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In José Paulo dos Santos' architecture, one encounters a curious combination of banal accessibility with the unexpected. Some of his most important commissions to date have been devoted to converting, refurbishing, and adding to buildings and complexes. In the Portuguese foothills of Arraiolos, dos Santos added a new wing and other structures to breathe new life into Pousada da Assunçao. In Luso, he resurrected an abandoned primary school as a new tourist office. And in Lisbon, he bridged two worlds with a new morgue and a chapel at Curry Cabral Hospital. José Paulo dos Santos is based in Porto, Portugal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1642700 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 132 pages

About the Author
Oscar Riera Ojeda is an editor and designer who practices in the United States, South America, and Europe from his office in Boston. Originally from Buenos Aires, he is vice-director of the Spanish-Argentinian magazine "Casas Internacional" and is the creator of several series of architectural publications for Rockport Publishers in addition to the "Contemporary World Architects" series including "Ten Houses", "Single Building", "Architecture in Detail", and "Art and Architecture". Other architectural publications include the "New American" series for the Whitney Library of Design, as well as several monographs on the work of renowned architects.