras Group

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:43:00 +0000

The layout of the building takes advantage of the site's vast north-south length, housing a program distributed over two floors: the ground floor and a partially underground basement. The design of the public spaces surrounding the building to the west and south aims to structure the parking area in a way that establishes a clear hierarchy of access for different uses.

The versatility of ceramic tiles in 6 contemporary projects

Matheus Pereira — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0000

Ceramic tiles are usually used in the interior wet zones of residential and commercial projects—such as kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms. However, an increasing number of architects have proven that this material has great graphic, aesthetic, and, above all, technical potential when applied to facades.

Due to its weather resistance, the material requires little to no maintenance; moreover, the variety of colors, sizes, textures, and patterns available on the market allows for countless uses and combinations.

The Universalists, 50 Years of Portuguese Architecture (Part 2)

Nuno Grande — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0000

A Point of View

ATELIER ARS among the finalists of the Architectural Review for Emerging Architecture

Mónica Arellano — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:58:00 +0000

The Architectural Review Emerging Architecture award has been held annually since 1999. It aims to recognize architects at a key stage of their careers, placing them on a global stage and promoting their work worldwide. Previous winners include Sou Fujimoto, Thomas Heatherwick, Sean Godsell, Jürgen Mayer H, Anna Heringer, Shigeru Ban, Li Xiaodong, and Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, designer of the 2018 Serpentine Pavilion.

Touching the Past: When Architecture Becomes a Gesture of Continuity

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Thu, 29 May 2025 07:30:00 +0000

There is a particular kind of architecture that does not begin with a blank page. It begins in silence, in ruins, in walls shaped by time. It begins by listening. Rather than imposing itself, it draws near, slowly, choosing to touch rather than overwrite. This is an architecture that engages with the past through the lens of the present, not to erase it or mimic it, but to offer it continuity.

João's House / Guilherme Machado Vaz

Rayen Sagredo — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

João's House is a renovation project for a small house located in the old part of the city of Porto, close to the Douro River. It is a traditional XIX century ground floor building with walls made with stone, and a wooden roof structure covered with tiles. It was once used as a bakery that served the local population who were mostly fishermen.

Spotlight: Eduardo Souto de Moura

Gili Merin — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000

Eduardo Souto de Moura (born 25 July 1952), the Portuguese architect that won the 2011 Pritzker Prize, is known for designs that are formally simple yet serious and at times, dramatic, created through his thoughtful use of colors and materials. His architecture is both versatile and consistent, contextual yet universal, and rarely affected by current trends or styles.

Eduardo Souto de Moura: “I Look Beyond Solution; I Look For an Expression”

Vladimir Belogolovsky — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0000

The architectural approach of 2011 Pritzker Prize-winner Eduardo Souto de Moura can be difficult to summarize. His convictions on matters of aesthetics and design are strongly held, but also highly individual and at times even unusual. In his work, this translates to buildings that are enigmatic, yet not flashy—in the words of the 2011 Pritzker Prize jury, “His buildings have a unique ability to convey seemingly conflicting characteristics—power and modesty, bravado and subtlety, bold public authority and sense of intimacy—at the same time.” In the latest interview from his “City of Ideas” series, Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Souto de Moura to probe his architectural mind and understand the thinking behind these powerful yet modest works.

Tua Valley Interpretive Centre / Rosmaninho+Azevedo Arquitectos

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 02:00:00 +0000

The Vale do Tua Interpretive Center of (CIVT) is placed in two unoccupied old railway warehouses. Situated in opposite sides of the Douro line, the proposed program was for each of them explored the complementarity and the character of each building.

I3S - Institute of Health Innovation and Research / Serôdio, Furtado & Associados, Arquitectos Lda.

Victor Delaqua — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:00:00 +0000

The shape, defined by an elongated and low volume, serves to contain the garden and creates an urban element that is integrated with its surroundings.

CPC-IS Offices / XYZ Arquitectos

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 13:00:00 +0000

The building with 3 stories, it’s and edification from the late 19^th century, early 20^th century. Suffered normal degradation as a result of non- structural modifications along the various occupations that had.