Lisbon Best City

Buffer than the Oscars, slightly naughtier than the Nobels, the Wallpaper* Design Awards anoints the people, places and particular things of the year. We invite an elite panel to sit in judgement over 11 special award categories – see the competition-crushing podium toppers who stood taller, aimed higher and thought bigger and better than the rest

The Portuguese capital is on a cultural  and architectural roll after a programme of regeneration stretching from the centre to the Baixa waterfront. 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. This year, the EXD Biennale will turn up Lisbon’s design credentials another notch. 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.

The Wallpaper* City Guide to Lisbon is published by Phaidon, £6.95

Pictured: Lisbon’s waterfront now features the curving form of Amanda Levete’s Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. Inspired by portugal’s rich material heritage, the building’s skin is made from glazed tiles. Photography: Francisco Nogueira
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