Exclusive Interview with Eduardo Souto de Moura

In this original conversation, architect Eduardo Souto de Moura — distinguished with the most prestigious international architecture awards — shares his vision of natural stone and reveals details of the project to convert the Claustro do Rachadouro of the Monastery of Alcobaça into a hotel.

Balancing heritage preservation with the creation of new hospitality spaces, Souto de Moura discusses the challenges and opportunities of working within a UNESCO World Heritage monument.

An unmissable reflection on the timelessness of stone, the responsibility of intervening in places of memory, and the ways in which architecture can reinvent the dialogue between past and future.