We discover a curious connection between Lagos and southern Portugal through architectural heritage in hour eight. The Water House in Lagos Island is one of the city's few remaining Brazilian-style buildings, a 19th-century architectural movement spearheaded by Afro-Brazilians returning to Lagos and other parts of West Africa following the abolition of slavery. The Water House's colonial architecture echoes the Rose Building in Vila Real de Santo António, a city in southern Portugal. This grand 18th-century house, recently converted with the Mustard Building into five apartments by Lisbon-based architects Aurora Arquitectos, exhibits some of the same neoclassical flourishes as the Water House, hinting at the global flow of architectural ideas through and beyond the Portuguese empire.

Speakers
Sérgio Antunes, Co-Founder, Aurora Arquitectos
Beatriz Caetano Bento, Trienal de Lisboa
Chuka Ihonor, Open House Lagos

Hosted by Open House Lagos and Open House Lisboa

1 PM UTC | 2 PM LAGOS AND LISBON

Photos: Water House courtesy of Open House Lagos. Rose and Mustard Building by do mal o menos.