Architect
Alcino Soutinho
Alcino Soutinho was a Portuguese architect considered by national and international critics as part of the "School of Porto".
In 1957, Alcino Soutinho graduated in Architecture from the School of Fine Arts of Porto. In the same year, he started working as an architect as a freelance, but interrupted this activity in 1961 to conduct research on Museology in Italy.
At the same time, he worked at the Foundation of Social Security Funds, where he designed several low-cost housing complexes in the north of Portugal, until 1971.
Later on, he was appointed as Associate Professor and Emeritus at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto. He was a member of various Scientific Committees of publications in the field (journals and books) in different countries.
He won the AICA Prize (International Association of Art Critics, Portuguese section) in 1984 and the “Europa Nostra” Prize (International Federation for the Protection of Europe’s Cultural and Natural Heritage) in 1982. He also participated in major architectural projects at a national level.
Awards
1959
Monument Calafates-Port (co-authored with A.Siza and A.Amaral)
1982
Europa Nostra Award – “International Federation for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Europe”.
1984
AICA (International Association of Art Critics) Award.
1985
Building of the Municipal Chamber – 1980/84.
Detailed Plan of the Coastal Zone between Granja and Espinho.
Conversion of the Old District Hospital Building of Viana do Castelo.
1988
Receives the Merit Medal from the Municipality of Matosinhos.
1990
Headquarters of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay Norte in Porto.
1991
Selected for the European Mies Van der Rohe Award.
1992
Receives the Medal of the Municipal Chamber of Merit of Vila Nova de Gaia.
1993
New Rectorate Building of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Received the Medal of the Military Order of Santiago de Espada.
Selected to represent Portugal at the International Biennial of Architecture of S.Paulo (Brazil).
1995
Development of the residential complexes Lavra1 (54 dwellings), Lavra2 (90 dwellings) and Perafita (50 dwellings).
1998
Municipal de Seregno – Italy.
2003
Competition for the Preparation of the Recovery and Readaptation Project of Quinta das Janelas – Óbidos 2003
Competition for the Preparation of the Recovery and Readaptation Project of Quinta de Val Pereiras – Ponte de Lima.
2011
Honorary Doctorate by the University of Aveiro.
Tourist villas
Discover the Villas of Alcino Soutinho available for accommodation
Plot 245
Upon entering, you will find a hall that connects to the bedrooms, all en suite and with a closet. On the ground floor, you will come across a large room, privileged by natural light divided into a leisure area, TV and dining room. The contemporary-style decoration gives priority to sober and elegant tones that seduce for the authenticity they imprint in every detail.
On this floor, in addition to a pantry, there is also a bathroom and access to the private swimming pool overlooking the 2nd hole of the golf course.
“In order to preserve the privacy of the living spaces and guarantee adequate sun exposure, it is proposed to reduce the openings on the North and West facade, favoring, on the other hand, the openings to the South and East, which on the upper floor are served by a continuous balcony.” Alcino Soutinho
