Porto’s Alfândega Congress Centre has been awarded Best Meetings and Conference Centre, Europe in the Business Destinations Travel Awards 2014. 

Recently renovated by Portuguese architect and 2011 Pritzker laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura, the building maintains its original architecture, with shapes and spaces that pleasantly surprise visitors.

The Portuguese architects Vasco Matias Correia and Patricia Ferreira de Sousa, founders of Camarim Arquitectos, have won the Tile of Spain Awards ASCER 2014 in the Architecture category with the project "Casa no Principe Real" in Lisbon.

The judges praised this project, highlighting in particular “the brilliant interpretation in the use of ceramic tiles in Lisbon’s historic quarter. The house, built on five floors, looks out onto the street boasting a new textured take on the traditional ceramic tile façade”.

The Favela Painting Project creates striking artworks in Rio de Janeiro, collaborating with local people to use art as a tool to inspire, create beauty, combat prejudice and attract attention.

This project aims to provide an opportunity for people to transform a place seen as negative into a place that communicates creativity, beauty and innovation, all through art.

Next September 30th is the deadline for application for the A’ Design Award & Competition, an international event that annually awards several works of design, architecture, art and engineering, in over 100 categories.

The main objective is to promote the practice and the work of all winning participants - architects, designers, engineers, studios and companies - providing disclosure and connecting them with key industry players.

The three months in which the city of Lisbon was invaded by architecture, spoken, heard, looked, experienced ... are approaching the end.

It's already next Sunday, December 15, the closing day for the exhibitions of the 3rd Lisbon Architecture Triennale - Close, Closer.

Architects or others, here is the invitation to visit some still ongoing free exhibitions.