Central Building
A Casa da Família Forbes
O Palacete do Braguinha
The Escola de Belas Artes do Porto was authorized to establish itself in 1933 in the Palacete do Braguinha and surrounding land, moving in 1937.
António Ribeiro Forbes (1791 – 1862), born in Fafe and emigrant to Brazil, bought land on Rua de S. Lázaro (currently Avenida Rodrigues de Freitas) in 1861 to build a house there. However, the project would only be implemented by his widow, D. Maria do Carmo (1816-1901) in 1873. The Forbes Family House was born, imposing and equipped with a grand garden.
But in 1875, José Teixeira da Silva Braga (1811-1890), also a native of Fafe and an emigrant to Brazil, acquired the building and gardens for 70 contos de reis, having lived there until his death. His heir, José Braga Junior (Vice-Consul of Brazil in Porto) gave life to the palace, promoting music concerts and building a new garden (according to designs by Belgian landscape architect Florent Claes), where several tropical species were planted that would later become constitute “a collection of the best in Europe”.
The Decree-Law determining the installation of the Escola de Belas Artes do Porto in the Palacete do Braguinha and attached land dates back to 1933. The changes began in 1937.
When Joaquim Lopes takes over the direction of the School in 1945, he will, together with Carlos Ramos, manage the School's expansion project, ensuring the “phased execution of all pavilions, but also its permanence in the city center”.
Technologies Building
1950
Designed by Manuel Lima Fernandes de Sá, and inaugurated in 1950, it became the key element for the ordering of the remaining buildings on the site.
Sculpture and Painting Building
1951
Designed by Architect Carlos Ramos, whose work began in 1950 and which was inaugurated in 1951.
2021
Rehabilitation by Architect Luís Soares Carneiro, with Carlos Guimarães.
Carlos Ramos Architect Building
1954
Designed by Architect Manuel Lima Fernandes de Sá with the collaboration of Alfredo Leal Machado, completed in 1954.
Exhibition Pavilion
1954
Designed by Architect Manuel Lima Fernandes de Sá with the collaboration of Alfredo Leal Machado, completed in 1954.
Wood and Metals Technologies Building
1998
In 1998 the group of buildings was expanded, with the inauguration of this Pavilion, designed by Cristina Guedes and Francisco Campos with the collaboration of Timothy Schultz.
South Building
2006
The last building to be built was the “South Building”, which opened in 2006 and was designed by Architect Alcino Soutinho.
Connection Tower
2021
By Architect Luís Soares Carneiro, with Carlos Guimarães.
Supports the Sculpture and Painting Building, with connections to the Technologies Pavilion and South Buildings.
