Heritage, reuse, landscape and housing. These were the themes that brought together, from 26 to 30 May, four of Portugal’s most renowned architecture studios — Aires Mateus, Bak Gordon, Inês Lobo and Ricardo Carvalho — in the exhibition Related Paths – 4 Architects, curated by architect Alexandre Vicente, a Portuguese national living in Japan since 2013.
Each studio presented four projects, resulting in sixteen works that illustrate the diversity, precision, and sensitivity of the new wave of Portuguese architecture. Through models, drawings, photographs, and videos, the exhibition invited visitors to immerse themselves in the creative process of these architects and discover how Portuguese identity is expressed in the way spaces for living, working, and socialising are designed.
Each studio presented four projects, resulting in sixteen works that illustrate the diversity, precision, and sensitivity of the new wave of Portuguese architecture. Through models, drawings, photographs, and videos, the exhibition invited visitors to immerse themselves in the creative process of these architects and discover how Portuguese identity is expressed in the way spaces for living, working, and socialising are designed.
Related Paths is also a tribute to the influence of Álvaro Siza Vieira, Pritzker Prize winner and a towering figure in world architecture, whose body of work has inspired successive generations of architects both in Portugal and internationally. The exhibition reflects the continuity of this critical legacy and how a new generation of architects — each with their unique path — interprets and transforms it through contemporary, global practice.
In a country where architecture is a key cultural expression, this exhibition built a bridge between Portugal and Japan, revealing conceptual and aesthetic affinities that transcend geography.
"Portuguese architecture is currently experiencing a moment of great international recognition. This exhibition is an invitation to discover an architectural culture rooted in a specific territory that engages in dialogue with the world," says Alexandre Vicente.
See the photos.
In a country where architecture is a key cultural expression, this exhibition built a bridge between Portugal and Japan, revealing conceptual and aesthetic affinities that transcend geography.
"Portuguese architecture is currently experiencing a moment of great international recognition. This exhibition is an invitation to discover an architectural culture rooted in a specific territory that engages in dialogue with the world," says Alexandre Vicente.
See the photos.
