It had 404 rooms, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and works by Maria Keil, Fred Kradolfer and Manuel Lapa. Through photographs by Estúdio Horácio Novais and publications from the photographer’s documentary archive, we revisit the Hotel Estoril-Sol, an icon of 1960s Portuguese architecture, from its opening in 1965 to its demolition in 2007.
Discover some of the capital's cinemas built in the 1930s to 1950s. Some are still in business; others have had their buildings converted or demolished.
Discover some of the beaches, from the centre to the south of Portugal, described by writers and illustrated with photographs taken by the Novais Brothers.
Discover some of the luxury hotels in Portugal built between the 1930s and 1960s, designed by architects in collaboration with artists.
Views of the past from four Lisbon stadiums - Luz, José Alvalade, Restelo and Nacional - through the lens of Horácio and Mário Novais.
Images, produced by the Novais brothers, of the exteriors and interiors of schools that form part of Portuguese architectural heritage.
Facilities of the Academic Association of the University of Coimbra, designed by architect Alberto Pessoa, with artistic collaboration by João Abel Manta.
Illuminated signs and advertisements on building façades, gables and roofs were part of the urban visual landscape, making city nights more sparkling and colourful. Now practically gone, they are just memories recorded in these photographs by Mário and Horácio Novais.