Created By: The Modernist
TRIBUNAL DE FARO
Avenida 5 de outubro 10
Built 1960, Art Deco.
Arq. Raul Rodrigues Lima
Massive Art Deco building. Part of the so called Estado Novo or Portugues Suave style. Influnced by Italian fascist style or soviet modernism.
You can notice the difference with South Modern: No Cobogo, tiles or pilotis here !
ABOUT RAUL LIMA ARCHITECT:
Arq. Raul Rodrigues Lima is one of the first portuguese modernist. He built countless buildings accross Portugal, mostly of 3 kinds : Tribunal, Cinemas and Prison
He won in 1943 the prestigious Portuguese architecture award « Premio Valmor »
This point of interest is part of the tour: The Modernist Architecture Walking Tour - Faro
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