Edifício da Secção regional do Norte da Ordem dos Arquitectos - Porto, Portugal
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An historic house in the city of Porto in Portugal that has won the João de Almada Award aims to reward the rehabilitated buildings that best represent the city's architectural heritage.
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Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/14/2011
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THE AWARDThe João de Almada Award is a biennial award created in 1988, this prize is awarded by the city of Porto and aims to reward the architects and owners that have rehabilitated buildings that best represent the city's architectural heritage.
The award was created in homage to João de Almada e Melo that in the eighteenth century had a major role in urban planning the city of Porto.
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THE BUILDINGThe Arqueossítio da Rua de D. Hugo is a museum and historic site in the city of Porto in Portugal.
It is located at number 5 Rua de Dom Hugo, near the Cathedral of Porto. The original house was Gothic but was destroyed. It has, however, taken advantage of its original walls for the construction of a new building. In the 1980 excavations were made that uncovered traces of a much earlier occupation dating from the fourth century BC to the present. Here were identified traces of proto-historic fort that gave rise to the city as well as Roman and late-mediaeval its successor.
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The original house, leaning against the early fence of the city, was drawn gothic, but it was destroyed. However, it was seized one of its original walls to build a new building. These excavations were detected in more than three feet deep, twenty archaeological layers, integrating architectural remains and objects from the IV-III centuries BC to the present day. Here, were first identified with certainty traces of proto-historic fort that gave rise to the urban center, as well as the Roman occupation and medieval alti-who succeeded him.
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