Architour Algarve: Architecture, Tours & More

Video of the Brutalist Discovery Tour on Campus da Penha during the recent Modernist Weekend in Faro. We discovered this hidden Brutalist gem during a guided walk across Campus da Penha, the first university complex of the University of the Algarve , built in the 1970s and embodying a distinctly Portuguese late-modernist vision. The raw concrete structures , sweeping sightlines , and open structuralist spaces reflect the ambitions of that era, revealed in this piece of

From Mozambique to Macao When I was living in Mozambique — a former Portuguese colony — I made a firm decision to one day visit all of Portugal’s former colonies . In the end, I only made it to three African countries: Mozambique , Guinea-Bissau , and Angola . The other Portuguese territories — Cape Verde , São Tomé and Príncipe (in Africa), and Goa (in India) and Macao (in China) — remained on my wish list . And it was precisely the last of these that recently crossed

The Modernist Weekend The Modernist Weekend in Faro is coming up again (7/8/9 November) so it is good to tell the story about 'Edifício Pires & Brito '   a building that is not yet included in the program of The Modernist Weekend, but may be in the future. https://www.themodernistweekend.com 'Edifício Pires & Brito in Faro Year: 1973 Category: Residential and Commercial Building Location: Corner Rua Aboim Ascensão / Rua Frei Lourenço de Santa Maria - Faro Architect: Manu

The books have arrived in Olhão. The authors have popped the champagne and are feeling satisfied. On Sunday afternoon, November 9th, at 5:00 PM , the presentation and signing of The Smell of Olhão will take place at República 14 in Olhão – complete with a vernissage and party . One of the many 'atmospheric' drawings by Edwin The text on the back cover says it all: “Warning: this is not another stupid travel guide.” And that’s no lie. The abundance of drawings makes it some

Some poster try-outs featuring the Manuel Gomes da Costa House - 'Casa Gago Rosa' - Faro. This week, tickets will go on sale for the...

Winning competition entry for Museum Zer0 by Pedra Silva Architects Museum Zer0 In Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, near Tavira in the...

Travel guides about Portugal and the Algarve in all languages are filled with glossy drivel about the 3,200 hours of sunshine a year, the...

Vilas Mario Martins Atelier As I mentioned in my interview with AlgarvePlus magazine, my next project will be dedicated entirely to the city of Lagos. The first two chapters are now complete: an overview of Lagos’s long and eventful history from the perspective of urban planning, and a tribute to architect José Veloso – not only the coordinator of the post-revolutionary SAAL programme (1974–1976, focused on housing projects), but also an active figure in politics, representi

Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus  (1961–1970). Architect Nuno Portas (1934–2025) was one of Portugal’s most influential voices in...