Anc Arquitectos

aNC arquitectos was founded in 1991, in the city of Porto, by Teresa Novais (b.1962) and Jorge Carvalho (b.1964). Both graduated in Architecture by the Faculty of Architecture of Porto University. Their work has been recognized in several occasions: it was nominated for the Gubbio / National Association of Historic and Artistic Centres (Italy) with the House in the City 5, it was winner of the Iberian-American Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism in 2014, it was nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2011 with the Leça do Balio School, it was selected for Respect for Architecture Porto 2012 with Gosho restaurant, it won the P.A.U.M.A. Award in 2006 with the Support and Maintenance Centre for Motorways in Aveiro, and was awarded the silver medal in the European Architecture Award Luigi Consenza 2002 with the House in the Countryside 1. aNC participated as local atelier in Casa da Música, a Rem Koolhaas - OMA project in Porto. The office has been invited to present its work in lectures in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland Croatia, Bulgaria, Algeria, Sri Lanka and Argentina and its projects have been published in countless specialized publications, Portuguese as well as European or Asian.