FORA is an architecture office based in Lisbon that collaborates on a regular basis with other architects, urban planners, designers and engineers on the production of architectural and urban projects.
The work explores the definition of architecture as a system of relations between private and public, individual and community, interior and exterior. An open system that enables its users with multiple possibilities of occupation.
The office took part in several exhibitions, including the 2012 Venice Biennale, and has been awarded in several international competitions.
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Partners
João Fagulha, born in Lisbon 1980, graduated in architecture in 2006 from Instituto Superior Técnico, after studying for one year in the Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism of Rio de Janeiro Federal University. Since 2007 established activity in Lisbon, collaborating with other professionals in various projects and competitions. Co-founder of FORA in 2011.
Raquel Oliveira, born in Porto 1981, graduated in Architecture from the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto in 2006, having studied one year in the Technical University of Delft. She started her professional experience in The Netherlands, at West8, in Rotterdam, and worked after at DP6 Architectuurstudio, in Delft. In Madrid she worked at Ezquiaga Arquitectura. Co-founder of FORA in 2011.
Awards
2010
1st Prize “Mem Martins Secondary School competition” PT
2nd Prize “Plateia Theatrou Competition” GR
2012
Honourable Mention in the competition “Performance Architecture” PT
2013
Competition finalist “The Nordic Built Challenge” DK
2nd Prize “Bairro da Boavista Housing Competition” PT
2014
1st Prize “Plovdiv Central Square Competition” BG
2017
Honourable Mention “Competition for the renovation of Largo do Rossio, Aveiro” PT
2nd Prize “Ponte Verde de Queluz Competition” PT
2021
1st Prize “Competition for the Renovation of Towers B6D/B7A and the Construction of a New Municipal Building in Urbanização das Urmeiras, Loures” PT
2022
2nd Prize “Competition for the construction of Municipal Housing in Bairro do Armador, Lisbon” PT
FORA has collaborated with:
Architecture: João Ruivo (former partner and co-founder), Aleksandra Kiszkielis, Alexander Geroussis, André Albuquerque, Atelier dos Remédios, Beth Hughes, Falanstério, Grigorys Kotsigianis, João Vieira Caldas, Joana Lagos, Polígono, Studio Dois, Tudor Vasiliu, Vasilis Oikonomopoulos
Landscape Architecture: Oficina dos Jardins
Engineering: Alice Cavaco, Amplitude Acoustics, Andrée Hilário, Artur Pinto Martins, Augusto Macedo, Blueorizon, David Camões, etu, Gandara, Gravidade, GWIC, Inani, Jorge Paixão, Luís Ferreira da Costa, Natural Works, Nuno Ferreira, OHM Sor, Paulo Marques, Pedro Martins, PRPC Engenheiros, Quadrante, Rui Batista – Engenharia de Edifícios
3d images: About Spaces, André Adonis, Fundamental Visuals, LAMB, Panoptikon, StudioNascente
Consultants: i+i consulting, Raul Moura
Illustration and graphic design: Christina Casnellie, Júlia Barata.