ARX Portugal is a collective of architects established in Lisbon in 1991 by brothers Jose and Nuno Mateus, both graduates of the city's Technical University. Through the experience of studying and working abroad (in Columbia and Houston, and with Peter Eisenman and Daniel Libeskind), they bring a formal and textural boldness to their work, yet this is tempered by a subtle sensuality and an inherent awareness of Portuguese place and character. In common with many younger practices, they began with small things - houses and interiors - but have since graduated to more substantial commissions, while both periodically teaching, writing and broadcasting. Their largest and best known project to date is the Maritime Museum in llhavo, an imaginative remodelling of a local museum that demonstrates a maturity and assurance that surely destines them for wider recognition.
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