ABOUT US
CARLOS CASTANHEIRA
Lisbon, June 1957.
Graduated in Architecture by the School of Fine Arts of Oporto (1976-1981).
Lived in Amsterdam, from 1981 to 1990, where he worked as an Architect and studied at the Academie Voor Bouwkunst Van Amsterdam.
In 1993 he founded the practice Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai, Arquitectos Lda. with the Architect Maria Clara Bastai.
Working, mainly, in the private sector, he has acted as juror on competition panels, participated in conferences, has been involved in setting up Architectural education courses and workshops, has curated and organized exhibitions, and has edited and published books and catalogues.
Since he was a student he has been collaborating with the Architect Álvaro Siza in various projects in Portugal but, mostly,abroad.

THE STUDIO
2005 – National Prize for Architecture in Timber – AIMMP with the project “Avenal House,” Ul Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
2011 – National Prize for Architecture in Timber – AFN/MA with the project “Adpropeixe House”, Terras do Bouro, Gerês, Portugal.
2011 – Honorable Mention in National Prize for Architecture in Timber – AFN/MA with the project “Casa da Torre Winery”, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
2015 – Best Wine of Tourism – Regional winner in category of Architecture and Landscape with the project “Quinta da Faísca Winery”, Favaios, Alijó, Portugal.
2015 – Awarded by the Internacional Archdaily in the category: “Office building of the year 2015”, with the project “Building on the Water- Shihlien Chemical”with Architect Alvaro Siza, Jiangsu, China.
2015 – Awarded with an Honorable Mention in National Prize for Architecture in Timber – AFN/MA with the Project “Equestrian Center,” Leça da Palmeira. Portugal.
2016 – Selected for the Archmarathon Awards with Álvaro Siza, with the project “Building on the Water- Shihlien Chemical”, Jiangsu, China.
2016 – One of the seven finalists’ projects , in the Archdaily Platform Prizes, in the category of “Sport Building”, with the project “Equestrian Center”, Cabo do Mundo, Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos.
2017 – Valmor Municipal Architecture Prize, from Lisbon City Council, with Architect Álvaro Siza with the project “Chiado Public Space.Carmo Connection”, Lisbon, concerning to the year of 2015, best project.
2019 – One of the eight finalists’ projects, from the National Prize for Architecture in Timber – AFN/MA with the project “FeelViana – Hotel”, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
2020 – Real Estate Prize from Expresso and SIC-Noticias in the category of Construction and Sustainable Architecture and Honorable Mention with project Treetop Walk Serralves, Porto, Portugal.
TEAM

Clara Bastai
Italy, Modena, 1960
EDUCATION
University Institute of Architecture of Venice, Italy,
1986

Orlando Sousa
Portugal, Maia, 1970
EDUCATION
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Fernanda Sá
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 1964
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
1992
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Pedro Carvalho
Portugal, Porto, 1979
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
2002
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Luís Trigueiros Reis
Portugal, Porto, 1980
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
2004
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Lúcia Soares
Portugal, Vila Nova de Gaia, 1983
EDUCATION
Higher Institute of Languages and Administration (ISLA)
2011

Elisabete Queirós
Portugal, Paredes, 1981
EDUCATION
School of Higher Education of Arts of Oporto (ESAP)
2007
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Susana Oliveira
South Africa, Johannesburg, 1987
EDUCATION
Lusíada Faculty of Oporto
2011
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Diana Vasconcelos
Portugal, Porto, 1985
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
2009
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Joana Soeiro
Portugal, Braga, 1980
EDUCATION
School of Higher Education of Arts of Oporto (ESAP)
2007
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Nuno Campos
Portugal, Matosinhos, 1988
EDUCATION
School of Architecture of University of Minho
2014
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Isabel Carvalho
Portugal, Porto, 1975
EDUCATION
School of Higher Education of Arts of Oporto (ESAP)
2000
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Germano Vieira
Portugal, Maia, 1979
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
2004
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Alexandra Gandra
Portugal, Vale de Cambra, 1971
EDUCATION
Higher School of Journalism of Oporto (ESJP)
1998

Gil Lima
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, 1991
EDUCATION
School of Architecture of University of Minho
2015
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Sara Cabral
Portugal, Bragança, 1992
EDUCATION
Faculty of Architecture at Oporto University
PROJECTS INVOLVED

Joana Rocha
Portugal, Ponte de Lima, 1993
EDUCATION
School of Architecture of University of Minho
PROJECTS INVOLVED