Claudio Vilarinho - Premio Mobilidade 2007

The Portuguese Architect Cláudio Alberto Vilarinho da Silva has won the 2007 (the first was last year) installment of the Premio Mobilidade (Mobility Prize), a prize established by the Portuguese Association of Architects and the Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, with the purpose of distinguishing the best study, project or plan of architecture, under the theme the mobility.

Hopefully I won't mess this up, since I'm translating from his website in Portuguese, I hope that Gecko is reading this an will tell me if I'm making some major mistakes.

Claudio Vilarinho's specific winning entry was focused towards the increasing independence and life expectancy that the elderly are enjoying. Through accessibility he increased the quality of life of the persons that were to live in his building. He also reinforced social ties through the exploration of the interaction spaces of the building, like conversation benches, fusing small thematic gardens with the common circulation areas, and verandas that give access to the apartments, much like front porches work in traditional houses.

Claudio Vilarinho was listed among the 10 best Portuguese architects under 40.