Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
307 2º , 4200-189 Porto, Portugal
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Brandão Costa Lima
Founded by Amélia Brandão Costa and Rodrigo da Costa Lima in 2007. Since then they have designed a very different range of projects from very small scale projects, as furniture and villas, to public buildings or urban plans. Their work has been presented and awarded. This website is a selection of what they have been doing.
Amélia Brandão Costa
Graduated in Architecture at ULP, Porto in 2004. She also studied at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart and she won the first prize by Domus magazine for a MA in Design at Domus Academy in Milan. Before establishing her own office in 2007 with Rodrigo da Costa Lima she learned from João Pedro Serôdio, Isabel Furtado, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Her works and writings have been published and presented on lectures and exhibitions. She is founder and director of 'Indexnewspaper' and 'Porto Academy'.
Rodrigo da Costa Lima
Graduated in Architecture at ULP, Porto, in 2003. Before establishing his own office in 2007 with Amélia Brandão Costa he learned from João Pedro Serôdio, Isabel Furtado, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. His works and writings have been published and presented on lectures and exhibitions. He is founder and director of 'Indexnewspaper' and 'Porto Academy'.
Awards
2007
open competition for the library headquarters and cultural centre in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland – shortlisted : 029 Brandão Costa Lima;
competition by invitation for twenty eight houses in Rendufe, Portugal - 1st prize : 034 Brandão Costa Lima;
2008
competition by invitation for a villa in Matosinhos, Portugal – selected : 037 Brandão Costa Lima;
2010
competition by invitation for the extension of Mesa, Porto, Portugal - 1st prize : 047 Brandão Costa Lima;
2012
Silver on the 13th Clube de Criativos de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal : Indexnewspaper;
Selected for MoMA Art Library collection, New York, United States of America : Indexnewspaper;
Selected for Booklet Library collection, Tokyo, Japan : Indexnewspaper;
Honourable mention at the IX Ibero-American Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism : Indexnewspaper.