The 1890-built Lodge which still houses the cellars of the venerable port wine producer Graham’s near Porto, Portugal, has been recently renovated by architect Luis Loureiro in collaboration with Lisbon-based design studio P-06 Atelier. Now officially called the ‘Graham’s 1890 Lodge’, the building occupies a privileged location atop a hill in the city of Vila…

Photographer Patrícia Almeida recently shot these great photos of a wonderfully whimsical umbrella art installation in Portugal. Like something out of a fairy tale, the umbrellas look almost like they’re magically floating in mid-air. As she writes, “In July, in Águeda (Portugal), some streets are decorated with colorful umbrellas. I felt like a kid, amazed by all…

“Pedro Gadanho is a very active figure in all that encompasses architecture. Known as a teacher, curator and writer as well as an architect, he makes sure that his knowledge base covers, well, nearly everything on structure & design. Based in Lisbon, he is the editor of the BEYOND Short stories on the Post-Contemporary –…

  Sometimes life is ironic and just when you think that everything is burnt – literally speaking –blossom emerges from the ashes. Such is the case with the Casa do Conto (House of Tales), arts&residence – a new Hotel design concept in the Cedofeita area in central Porto, Portugal; the lovely XIX Century Oporto House…