Information System  of Manuel Teles

Manuel Teles, Study Drawing, 1981

Manuel Teles, born in Coimbra in 1936, died in Porto, aged 76 years, in 2012. He graduated in Architecture from the Porto School of Fine Arts, ESBAP, in 1965, having presented to the CODA (Competition for obtaining the Architect´s Diploma) the project "Group of rural dwellings, Federation of Welfare Funds, House of the People of Pegarinhos".  At the start of his professional activities his collaboration with João Andersen and the architects Oscar Niemeyer and Viana de Lima stands out. He was architect to Porto City Council, having participated in this capacity in the Plan of Campo Alegre, in the S.A.A.L. Process and in the Commission for the Renovation of the Ribeira-Barredo Urban Area (C.R.U.A.R.B.), where he crossed paths with Fernando Távora. His work, from the large public amenities to the single-family homes, through to urban regeneration, extends from the north to the south of the country, with particular emphasis on Barcelos, Mira, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Porto and Santo Tirso. He taught at ESBAP and, later, in the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, until his retirement.
 
On the initiative of his children, the professional collection of this architect, consisting of documentation relating to his professional practice as an architect and as a teacher, monographs and printed journals, was donated to the Marques da Silva Foundation.

The ceremony took place on 9 May 2016, in the José Marques da Silva Residence-Atelier. In addition to the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Marques da Silva Foundation, Maria de Fátima Marinho, and of Vasco Teles representing the family, the session had the special participation of the Director of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Carlos Guimarães, who gave a brief presentation on the figure and work of the architect Manuel Teles.

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