In 2011 the Architectural Guide South and Islands of Portugal was published.It includes 288 works (built between 1974-2010), GPS coordinates and maps.
Traço
Alternativo Arquitectos Associados, is responsible for the selection,
as well as, the treatment and organization of content.
The Guide´s presentation text was written by Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira.
The
most awarded and prestigious Portuguese architect affirms that: “The
publication of a Guide to Contemporary Architecture in Portugal is of
evident usefulness. (...) The first volume, already published, refers to
the north and centre of the country, illustrating through maps,
photographs and texts, a significant selection of works built since
1974. (...) I can personally foresee the interest the publication of
this Guide will arouse. (...) The demand for Architectural Guides, not
only by architects, seems to accompany the habit and generalized joy of
travelling.”
It
is a bilingual publication (Portuguese / English) with a “travel
guide” format that promotes the work of a wide scope of architects,
including most of the works by the two Portuguese winners of the
Pritzker Prize – Álvaro Siza Vieira and Eduardo Souto Moura, built in
the geographical area covered by this Guide.