Architour Algarve: Architecture, Tours & More

First design of the cover of the book by Edwin Hagendoorn The notice on the back cover — “ Warning: this is not another stupid travel guide ” — already hints at its true intention. This is not a conventional handbook for tourists, but rather a hybrid: part graphic novel, part portrait of the raw , unvarnished soul of Olhão. That very sentiment is captured with piercing clarity in the drawings of E dwin Hagendoor n, the internationally acclaimed comic artist who divides his li

This book discusses 35 projects from the oeuvre of architect Manuel Gomes da Costa. These projects are all marked on a walking map at the back of the book. Additionally, other, undescribed projects in the surrounding area are shown on a map with photos. The book further discusses Manuel Gomes da Costa, his sources of inspiration and examples, and his fellow architects - António Vicente de Castro and Manuel Laginha - who together introduced Modernist Architecture to the Algar