Tadashi Kawamata fills Lisbon's MAAT with plastic to warn about ocean debris
Paris-based artist Tadashi Kawamata has created a monumental installation of ocean plastic in the Oval Gallery of Lisbon's Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. More
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Three geometric volumes form Nelson Resende's architecture studio
Portuguese architect Nelson Resende has designed an office for his architecture studio on the outskirts of Porto, comprising a pair of cuboids and a cylinder. More
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Promontorio adds concrete spiral staircase to 1980s office building in Lisbon
Portuguese studio Promontorio has transformed a 1980s office building in Lisbon into a high-tech headquarters featuring a spiralling concrete staircase. More
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Man injured in Anish Kapoor art accident at Serralves museum
A visitor to the Serralves museum in Porto, Portugal, has been hospitalised after falling in an art installation designed by Anish Kapoor. More
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The Campana brothers launch cork furniture collection
Brazilian design duo Humberto and Fernando Campana have created a collection of furniture consisting of an armchair and three cabinets made almost entirely from cork. More
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Wooden "forest" forms an inner sanctuary inside Imaculada Chapel in Braga
This raised wooden structure, designed by Cerejeira Fontes Architects, creates a secluded inner chapel inside an old church in Braga, Portugal. More
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Pedro Geraldes creates concrete control centre overlooking Portuguese dam
A gabled concrete shell that references local vernacular buildings forms a protective surface enclosing this control building at a hydroelectric station in central Portugal. More
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Lisbon's concrete cruise terminal is topped with rooftop viewing platform
Passengers arriving at the João Luís Carrilho da Graça-designed cruise terminal in Lisbon can use a series of ramps to reach a rooftop viewing platform that offers a panorama of the Tagus river. More
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Hugo Correia creates elliptical concrete church in Portugal
This oval-shaped church in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Famalicão is surrounded by rings referencing the crown of thorns placed on Jesus' head. More
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Portuguese family home turned into brightly-hued hostel
Aurora Arquitectos and Furo have transformed an old family home near Lisbon into a hostel, with colourful accents throughout based on the tropical patina of sunshine and vacations. More
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Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More
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João Vieira de Campos completes minimal concrete house in Porto
This monolithic concrete house in an affluent area of Porto presents a largely closed and robust facade to the street, but opens up on its side towards its garden. More
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Kengo Kuma to convert Porto slaughterhouse into cultural centre
Kengo Kuma and OODA have paired up to transform a disused slaughterhouse in Porto into a cultural centre, which will feature art galleries and a library beneath a sweeping ceramic-clad roof. More
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New photos explore Álvaro Siza's 1970s social-housing project SAAL Bouça
A social housing complex designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza in the 1970s is captured in this new photography series by Zeynep Yılmaztürk. More
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Geometric bas-relief patterns decorate monolithic Egyptian Embassy in Lisbon
Portuguese studio Promontorio Architects has completed the new Embassy of Egypt in Lisbon, which features robust concrete walls covered with bas-relief patterns that recall traditional Egyptian motifs. More
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Curving roof and stone walls create seclusion for Portuguese house by NOARQ
This house in Portugal, designed by architecture studio NOARQ, features a large curving canopy that wraps around a south-facing patio. More
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Cubículo Arquitectos installs birch-plywood storage units inside Porto flat
Cubículo Arquitectos has added extra storage to a Porto apartment, by installing custom-built cupboards and shelves around the old structural columns. More
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Open-air chapel designed by Plano Humano Arquitectos to resemble Scout's tent
This tent-like chapel, for a Scout campground in Portugal's rural Idanha-a-Nova region, features a folded zinc-clad roof that opens up towards the surrounding landscape. More
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Spaceworkers commemorates Portuguese philosopher with installation in historic church
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has created an arched exhibition space in an old Portuguese church, to celebrate the life and legacy of philosopher and scholar Damião de Gois. More
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Cloaked House by Ernesto Pereira is designed to disappear into its arboreal setting
Glazed walls sandwiched between concrete slabs ensure this house in the Portuguese city of Marco de Canaveses blends in with the surrounding trees and provides extensive views across a nearby valley. More