Arts and Crafts Center supported by Algarve 2020 wins architecture award (with video)

The rehabilitation of the old Court of Albufeira, now called Centro de Artes e Ofícios Carlos Silva e Sousa, was a relevant investment in Culture that benefited from support from European Funds, having been one of the projects awarded in the 3rd Edition of the Architecture Prize of the Algarve.

The Carlos Silva e Sousa Arts and Crafts Center is the result of a profound intervention carried out within the scope of the PARU (Urban Regeneration Action Plan) candidacy of Albufeira with a total investment of 640 thousand euros, supported by the CRESC Algarve 2020 Operational Program in amount of 416 thousand euros, which allowed the complete rehabilitation of the old building, which was in an advanced state of degradation, with a strategic location in the historic center of the city of Albufeira and an area of ​​920m2, requalifying it with physical and functional characteristics to this type of cultural equipment.

The architectural project for the Centro de Artes e Ofícios Carlos Silva e Sousa, prepared by “Estúdio ODS Arquitetos”, was awarded in the “3rd Edition of the Algarve Architecture Award”, in the category of “Equipment, Services and Industry”, an initiative promoted by the Regional Section of the Order of Architects of the Algarve.

This initiative encourages architectural quality, the qualification of the landscape and the safeguarding of cultural heritage, representing an important contribution to the cultural appreciation of the Algarve, in line with the objectives of the CRESC Algarve 2020 Operational Program.

This cultural space managed by the Municipality of Albufeira, opened about a year ago, has regular programming and is intended for activities to promote arts, techniques, knowledge and artisanal products.

It is worth highlighting the total investments made in the area of ​​Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Algarve, which total 37.4 million euros with associated European funds of 25.2 million euros.