In a region of exceptional beauty, the architecture engages in a dialogue with a centuries-old winemaking tradition deeply rooted in the landscape. The Adorigo estate is located in Alto Douro Vinhateiro, a Portuguese wine-growing area recognized by U
Despite the desert climate, a lattice of local references ensures that a terminal can be built as a transparent and obstruction-free space where travelers can easily find their way around. Positioned parallel to the takeoff runway, the long building
The snail-like geometry of the design allows a progression in the visitor’s experience of the interior, where a fluid public space culminates in an introspective concert hall located at the heart of the pavilion...
In Quinta do Campo Alegre, the project for the renovation and extension of the grandstand and headquarters of CDUP (Centro Desporto da Universidade do Porto) addresses the context of the stadium that opened in 1953. The original grandstand building
The Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian has reopened after almost four years of renovation works. It is located on the campus of the Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian. The main feature of the intervention carried out by Kengo Kuma – in collaboration with t
On a difficult plot in the historic quarter of the city of Grasse in southern France, the Charles Nègre media library absorbs some preexisting dwellings and an old water reservoir. The 3,600-square-meter building is inserted into the urban fabric of
Located between the main campus avenue and the university’s residential area, the project seeks an open and permeable building, which invites students to a space for collaboration, research, and work that is easy to use and get around. The position a
This 780-square-meter residence unfurls on the site with straight elements connected by gentle curves, giving rise to a series of courtyards. Adapting to the topography, the geometric composition forms three storeys. The bedrooms are in the uppermost
Adapting to a very pronounced slope, this residence hovering over the ground is located in Zahara de los Atunes, a village belonging to the municipality of Barbate, in the southern Spanish province of Cádiz. The grayish base, which visually connects
In a remote spot of the Portuguese village of Paradinha (Alvarenga), in Aveiro District, eleven cabins are carefully arranged around existing trees, following the natural topography. The place being hard to reach warranted simplifying the building pr
Atop a 46-meter tall cliff, Casa Vista tries to frame the landscape as a wide-angle lens camera. Its horizontal proportions are defined by the extrusion of the elemental section of a cabin, which generates a 60-meter-long structure, with two volumes
Successive operations of dubious quality, carried out in the course of recent decades, had disfigured a 16th-century farmhouse, and in adapting it for use as a family residence the objective was to restore original elements of the construction, conso
The building is conceived as an oasis of calm that manifests itself exteriorly through few but sculptural openings striking a contrast with the lines of the surrounding landscape. Affixed to the terrain, the crematorium is an ode to order and peace,
This new complex acts as a transition between a motorway built over the historical Vauban fortification and the Eurartisanat Campus of Lille, which the same architects designed. Coexisting in the building are the emphatic boldness of its geometry, th
Located within a university campus of 600 hectares, the institute building is characterized by the elegant screen of reinforced concrete that forms its facade. The exterior surface of the building presents a grid whose geometry is slightly different
This new school complex is located in a low-density neighborhood on the outskirts of a small town by the Tagus River. The shape of the volume is determined by two essential factors: the functional requirements of the program and the anonymous urban c
Throughout its history, the Alcântara neighborhood in Lisbon, located by the Tagus River and at the foot of the iconic 25 de Abril Bridge, has undergone several transformations that have altered its natural landscape, with the proliferation of roads
Known for the famous medieval castle after which it is named, the municipality of Leiria spreads by the banks of the Lis River. This compact single-family house goes up on a hill on the outskirts of the city, on a site in a high position overlooking
The completely modular, prefabricated structure of reinforced concrete made it possible to comply with the proprietors’ flexibility requirements and execution time frames. The structural modules were prefabricated with elements of reinforced concrete
Near the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, in Beigou Village, within the boundaries of the city of Beijing, is this hotel conceived as a small village by LLLab., a firm running offices in Shanghai, Stuttgart, and Porto, headed by Hanxiao L
Rocafort, a municipality in Horta Nord, a comarca of the Valencian community, is the location of this house whose distinguishing feature is a T-shaped roof. For this work the Valencia practice of Fran Silvestre and Andrés Alfaro Hofmann has been name
Located on a mountainside overlooking the East China Sea, this mausoleum forms part of Chin Pao San, a private cemetery that belongs to the Jinshan District of New Taipei City.
Located in Somosaguas, a residential area in the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón – 10 kilometers to the northwest of Madrid –, the project was born with the intention of creating a sort of habitat, a new neighborhood in which the houses are loosel
The facade of the hotel is covered with a series of perforated pieces or polycarbonate resin caps (cobogós) that are fire and sun resistant, produced by injection of the material under pressure in steel molds, and fixed in folding frames... [+]
The Portuguese master Álvaro Siza (Matosinhos, 1933) has designed a watch for the firm Lebond Watches, which regularly collaborates with renowned architects. With special attention on details, the Lebond Siza watch draws inspiration from the square s
Marcio Kogan (MK27) is a leader among architects involved in designing luxury homes in Latin American countries, and if this is so, it is because he has known how to combine the refinement of modern abstraction, the warmth of the finest materials, a
From adapted homes to collective residences through senior or assisted housing, there are many living models that give a dignified response to the special needs of people in the twilight of life.
A ceremony was held in Mies van der Rohe’s mythical building for the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago to announce the winners of the inaugural Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), an important award that the IIT will from now on be givi
“Every great architect deserves a great monograph” seems to be the thinking at Taschen, which has added a new volume to its series of huge catalogs on prestigious architects. Without a doubt, their size (30.8 x 39 cm) makes it a delight for the reade
Punta del Este es uno de los destinos turísticos más atractivos de Uruguay, y también uno de su más singulares enclaves geográficos, al estar ubicado en el extremo meridional del país, en una franja de tierra de tan sólo un kilómetro de ancho, allí
Recientemente terminado, el centro cívico-cultural proyectado por el estudio madrileño Exit Architects, puede concebirse como una especie de palimpsesto en el que conviven lenguajes arquitectónicos distintos. Surgida de la rehabilitación del edificio
Un muro perforado acoge el conjunto de viviendas para personas mayores en Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, diseñado por los lisboetas Aires Mateus. Posado sobre un encinar cuya pendiente entierra parcialmente el programa, el edificio se pliega en torno a un
En un extremo de la península portuguesa de Tróia, entre el río Sado y el Atlántico, el estudio Promontório ha finalizado la renovación y ampliación del Tróia Design Hotel. El proyecto ha supuesto la restauración de un edificio de trece plantas const
