Pedro Campos Costa among the 40 Under 40 award

Campos Costa is among the 40 Under 40 architects

The Portuguese architect Pedro Campos Costa is one of the 40 architects recognized by the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. This list is composed only by European architects that didn't reach yet the age of forty. The award intends to "spotlight the next generation of successful architects who will impact Europe's future living and working environments, cities, towns, and rural areas in the decades to come", according to the 40 Under 40 website page.

The work of Pedro Campos Costa is characterized by his effort to deal directly with the industry contributing with new ideas for innovative constructive solutions, always supported by the tradition values. His office also values the work with more susteinable materials like cork and cardboard, being also interested on social projects.

Lisbon Aquarium New Extension, by Pedro Campos Costa

His project on Lisbon Aquarium New Extension is an example of a preoccupation with the energy efficiency issues. "A recurrent theme in investigative practice, which also exists here, is the pre-occupation of creating architecture that can combines aesthetic demands with good sustainable performance. The formal solution of the building’s façade is a response to bioclimatic issues, with opened and closed elements allowing for passive ventilation and solar shading", says Campo Costa on the project's page in his website.

Also the furniture brand "Caco", created by the architect, shows that can be produced good solutions regarding both design and sustainability scopes.

cork chaise long

rolling sofa

mono stool

Below is the full list of this year's 40 Under 40 award.

KEVIN CHU - UNITED KINGDOM
JEROME VILLEMARD AND ERIC BARTOLO - FRANCE
MAG.ARCH. JURI TROY - AUSTRIA
NICOLAS TOURY, ANTOINE VALLET - FRANCE
ALEKSANDAR JANKOVIC - FRANCE
JOHANN FROELIGER - FRANCE
JAINE MAGÉN AND FRANCISCO J. MAGÉN - SPAIN
LUKAS GÖBL - AUSTRIA
ULRIK RAYSSE - DENMARK
BERARDO MATALUCCI - ITALY
BERRANGER JEROME - FRANCE
PEPE GASCÓN - SPAIN
STURARI JONNY, KOHLS JOHAN, PETIT CAMILLE - FRANCE
VLADO VALKOF - BULGARIA
BASAK AKKOYUNLU - TURKEY
CARLOS BARBA - FRANCE
ROMAN RUTKOWSKI - POLAND
SAMUEL DELMAS - FRANCE
PEDRO CAMPOS COSTA - PORTUGAL
MARIJN SCHENK - THE NETHERLANDS
JAN THEISSEN, SONJA NAGEL - GERMANY
BART REUSER - THE NETHERLANDS
ANNEMIEK BLEUMINK - THE NETHERLANDS
MICHEL SCHREINEMACHERS - THE NETHERLANDS
YIANNA BOUYIOUKOU - GREECE
BENJAMIN COLBOC - FRANCE
VOINCHET - FRANCE
VINCENT STÉPHANIE - FRANCE
PALATRE OLIVIER ET TIPHAINE LECLERE - FRANCE
CHRIS BRIFFA - MALTA
FREDERIC CHARTIER - FRANCE
DERIN SARIYER - TURKEY
CHRISTIANE BAUSBACK - GERMANY