Southern Poland’s picturesque, mountainous landscape was a key inspiration for Konieczny’s Ark, a new house in the hills of Brenna by Katowice-based firm KWK Promes. ![]() Inspired by portugal’s rich material heritage, the building’s skin is made from glazed tiles. Pictured: Lisbon’s waterfront now features the curving form of Amanda Levete’s Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. The Wallpaper* City Guide to Lisbon is published by Phaidon, £6.95 Luxury boutique hotel openings include the Memmo Príncipe Real, while the new Cruise Terminal by João Luís Carrilho da Graça, completing this year, will double the capacity of the port. This year, the EXD Biennale will turn up Lisbon’s design credentials another notch. The Amanda Levete-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology is a new icon for the city, which has also seen the inaugural edition of the ARCOLisboa art fair and the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, featuring the work of Johnston Marklee, Nuno Brandão Costa and Office KGDVS. ![]() The Portuguese capital is on a cultural and architectural roll after a programme of regeneration stretching from the centre to the Baixa waterfront.
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