Vernacular architecture refurbished by Pritzker Souto de Moura, São Lourenço do Barrocal, Hotel & Monte Alentejano, Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal.
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has been awarded a Golden Lion for the best project on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Souto de Moura was named best participant in Freespace, the exhibition directed by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects for the 16th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale.
His project Vo De Jour comprises two aerial photographs positioned side by side, showing the São Lourenço do Barrocal estate in Alentejo, Portugal, which the architect transformed from an old farm into a hotel. The two images show the site both before and after the works. The changes are barely noticeable, revealing how small-scale the interventions were.
Judges said the positioning of the two images "reveals the essential relationship between architecture, time and place".Lourenço do Barrocal, Hotel & Monte Alentejano, Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal
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