Manuel Aires Mateus was born in Lisbon in 1963. He graduated from the "Faculdade de Arquitectura / U.T.L" in 1986. He began collaborating with Ar. Gonçalo Byrne in 1983 and started to develop his own projects with his brother Francisco in 1988. The Aires Mateus studio was initially created by the two brothers, taking a space in the studio of Ar. Gonçalo Byrne during his early years. The increasing scale of projects, forced them to establish in an autonomous space, to respond to the growing demands of work. Since then the scale and number of projects has been proliferating, resulting in several national and international architectural awards. The visibility of their work resulted in invitations to participate in conferences and teach in several institutions. Among which we can highlight the Graduate School of Design in Harvard, the Accademia di Architetura in Mendrízio as well as others in Portugal. The structure currently includes two studios, both in Lisbon, having done several collaborations with local studios for the realization of projects of international level.
Eduardo Souto de Moura was born in Porto (Portugal) on July 25, 1952.
He graduated in Architecture from the Porto School of Fine Arts in 1980.
He collaborated with the architect Noé Dinis in 1974.
He collaborated with the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira from 1975 to 1979.
He collaborated with the architect Fernandes de Sá from 1979 to 1980.
From 1981 to 1991 he worked as Assistant Professor of the Architecture course at FAUP.
He started working as an independent professional in 1980.
He was a guest professor in Paris-Belleville, Harvard, Dublin, Zurich, Lausanne and Mantova.
He received several awards and participated in several Seminars and Conferences in Portugal and abroad. In 2011, he receives the Pritzker Award, in 2013, the Wolf Award and in 2017, the Piranesi Award.
DESIGNING A CABANON
The project consists of designing a cabanon for yourself, anywhere in the world, after reading the book "Viaje a la vuelta de mi habitación", by the author Xavier De Maistre. There are various references and experiences that are part of the story, such as: Le Corbusier (South of France); Celine (Denmark); Heidegger (Black Forest); Virginia Woolf (England), etc.,
The areas are to be minimal, and cannot exceed 49 m2: 1 room, integrated or not into a living room, 1 bathroom and 1 small kitchen.
Presentation:
- Photographs of the initial and final model
- Sketches
- 3D images
- Sections, elevations and floors
Scale: 1:25
Digital presentation in A3 format
