Five architects from Portugal, from the OODA Arquitetura and Pablo Pita Arquitetos studios, are part of the “Europe 40 Under 40” list, announced this week, which aims to distinguish the most promising professionals in the field.
The 2022/2023 list includes the architects Diogo Brito, Julião Pinto Leite and Francisco Lencastre, from the OODA Arquitetura studio, with offices in Matosinhos and Lisbon, and Pedro Pita and Pablo Rebelo, from the Pablo Pita Arquitetos studio, in Porto.
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EITHER editing jury this year it was made up of Marianna Athanasiadou, Mathieu Forest, Jerome Michelangeli and Alcestis Rodi.
“During these challenging times, it is crucial to keep deep visions alive and ignite the flame of progress and architectural innovation. Introducing the most hopeful personalities in Europe in the fields of architecture and design is what gives us hope for a better tomorrow”, can be read on the page of the European center.
All the nominated projects will be part of an exhibition entitled “40 young European architects with new visions”which will take place in December, at the European Center, in Athens, Greece, according to the same text.
EITHER ODA study It was born in 2010 and has projects on four continents, according to its website. His most recent highlight was winning the project for the new Klan TV facility in Tirana, Albania.
They are also responsible for the project for the new headquarters of the Portuguese Professional Football League, in Porto, and they are one of the workshops responsible for the rehabilitation of Matadouro, in Campanhã, also in Porto.
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Also established in 2010 and also a multiple award winner, Pablo Pita Architects They are responsible for multiple residential projects, most of them in Porto, being co-authors of the project for the Monte dos Judeus stairs, in that city.
The program “Europe 40 Less than 40” is sponsored by the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum – Museum of Architecture and Design.
The program is open to all young architects and designers under the age of 40, “working independently, in a company or on a specific project as lead designers.”
Source: Observadora
