Mario Martins (Lagos-Portugal,1964) is an architect from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon. In 1988, after finishing his studies, he collaborated for several months in the office of Manuel Graça Dias and Edgar José Vieira, and occasionally with João Luis Carrilho. At the end of that same year he returned to Lagos, founding the Oblícua Arquitectos studio together with Vitor Lourenço, with whom he developed several projects until 2000, when he launched the Mário Martins Atelier office.
Under a contemporaneity dominated by the physical space of action, the Algarve, his projects have come to experience a natural process of maturation. His work includes various works of public and private facilities, both new construction and rehabilitation: single-family and collective housing, hotel establishments, restaurants, sports, social and cultural centers, urban planning...
At the same time, he has also carried out several research projects, among which "The color of architecture in Lagos" stands out, in the 90s, and has carried out, together with the architect Vítor Lourenzo, projects to recover urban fronts in the historic center of this city. His activity throughout these years has been widely disseminated through conferences, national and international publications and various media. His books include "Houses Mário Martins" (2011), "Mário Martins 1 + 1" (2012) and "Mário Martins-projetos".
Under a contemporaneity dominated by the physical space of action, the Algarve, his projects have come to experience a natural process of maturation. His work includes various works of public and private facilities, both new construction and rehabilitation: single-family and collective housing, hotel establishments, restaurants, sports, social and cultural centers, urban planning...
At the same time, he has also carried out several research projects, among which "The color of architecture in Lagos" stands out, in the 90s, and has carried out, together with the architect Vítor Lourenzo, projects to recover urban fronts in the historic center of this city. His activity throughout these years has been widely disseminated through conferences, national and international publications and various media. His books include "Houses Mário Martins" (2011), "Mário Martins 1 + 1" (2012) and "Mário Martins-projetos".
