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Luis Pedra Silva
Practice Ideology
Pedra Silva Arquitectos is a Lisbon-based, full-service architectural studio committed to providing architectural and interior design services to numerous building typologies. The firm tailors each project individually with an exceptional degree of architectural design, technical quality, and rigorous cost control. Their work is defined by strong conceptual legibility, innovation, and a meticulous approach to detailing, all underpinned by the principles of humane, enduring, and sustainable design.
The Pedra Silva Arquitectos team is dedicated to the deepest level of involvement in the design of its buildings to deliver projects that meet the highest possible standards of excellence. The firm has been recognized by numerous nominations and awards, including a nomination for the Mies van der Rohe Prize in 2004, a shortlisting for the FAD Award in 2007, and winning the Premi d’Architecture dels Socis Arquinfad the same year. The firm also won the Archdaily Building of the Year prize in 2011, was awarded a Highly Commended Mention in the World Architecture Festival 2015 (Offices category), and was a winner of the IIDA—the Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards (Healthcare category). In 2016, they were finalists for the Archdaily Building of the Year Awards (Offices), and in 2020, they won the Lusophone Architecture and Interior Design Award for the Healthcare category. This year saw Pedra Silva Arquitectos win the BUILD Design and Build Awards for Most Innovative Architectural Studio, Portugal, 2023.
Pedra Silva Architects is a member of the Portuguese Architectural Association and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
