Cultour - Guiding Architects Porto/Lisbon

02/06/2026

“Out & About. Discovering Architecture. EUmies Awards 2026”

Graça Funicular
by Atelier Bugio
Lisbon, Portugal

During this visit, architect João Favila took us on a journey beyond the Graça Funicular.
He explained, for example, how this project, many years later, realises part of a broader mobility plan.
He also spoke about the role of these contemporary studies in opening up hidden spaces to the public, such as the cloister of the Church of Graça, a centuries-old space that we also had the opportunity to glimpse.
Lisbon is a very rich city, made up of multiple layers, some still waiting to be discovered. And with each discovery, the city reveals itself more clearly.

In collaboration with Atelier Bugio – Arch João Favila Menezes and collaborators and EMEL – empresa de mobilidade e estacionamento de Lisboa.

Organization: Creative Europe Fundació Mies van der Rohe
Together with: Guiding Architects and Cultour - Guiding Architects Porto/Lisbon

04/05/2026

Visita ao Funicular da Graça, Lisboa
com o arquiteto João Favila Menezes
Atelier Bugio ()

No dia 16 de maio, sábado, às 16h30, venha conhecer gratuitamente a única obra portuguesa selecionada para o Prémio de Arquitetura Contemporânea da União Europeia, Prémio Mies van der Rohe 2026, numa visita guiada pelo arquiteto João Favila Menezes.
A visita ao Funicular da Graça é uma oportunidade para perceber e sentir fisicamente aquilo que muitas vezes se esquece no uso diário destas infraestruturas da cidade.
Ao longo do percurso, o arquiteto João Favila Menezes explicará como o projeto foi concebido, enquanto se sobe desde a Rua dos Lagares, passando sob a sua estrutura, até à Graça. Cruzam-se tempos e espaços públicos, revelando-se relações menos evidentes.
No final, espera a merecida recompensa: a vista sobre Lisboa a partir do Miradouro da Graça.

📍 Rua dos Lagares (junto à estação inferior do Funicular da Graça)
🕟 16h30
🎟️ Gratuito | sem inscrição
🗣️ Português e inglês
🚋 12E, 17B, 760 | Metro Martim Moniz

Esta visita integra o programa Out & About. Discovering Architecture. EUmies Awards 2026, que convida o público a experienciar, com os seus autores, várias das 40 obras selecionadas para o prémio.
Organização: .eu
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04/05/2026

| 🟢 “Out & About. Discovering Architecture. EUmies Awards 2026” continues its series of architectural visits across Europe, inviting the public to experience several of the 40 Shortlisted works together with the people behind them.

'Graça Funicular'
by: Atelier Bugio ()
Lisbon, Portugal

🗓️ 16 May 2026 / 16:30h WET
📍Rua dos Lagares,
junto à estação inferior do Funicular da Graça - Lisboa
🗣️ Language: Portuguese and English
🔗More info.: Link in BIO

◾In collaboration with Atelier Bugio – Arch João Favila Menezes and collaborators, Cultour - Guiding Architects Porto/Lisbon () and EMEL – empresa de mobilidade e estacionamento de Lisboa

The guided tour on the Funicular da Graça invites visitors to reflect on — and physically engage with — aspects of the city that often go unnoticed in everyday life. Architect João Favila Menezes describes how the project was conceived as you make your way up from Rua dos Lagares, walking beneath the structure and continuing toward Graça. Along the route, layers of history and public spaces converge, uncovering subtle connections that might otherwise remain hidden. The visit culminates in a fitting reward: a panoramic view across Lisbon from the Miradouro da Graça.

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→ “Out & About. Discovering Architecture” brings the Shortlisted works of the EUmies Awards 2026 closer to the public through visits guided by architects, clients and people closely connected to the projects. Organised by .eu and , together with the expertise of , the programme gives everyone the chance to discover buildings and public spaces in their cities—or in places they are visiting—guided by the architects, clients and people who know these projects best.

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On a beautiful late spring afternoon in a stunning setting, everyone felt welcome in the open living room of the Piódão. There was time to hear about the project by architects Paula del Rio and João Branco, to exchange ideas on how to face the challenges ahead between the President of Arganil Town Council, the representative of the Tourism of Portugal, the President and Coordinator of the Association of Historic Villages and the economist Professor, moderated by architect Nuno Grande. There was time for dancing, drinking, and changing affections. There was time to live this special place, even after the sun had set.

09/04/2024

Conhecer as obras portuguesas, selecionadas e finalista, do Prémio EUmies Award 2024

Arquitetos explicam as suas obras em visitas abertas ao público

Dia 4 de maio, sábado:
11h00: Caminhos das Escadinhas, Matosinhos - Paulo Moreira Architectures & Verkron
15h00; 16h00, 17h00: Edifício General Silveira, Porto – Tiago Antero & Vitor Preto Fernandes

Dia 1 de junho, sábado:
das 15h00 até ao pôr-do-sol: Praça e Posto de Turismo, Piódão – Paula del Rio & João Branco

As três obras fazem parte de um conjunto de 40 selecionadas de entre 362 nomeadas, localizadas em mais de 30 locais da Europa, e que serão objeto do programa “Out & About. Discovering Architecture. EUmies Awards 2024”, durante dois meses (22 de abril a 23 de junho). O objetivo é que todos possam conhecer mais sobre os edifícios e espaços públicos com os seus autores, donos de obra e outras pessoas ou entidades envolvidas.

CAMINHO DAS ESCADINHAS
© Ivo Tavares, Studio Mid
EDIFÍCIO GENERAL SILVEIRA
© José Campos
PRAÇA E POSTO DE TURISMO DE PIÓDÃO
© Frederico Martinho