The results of the National Wood Architecture Award - PNAM’21 have been announced. In its sixth edition, the award recognized a winning project and two honorable mentions in “Sustainability and Circular Economy” and “Material Typology.” The main prize was awarded to Casa no Castanheiro, designed by architect João Mendes Ribeiro, located in Valeflor.
The honorable mention for “Sustainability and Circular Economy” was awarded to the Quinta do Brasileiro Public Square - Wood Filigree, designed by architects José Manuel Botas Pequeno and Ricardo Nelson do Vale Afonso, located in Corroios.
The honorable mention for “Material Typology” was awarded to the Melo Leote project, designed by architect Joana Leandro Vasconcelos (Atelier in.vitro), located in Porto.
The PNAM – National Wood Architecture Award is a biennial prize that aims to encourage and promote the Portuguese forestry sector through innovation, enhancement, circularity, promotion, and use of wood and its derivatives in buildings. It is designed to award permanent works built in Portugal that demonstrate the use of wood as a significant material in architecture.
The jury changes with each edition; this year, it was chaired by Francisco Vieira de Campos and composed of Nuno Mateus, José Miguel Ribeiro de Sousa, Helena Cruz, Maria Manuel Oliveira, Jorge Manuel Gonçalves Branco, and Sónia Durães.
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This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
