Some of the best examples of Portuguese architecture can be found in its stunning palaces. They are known for their grandeur and beauty, with several having been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status.

An infusion of historical architecture into one dazzling design of amalgamated beauty, the palace simulates designs from the Ottoman Empire in one section, displays German medieval castle elements ...

Today it’s known as “the Las Vegas of Asia.” But for 400-some years—all the way up until 1999, in fact—Macau was a Portuguese colony. Its port was a major stop on international silk and ...

Take a cosy evening walk through Phuket Old Town, Thailand—famous for its colorful Sino-Portuguese architecture, bustling ...

Geometric patterns are one of the most recognizable features of Portuguese tiles. These designs commonly feature ...

(quirky music) And for more Portuguese tiles, we take a little side trip, west from Lisbon to Sintra, to see a palace like no other, full of those iconic Portuguese tiles.

So Portuguese architecture is very pragmatic and effective in the way that it doesn’t alter landscape. It takes shapes that empathize with topography, and that influences Portuguese architecture ...

Generation Proxima: Emerging Environmental Practices in Portuguese Architecture , Center for Architecture, New York,Artéria, Colectivo Warehouse, Gorvell, Nuno Pimenta, Oficina Pedrez, OODA ...

Cite: "Exhibition: Archaeological Fragments of Portuguese Architecture 1987–2006 at Garagem Sul until 30 January 2022" 18 Oct 2021. ArchDaily.

Portugese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, whose precisely-honed buildings reflect the influence of the late Chicago modernist Mies van der Rohe, is the 2011 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize ...

Designed by Portuguese architecture firm OODA, the skyscraper will feature two connected structures that gently separate before rejoining one other, giving it a warped effect.