Raul Lino da Silva, better known as Raul Lino (

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, 21 November 1879 – 13 July 1974) was a Portuguese architect, designer, architectural theorist, and writer. Lino's architectural theses and studies revolved around the theory of the ''Casa Portuguesa'' (

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: Portuguese house), an idealized concept of Portuguese residential architecture, planning, and lifestyle. The cities of

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and

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, along the

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, boast the largest concentration of Lino's constructions out of anywhere. Lino played an active part in the cosmopolitanization of Cascais as a summer resort for the wealthy and notable and in the continuation of Sintra as a historicist, romanticist haven.

Early life

Raul Lino da Silva was born in

, Portugal, on 21 November 1879, to a well-off construction materials merchant. His family's financial standing allowed Lino to leave Portugal, in 1890, to study in Windsor, England, for three years. Following his studies in Britain, Lino moved to Germany, where he would study under and eventually work in the atelier of German revivalist architect, Albrecht Haupt, until 1897, when Lino returned to Portugal to finish his degree in architecture.

Early career

After returning to Portugal and finishing his studies in architecture, Lino began to work in his father's construction materials business, in 1897. During this time, Lino began his travels across Portugal and his studies of the regionalisms in architecture and style, paying particular note initially to the

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region. Back to

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, he designed and built more than 700 projects. Many were in the

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and

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s. He was a founding member of the National Academy of Fine Arts and served as its secretary in 1946. Lino was a habitual guest writer for various Portuguese newspapers and journals, including the

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, the

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, and Atlantida.

''A Casa Portuguesa''

Lino also wrote many books and texts about the theory of the architecture of the Portuguese house, such as ''A Casa Portuguesa'' - The Portuguese House (1929), ''Casas Portuguesas'' - Portuguese Houses (1933) and ''L'Evolution de l'Architecture Domestique au Portugal'' - The Evolution of Domestic Architecture in Portugal (1937).

Selected works

Some of his most important projects were: * House in Castilho street, 64 and 66 (Valmor Award 1930), Lisbon * Casa dos Patudos,

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* Tivoli Theatre, Lisbon * João de Deus Museum and Kindergarten, Lisbon * Gardénia Shop, Lisbon * St. Patrick Tower,

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the Municipality of Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a tourist destination, with luxury hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numerous royal families and celebrities, and has host ...

* Montsalvat House, Estoril * Silva Gomes House, Estoril *

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Pavilion in the

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, Lisbon * House of Quinta da Comenda, Arrábida *

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* Casa do Cipreste,

* Casa dos Penedos, Sintra * Casa Branca,

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* Casa Branca, Oeiras

External links

Raul Lino archives, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Art Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lino, Raul 20th-century Portuguese architects Mediterranean Revival architects 1879 births 1974 deaths People from Lisbon

Early life

Early career

''A Casa Portuguesa''

Selected works

See also

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