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MAAT

MAAT by AL_A Opens in Lisbon

The London-based practice founded by Amanda Levete designed a curvaceous building for the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology.
Ana Martins
October 11, 2016
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Lisbon’s new riverside architectural icon, designed by London-based studio AL_A, opened last week to a flood of visitors.


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Casa na Gateira

Casa na Gateira

Portugal
March 2, 2016
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The clients wanted their second home in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela mountain range to be spacious, peaceful, quiet, and open to the outdoors, with views of the dramatic landscape as well as the nearby vineyards, pines, and olive trees.
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Porto Cruise Terminal

Porto Cruise Terminal

High-Water Mark: A cruise-ship terminal’s exuberant form connects passengers and is a destination in its own right.
David Cohn
March 1, 2016
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To create the iconic curving forms of the cruise-ship terminal in Porto, Portugal, architect Luís Pedro Silva began working from the project’s territorial context rather than simply seeking a display of formal prowess.


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Boa Nova Restaurant and Teahouse

Time Machine: A Pritzker Prize winner turns back the clock, restoring one of his first works of architecture after it had fallen into disrepair.
David Cohn
February 15, 2015
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A Pritzker Prize winner turns back the clock, restoring one of his first works of architecture after it had fallen into disrepair.


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Patroc'nio House

Say It With Flowers: House and garden become one in a Lisbon dwelling designed by Lu's Rebelo de Andrade.
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Suzanne Stephens
April 16, 2013
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Visitors to the hilltop neighborhood of Travessa do Patroc'nio in Lisbon come screeching to a halt (even if on foot) when they first glimpse a three-story house whose walls pulsate with lush vegetation.


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Centro Das Artes ' Casa Das Mudas

Paulo David creates a cliffside plateau, carved with a labyrinth of spaces at Casa das mudas Centro das Artes in coastal Madeira, Portugal
David Cohn
May 19, 2007
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The Casa das Mudas Centro das Artes, on the Portuguese Island of Madeira, crowns a basalt promontory 600 feet above the Atlantic, but from its entry atop the precipice, the building disappears.


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