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Architects: 57STUDIO, Renata Furlanetto, studio mk27 - marcio kogan
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Trespa, Arkos, Xilofor
Lisbon: The Latest Architecture and News
Rocas House / studio mk27
Palacete do Relógio Renovation / Alexandre Marques Pereira Arquitectura
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Architects: Alexandre Marques Pereira Arquitectura
- Year: 2007
Archilapse: The Fragrante House
This time-lapse montage by Ricardo Oliveira Alves Photography explores the passage of light through the Fragrante House, a project in Lisbon, Portugal defined by its skylights and green garden-walls. Excerpts from an interview with architect Luís Rebelo de Andrade are included, illustrating the many features that make this house unique, and how Lisbon's quality of sunlight adds a natural beauty to the interior.
New Judiciary Police Department ‘s Headquarters / Saraiva + Associados
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Architects: Saraiva + Associados
- Area: 98000 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Etex Colombia
Alcoutins House / Guedes Cruz Arquitectos
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Architects: Guedes Cruz Arquitectos
- Area: 656 m²
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Professionals: Bonorma, Espaço Energia, PPE
Constell.ation / LIKEarchitects
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Architects: LIKEarchitects
- Year: 2013
Príncipe Real Apartment / fala
Alcantara Wastewater Treatment Plant Refurbishment / Aires Mateus, Frederico Valsassina, João Nunes
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Architects: Aires Mateus, Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos, João Nunes
- Year: 2011
Curators of Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2016 Announced
The Lisbon Architecture Triennale has announced that its 2016 Curatorial Board will be made up of André Tavares and Diogo Seixas Lopes, architects and directors of the magazine Jornal Arquitectos. José Mateus will serve as the Triennale's Executive President. More info, after the break...
House in Restelo / Leonor Duarte Ferreira + pmc arquitectos - Miguel Passos de Almeida e Carlos Sousa Coelho
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Architects: Leonor Duarte Ferreira, pmc arquitectos - Miguel Passos de Almeida e Carlos Sousa Coelho; Leonor Duarte Ferreira, pmc arquitectos - Miguel Passos de Almeida e Carlos Sousa Coelho
- Year: 2011
Mythos Building / ARX Portugal Arquitectos
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Architects: ARX Portugal Arquitectos
- Area: 15300 m²
- Year: 2012
Pink Street / Jose Adrião Arquitectos
AD Interviews: Francisco Aires Mateus
Aires Mateus - founded by brothers and partners, Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus - is an acclaimed contemporary practice that upholds the strong tradition of Portuguese architecture. We recently had the chance to interview one of the partners: Francisco Aires Mateus.
PLAYscapes Competition Results Announced
"People tend to forget that play is serious." - David Hockney
PLAYscapes, an international design competition launched earlier this year asking people to "submit a plan or proposal to turn a neglected forgotten part of your city into a playscape," has announced their winning entries. Set up by Building Trust International, the competition called for "professional and student architects and designers from cities around the world to propose ideas which encouraged public interaction and turned redundant city spaces into fun creative places."
Find out more about the winning professional entry from the City of Cape Town, entitled Cape Town Gardens Skatepark, along with the winning student entry from the Lusiada University of Lisbon, entitled Bring a Pal and Have Fun, after the break...
Alvenaria Social Housing Competition Entry / fala atelier
With the challenge of creating a new identity for the "Alvenaria" neighborhood in Lisbon, fala atelier defined a module with variations and multiplications which allowed the dwellings to develop iteratively. As opposed to a static solution, this 2.55m cube module sets ground rules for the organization of the interiors, while providing the flexibility for several possible typologies. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The Andy Warhol Temporary Museum / LIKEarchitects
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Architects: LIKEarchitects
- Area: 75 m²
- Year: 2013
Crux Pavilion / Pezo von Ellrichshausen
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Architects: Pezo von Ellrichshausen
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2013
Paulus Bookshop / Site Specific Arquitectura
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Architects: Site Specific Arquitectura
- Year: 2013