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Menos é Mais Arquitectos is the office created in Oporto in 1994 by Cristina Guedes and Francisco Vieira de Campos. Menos é Mais Arquitectos is the office created in Oporto in 1994 by Cristina Guedes and Francisco Vieira de Campos.
Both graduated from Oporto School (FAUP), Francisco Vieira de Campos worked with Eduardo Souto de Moura (1989-1991) and Cristina Guedes with Álvaro Siza (1991).
They both teach, FVC (FAUP) and CG (FAULP), and have been invited to critics at Mendrisio Architecture Academy and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, TUWien, Austria and dARQ-FCTUC, Coimbra, Portugal.
Their main works are programmatic responses related to specific contexts, such as Quinta do Vallado Winnery and Wine Hotel, Gaia Cablecar, ReOrdering of the Public Spaces of Social Housing Blocks in Oporto and Archipelago Contemporary Art Centre in Azores, Portugal.
They have been invited for international lectures, workshops, seminars and exhibits at Dublin, Grenoble, Salamanca, Milan, Cádiz, Oporto, Lisbon, São Paulo, New York, Napoles, Nancy, Ayamonte, Mantua, Viena, Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Valencia, Montevideo, Barcelona, Logroño, Santiago de Compostela, Bochum, Venice. They have also taken part in both national and international award juries. Cristina Guedes acted as Commissary of Portugal at the IX BIAU New Geographies.
They took part in national and international exhibits, such as “La Biennale di Venezia - The 15th International Architecture Exhibition ", in Venice (2016), Mies van der Rohe Award Exhibition”, in Barcelona (2015), "Transforming cityscapes - awarded works VIII IberoAmerican Architecture Biennial", in Sevilha, Lisboa, Panamá and Washington (2013-2014), “Porto Poetic” at the Triennale di Milano (2013), “VIII BIAU”, in Cádiz, (2012), “Premis FAD 2012”, in Barcelona (2012), “Portugal Criativo.JPG”, in Barcelona (2011),the “34th World Congress Of Vine And Wine” promoted by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in Oporto (2011), Lisbon Architecture Triennale – Let’s talk about houses, in Lisbon (2010), “Mies van der Rohe Award Exhibition”, in Barcelona (2009), the “7th International Architecture Biennial, in São Paulo (2007), “Portugal Now Country Positions in Architecture and Urbanism” in New York (2007), “VI IberoAmerican Architecture Biennial”, in Lisbon (2007), Individual Exhibition REUNIÃO DE OBRA – Norte - #003 Tema: Indústria – Alfândega do Porto, (2006), “V IberoAmerican Architecture Biennial”, in Montevideo (2006), and “Metaflux” in the 9th International Architecture Biennial in Venice (2004).
Their work has been distinguished with various award: FAD Prize 2016 (Barcelona, Spain), BIAU Prize 2016 (São Paulo, Brazil) and 2012 (Cadiz, Spain), Best Of Wine Tourism 2013 (Florence), Award of Construction and Rehabilitation Prémios Construir 2012.
They were nominee for the RIBA international Prize 2016, finalist of the 2016 European Prize for Urban Public space; shortlist in Mies van der Rohe Award 2015, 2013,2009; honorable mention at IHRU nominee for the BIAU prize (2008 and 2006), shortlist in Secil Award 2012, 2008 and shortlist FAD prize 2006, 2002.
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Parabéns Manuel Aires Mateus! Congratulations Manuel Aires Mateus! http://expresso.sapo.pt/cultura/2017-12-15-Manuel-Aires-Mateus-vence-Premio-Pessoa-2017
Menos é Mais em destaque no Público. Menos é Mais in Público. https://www.publico.pt/2017/11/25/culturaipsilon/noticia/quatro-projectos-portugueses-distinguidos-no-premio-internacional-de-arquitectura-bigmat-1793930
O Arquipélago Centro de Artes Contemporâneas venceu o BigMat International Architecture Award 2017 na categoria "Restoration", a entrega dos prémios foi em Florença. The Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre won the 2017 BigMat International Architecture Award in the "Restoration" category, the award ceremony was held in Florence. Sobre o ACAC o júri escreveu: "Como reescrever o valor de uma fábrica e prolongar a sua morfologia física? Encontrando um espaço entre novos volumes ao qual se confere carácter e se define o novo desenho deste lugar; Ajustando a escala e tocando levemente na préexistencia, não ultrapassando os seus limites; Expressando a vontade de deixar a nu o peso da materialidade vulcânica deste lugar, com os novos corpos construídos em betão aparente, liso e escuro. Prolongando o posicionamento mineral e evidenciando um dado táctil diferenciado; Invertendo e possibilitando que a materialidade responda opostamente ao seu interior, liso e dócil, procurando acolher um programa para a imprevisilidade das artes".
Em Bratislava no Clubovka no dia 3 de Novembro foi assim. A look back at Bratislava at Clubovka on November 3nd!
Arquipélago - Centro de Artes Contemporâneas finalista do prémio BigMat´17 International Architecture Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre is a finalist in the BigMat´17 International Architecture awards
Em Munique na Faculty of Architecture University of Applied Sciences no dia 2 de Novembro foi assim. A look back at Munich at the Faculty of Architecture University of Applied Sciences on November 2nd!
Parabéns ao projecto vencedor do Gran Premio Ascensores Eñor 2017, Museo de las Colecciones Reales (Madrid), da autoria dos arquitectos Luis Moreno Mansilla e Emilio Tuñón . Os vencedores da VII edição dos prémios de Arquitectura elevadores eñor 2017 já podem ser consultados no site http://www.enor.es/premio/?p=2209. Parabéns a todos os participantes pelos excelentes trabalhos. No dia 4 de dezembro Cristina Guedes estará em Vigo na entrega dos prémios aos arquitectos premiados. Congratulations to the winning project of the Gran Premio Ascensores Eñor 2017, Museum of Royal Collections (Madrid), authored by architects Luis Moreno Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón. The winners of the VII edition of the Arquitectura Elevadores Eñor for the year 2017 can be seen at http://www.enor.es/premio/?p=2209. Congratulations to all participants for the excellent work. On December 4 Cristina Guedes will be in Vigo in the awards ceremony for the award-winning architects.
A Casa do Rio venceu a categoria "Arquitectura e Paisagem " do Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2018. Casa do Rio won Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2018 in the category "Architecture & Landscape " http://espacodearquitetura.com/archnews/59fc46ddc6e6c41a358a284c
Em Praga_kruh at CAMP no dia 2 de Novembro foi assim. A look back at Prague_kruh at CAMP on November 2nd!
A semana passada estivemos em Praga (Kruh) em Munique (Faculty of Architecture University of Applied Sciences Munich) e em Bratislava (Clubovka) . Momentos únicos e privilegiados na partilha da nossa obra. Todos reconheceram a a excelência da Arquitetura Portuguesa. Foi muito gratificante Last week we were in Prague (Kruh) in Bratislava (Clubovka) and Munich (Faculty of Architecture University of Applied Sciences Munich). These were unique and privileged moments in sharing of our work. All recognized the excellence of Portuguese architecture. It was very gratifying
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