PUBLICATION DATE
may 2025
RELATED PATHS
RELATED PATHS is a book that resumes the exhibition RELATED PATHS 4 ARCHITECTS.
Architecture produced in Portugal is one of the cultural manifestations with the greatest recognition outside the country. This is the result of a long process, which began with the dissemination of Álvaro Siza's work, and with its recognition as heritage, which far surpasses any idea of border or nation. The generations that followed seem to have continued this legacy and today the Architecture produced in Portugal is recognized within and outside its disciplinary environment as a unique activity.
The exhibition Related Paths showcases the work of four Lisbon-based architecture studios. These four studios built works with various points of contact in terms of how they approach architectural culture and the places where they operate. Four constructed works from each studio are shown. These address themes of the contemporary condition such as heritage, reuse, landscape, but also the ambition to build for the greatest number, especially in the field of housing, in the face of the global crisis surrounding this topic.
An exhibition of Portuguese architects in Japan seems to address Japanese culture itself, also characterized by a group of reference architects, whose work has informed part of Western culture since the beginning of the 20th century. In this game of mirrors, the exhibition Retated Paths seeks a dialogue and a process of cooperation between both countries, using the discipline of Architecture as a common territory.
Book limited edition of 400 numbered copies made with the special support of:
República Portuguesa
AICEP
ADAN Architectural Design
Association of Nippon
AMAG
Cultural Edu-Tourism Council
Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo, Japan
Fundação Oriente
Instituto Camões
Portugal Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka
Robbialac
Universidade Autónoma de LisboaARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS
Aires Mateus
House in Monsaraz
House in Melides
Huts in the River
House in Barreiro
Bak Gordon
Blue House
House in Rua São Francisco de Borja
Bar & Pavilion
Garcia da Horta School
Inês Lobo
Marconi Square
House and Studio
Mosque and Mouraria Square
Affordable Housing
Ricardo Carvalho
LC. AC
Ribeira 11 Apartment Building
Horizon Tejo Apartment Building
Da/UAL Pavilion
PHOTOGRAPHY
© Duarte Belo
© Francisco Nogueira
© Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
© João Guimarães
©Leonardo Finotti
© Margarida Pereira
© Nelson Garrido
© Nuno Goucha Gaspar
© Paulo Catrica
© Rui Cardoso
ISBN
978-989-36026-7-6
COLLECTION
AUTHOR EDITIONS
TitleRelated Paths 4 Architects
Editor
Alexandre Vicente
Scientific Consultant
Ricardo Carvalho
Graphic design
Atelier Pedro Falcão
Proportion
[1:1,414] – 17 × 24 cm
Typeface
Univers LT Pro
LANGUAGE
EN | JP
PAGE NUMBER
180 pages
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