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Whether you’ve been living in Porto for a while or are just visiting the city<\/a>, I thought it would be interesting to show you the most beautiful examples of contemporary Porto’s architecture.
Therefore, I wrote this article with some “classical” examples of contemporary Porto’s architecture (mostly designed by the famous \u00c1lvaro Siza<\/a> and Souto Moura<\/a>), as well as some groundbreaking buildings. I hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Porto architecture: 10 buildings to visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Casa da M\u00fasica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Avenida da Boavista, 604-610 | Porto<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Wojtek Gurak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have already written about Casa da M\u00fasica<\/a>, the stunning building by the Dutch Rem Koolhas architect. It started to be constructed when Porto was the European Capital of Culture, in 2001. But, in fact, the original project was designed to be family house, where the living room (now the main concert hall) would be the centre to which all the other rooms in the house would connect to.
If you enjoying music you should definitely check Casa da M\u00fasica’s calendar<\/a>, but if you’re more like me – I can help but feel completely oblivious during a concert -, then simply take a guided tour, was they are very well structured and informative.
Once you live, take your time to watch the kids playing with their skates, I find it very relaxing.
How to get there: the subway station Casa da M\u00fasica is a 5 minutes walking distance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vodafone Headquarters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Avenida da Boavista, 2949 | Porto<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9 Wojtek Gurak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer: I find Vodafone’s headquarters a horrifying example of contemporary Porto architecture – but I am quite a lonely voice on this regard, and hence I decided to include it on this article.
I do appreciate the concept though: the architects literally tried to bring to “life” the slogan of Vodafone – \u201cVODAFONE LIFE, LIFE IN MOTION” by constructing a building that conveys the sense of movements. This is the reason why Vodafone’s headquarters was shaped with many different irregular shapes that becomes an irregular body out of balance, with many faces in motion.
How to get there: take the subway to Casa da M\u00fasica and, from there, take an UBER or simply walk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n