About manhole covers in Chandigarh & Le Corbusier and a walk through the city of Olhão
In Chandigarh, the city designed by famous French architect Le Corbusier in the 1950s, money is literally on the streets. Le Corbusier,...
“Popular Architecture” & “Modernism” in Portugal
From January 31 to May 15, 2020, there was a very nice photo exhibition about “Popular Architecture” in the municipal museum of Olhão. on...
ArchitourAlgarve in the magazine AlgarvePlus
Nice article with interview about ArchiTourAlgarve in the December/Christmas issue of AlgarvePlus. Click here or on the photo the...
New tour Huelva (Spain)
ArchiTourAlgarve now also has a 'Tour' around the corner in Spain. Discover the surprising Huelva, just half an hour from the border with...
Architects on Netflix, Divorce issues & Italian ice cream in Olhão
Architect Alvaro Siza Both Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura have won the ambitious Pritzker Prize. They are therefore among the...
The transformation of Olhão, romanticization of the past & the loss of authenticity.
The administrators of Olhão in the Algarve were shocked when their fantastic demolition and new construction plan for a 21 m high...
Casa Fuzetta, the prince of Andorra & hospitality in Olhão
North of the fishing district Barreta in Olhão at Rua dr. Carlos Fuzeta 27-31 there is a stately mansion with a plaque on the facade. The hardstone plaque states that Dr. Carlos Fuzeta (1872-1942) lived and died here. He was a lawyer of national prestige. He represented Portugal at international conferences because of his knowledge of maritime law. In addition to being known as a philanthropist, he was also mayor of Olhão twice. “
The Grand House Hotel, Portuguese Art-Nouveau, Pombal and the Grand Beach Club in VRSA
“Come on, let's go inside,” says my brother-in-law Armand when we stop in front of the hotel “Grand House” in Vila Real de Santo António...
Faro's battle for becoming Cultural Capital, a talented young Architect and "Steak Tartare" (Eng.)
Faro's attempt to represent Portugal as the Cultural Capital in 2027 quickly failed. Despite of a great program with a lot of “Modernist...
Het Grand House Hotel, Portugese Art-Nouveau, Pombal en de Grand Beachclub in VRSA
“Kom, we lopen gewoon naar binnen” zegt mijn zwager Armand als we voor hotel “Grand House” in Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) stilstaan...
