For years Portugal has captured the attention of the international architecture scene, but has also proven to be a breeding ground for architects beyond the great masters such as Fernando Távora, Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura. The famous Porto School has given way to a new generation of talented architects from other parts of the country, including the Aires Mateus brothers from Lisbon (2G 28, 2003) or the architect Paulo David from Madeira (2G 47, 2008). And from an even more recent generation comes another Lisboan, Ricardo Bak Gordon, who combines the best architecture of his own country with an awareness of what is happening abroad.
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His works range from a large number of single-family homes that put great emphasis on domestic comfort – for example, the houses in Quelfes and Pousos, the two houses in Casa Queimada, or the two in Santa Isabel, Lisbon – to the magnificent series of renovations of various schools in Lisbon and Porto, and unique projects such as the residence of the Portuguese Embassy in Brasilia, the mill in Oliveira da Serra (Ferreira do Alentejo), Albarquel Park (Setúbal) and the FACIM waterfront in Maputo (Mozambique).
In this publication, Ricardo Bak Gordon’s works and projects are accompanied by texts from the architect himself, the critic Ricardo Carvalho and Britain's Jonathan Sergison. In the Nexus section, Diogo Seizas Lopez summarises an interview with Bak Gordon on the architect's main interests.
CONTENT
Introductions
Inverted ruins: Notes on the here and now. By Ricardo Carvalho
Notes on the work of Ricardo Bak Gordon. By Jonathan Sergison
Works and projects
House in Boliqueime
Residence of the Portuguese Embassy, Brasilia
House in Estoril
House in Melides
House in Quelfes
Two houses in Casa Queimada
House in Pousos
House in Sobral da Lagoa
Housing in the Rua de São Bento, Lisbon
Park in Albarquel, Setúbal
D. Dinis Secondary School, Lisbon
Garcia de Orta Secondary School, Oporto
Secondary School in Amora, Seixal
Two houses in Santa Isabel, Lisbon
Oliveira da Serra olive mill, Ferreira do Alentejo
Sports pavilion in Restelo, Lisbon
Bar and esplanade in Belém, Lisbon
Facim Waterfront, Maputo
Biography
Nexus
Take Five: Ricardo Bak Gordon on Architecture. By Diogo Seixas Lopes
Publisher: Gustavo Gili
Dimension: 21 x 30 cm
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Language: Spanish, English
ISBN: 978-8-4252-2505-5
