Eugénio dos Santos de Carvalho (1711–1760) was a Portuguese architect and military engineer, responsible for the planning and rebuilding of Lisbon's

Pombaline Lower Town The Baixa ''(Downtown)'' (), also known as the Baixa Pombalina (''Pombaline Downtown'') is a neighborhood in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal. It consists of the grid of streets north of the Praça do Comércio, roughly between the Cais do ...

after the 1755 earthquake. Among other buildings he designed the

Lisbon City Hall The Lisbon City Hall ( pt, Paços do Concelho de Lisboa, ) is the seat of the Lisbon municipal government. The building is located in the City Square (''Praça do Município''), Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon. It houses the Lisbon City Council. Bui ...

, which was destroyed by fire in 1863. He designed the

Palacio do Grilo Palácio do Grilo (English: Grilo Palace) classified as Public Interest Monument since 2011, also known as the Palace of the Dukes of Lafões (Portuguese: Palácio dos Duques de Lafões), is located at the corner of Grilo Street with the Duk ...

, palace of the Lafões family in Lisbon. His austere design for apartment buildings with retail at ground floor level are considered a precursor of functionalist urbanism.Fohr, Robert
Santos de Carvalho Eugénio dos - (1711-1760)
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