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Eskada Club
Design: AAMD

photo : Joao Morgado
Eskada Club Porto - 22 May 2013
Drawing on themes from luxury, glamorous and trendy blends Eskada Club Porto stands for an invigorating atmosphere. Thought from a range of differently design rooms, each with its own special feature it has achieved a unique environment out of the mix between past, present and future.
College CEBES - Porto School Building
Design: OVAL - Avelino Oliveira, architects

photo : Joao Morgado
College CEBES Porto - 10 Apr 2013
A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based on the integration in the surrounding environment characterized by single-family luxury homes, volumes somewhat fragmented, with balconies and rooftops.
Fonte da Luz Housing
Barbosa & Guimaraes

photo : © José Campos Moreira - Porto
Fonte da Luz Housing - 4 Jun 2012
On a street corner on the Foz of the Douro in Oporto, where once have existed a square and a fountain, the new roads, were built higher "sinking" the pre-existing buildings. Some of the buildings, unfortunately, were replaced, others with some difficulties resisted.
Vidago Palace Spa, Oporto
Álvaro Siza Vieira

photo : Nelson Garrido
Vidago Palace Spa - 2 May 2012
Latest building by Pritzker Prize winning architect Álvaro Siza Vieira: in stark contrast to the main building's Belle Epoque opulence, The Spa is a minimalist oasis of clean lines and white marble.
Bar La Bohème entre amis, Oporto
AVA - Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

photo : Jose Campos
Bar La Bohème entre amis - 7 Mar 2012
Located in the “Galeria de Paris” street, amidst the downtown area of Porto. The redesign sought to implement and structuralize the space, creating its own identity. The solution was formalized through the texture and the colour of the wood, which defines the space and provides depth to the structure’s design.
Patio Huguenot, Oporto
10dedosvalentes

photo : Pedro Afonso
Patio Huguenot - 17 Feb 2012
A shelter for horses and riders… in the core of an urban soil.
Fraunhofer Portugal
Pedra Silva Architects

photo : João Morgado
Fraunhofer Oporto - 27 Sep 2011
Carlos Ramos Pavilion, School of Architecture of Porto
Álvaro Siza Vieira

photo : Nelson Garrido
Carlos Ramos Pavilion Porto
This is one of a set of buildings of the School of Architecture of Porto (FAUP), in Portugal, designed by the architect Álvaro Siza. Built between 1985 and 1986 has recently been rehabilitated.
Tower Plaza, Vila Nova de Gaia
Regino Cruz Architect

image : FG + SG - Fotografia de Arquitectura
Tower Plaza Vila Nova de Gaia
Living Foz apartment building
dEMM arquitectura

image from the architect
Living Foz
Hospital CUF Porto
MVentura & Associados Arquitectos

photo : António Teixeira
Hospital CUF Porto
Oporto Architecture
Oporto Buildings arranged alphabetically:
Alvaro Siza Office
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Alvaro Siza Architects
Blood Bank centre
2004
ARX Portugal
Casa da Música
Rem Koolhaas Architects

photo by Charlie Koolhaas, Courtesy of Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Porto building - Concert Hall
Education Center of Antas, Porto
AVA - Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

image : José Campos - Arqf.net
Education Center of Antas
House, Outeiro Street
2008
Ezzo Arquitectura
Leça Swimming Pools, just north of Porto
1966
Álvaro Siza Vieira

photo from architect
Leça Swimming Pools
Oporto Museum of Modern Art
1996-99
Alvaro Siza Architects
Oporto University - School of Architecture
1987-93
Alvaro Siza Architects
Salgueiros Housing, Lapa
AVA - Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

photograph : João Ferrand
Porto Housing
Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Rua D.João de Castro 210
1996-97/99
Alvaro Siza
School of Architecture at Oporto University, Via Panorámica
1987-93/95
Alvaro Siza
Tendinha dos Clérigos bar
AVA - Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

photograph : João Ferrand
Porto bar
Torre Burgo
2007
Souto de Moura - Arquitectos, S.A.
Vodafone Building, Porto
Barbosa & Guimarães

image © Barbosa & Guimarães
Vodafone Building
Oporto architect : Alvaro Siza
Alvaros Siza was educated at the University of Porto School of Architecture - Escola de Belas Artes between 1949 and 55. Later in his career he went on to teach at the Oporto School of Architecture, Portugal. Alvaros Siza Architects have had a Studio in Porto since 1954.
Oporto Architecture - Competition
Note - Oporto is often translated as Porto in English
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