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Urban Renewal of Chiado Neighborhood . LISBON

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ÁÁlvaro Siza . Carlos Castanheira . photos: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG . + archdaily

Álvaro Siza’s restoration project for the pedestrian routes connecting one of the courtyards of the Carmo Convent (Patio B), Largo do Carmo square, and the Carmo Terraces has been going on for over two decades. It seems that recovery plans only happen when there is a catastrophe. The restoration of the Chiado area, due to a fire in 1988, has been gradually implemented, and some buildings that were destroyed, and others that were left intact, still required renovation, like so many others outside the area. Continue reading Siza . Castanheira

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MoAE – Huamao Museum of Art Education . Ningbo

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Álvaro Siza Vieira . Carlos Castanheira . images: © HOUPICTURES

A Museum must be big. Inside.
A Museum must be bright. Inside.
The Art Education Museum is a small Museum that is immense inside.
Leaning against on the hillside, its undulating form hovers above the ground.
It is intriguing in its elegance and in its mystery.
Nothing is obvious in this little building. Continue reading Siza . Castanheira