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Rua de Santa Catarina 925 R/C
4000 — 455 Porto
Portugal
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Goldregenweg 29
22523 Hamburg
Germany
About
José Campos was born in 1981 in Portugal. He studied Graphic Arts and Architecture, later combining it with his previous passion, photography.
His work as an architectural photographer originated a large and rich portfolio, from large-scale buildings to more artistic projects, such as art installations and exhibitions.
Working with established architects, artists and designers, as well as with a new, young and promising generation of professionals, his work is acknowledged beyond borders, with an increasing international presence. Because of his special relation to Germany, where he lived for a period of time, he now shares part of his work time there.
His photographs are frequently published in numerous trend-setting international speciality magazines, and have also been part of several exhibitions and publications, either architecture monographs or thematic architecture books. His work is also present in some of the world’s most prestigious websites, such as Domusweb, Wallpaper*, Frame, Yatzer, Dezeen and Designboom, among others.
Defending that truth in photography should always be above everything else, José Campos is guided by the principles of photographic realism. This is also true in his life, where he strives to ensure that his work and effort are the sole reason for his recognition.
Artist by trade, he focuses on projects that foster artistic and creative expression. Planning an artificial light, waiting for dusk, seizing the moment in which a human figure passes spontaneously in front of a building, these are aspects of his work that require expertise to balance art and technique.
Architect by training, he is very at ease moving around the sites he photographs, relying on his technical knowledge which allows him to focus critically on his work. For José Campos, criticism flows from the truth: to show reality as it is, without any makeup. The color, the temperature, the details and the scale are aspects that convey a reading that one wants to be the most objective possible.
Awards and Distinctions with José Campos Photographs
João Mendes Ribeiro
Areeiro House
Diogo de Castilho Municipal Architecture Award (2021 edition)
São Pedro do Sul Roman Baths:
Urban Rehabilitation National Award 2021, category Social impact)
Selected for FAD Award 2021 in the Architecture category
Selected project for Bigmat Awars ‘21
Chestnut House:
Nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2022
Selected for FAD Award 2021 in the Architecture category
National Prize for Architecture in Wood – PNAM’21
Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center:
Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2015 – Selected
Construir Award 2015 (Best Public Building) – Winner
BIAU 2016 Award – Winner
FAD 2016 Awards (Architecture) – Winner
European Prize for Urban Public Space 2016 – Finalist
RIBA Award for International Excellence 2016 – Winner
RIBA International Prize 2016 – Shortlisted
BigMat International Architecture Award 2017 (Restoration) – Winner
XII Architecture Secil Award 2020 – Winner
Secil Architecure 2020 Prize
Casa Sao Roque – Art Center:
Honourable mention in the Prémio Nacional de Reabilitação Urbana 2021
Restoration (Urban Rehabilitation National Award 2021, category Restoration)
Nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2022
Botanical Garden Tropical Greenhouses:
BIAU 2018 Award – Selected
Wood Architecture National Award 2017 – Selected
Urban Rehabilitation National Award 2017 (Social intervention) – Winner
VII Enor 2017 Award – Selected
Diogo de Castilho 2017 Municipal Award – Winner
International Domus Restoration and Preservation Prize 17/18 – Finalist
Nuno Teotónio Pereira Award 2018 (Rehabilitation) – Honorable Mention
FAD 2018 Awards (Interior Design) – Finalist
Claus Porto Store, Lisbon:
FAD 2017 Awards (Interior Design) – Finalist
AZ Awards for Design Excellence 2017 – Finalist
Time Out Award 2017 (Store of the year) – Winner
Claus Porto Store, Oporto:
Design M&P 2018 Award (Commercial and pop up stores) – Winner
Fonte Boa House:
FAD 2016 Awards (Interior Design) – Selected
DepA – Architects
Rosario House:
Honorable Mention, João de Almada Prize
Concreta Under 40 – Final Winner
Honorable Mention for Residential Building Rehabilitation, Nuno Teotónio Pereira Prize (IRHU) 2017
Selected project for ENOR Architecture Prize 2017
Finalist for Wood Architecture National Prize 2017
House of Culture:
Honorable Mention for Best Portuguese Museum 2016
1st Prize for Best Work on Museography
FAD Awards Finalist (Interiorism)
Liquid Pavilion:
FAD Awards Winner – (Ephemeral Building)
Jorge Teixeira Dias
ALM – Residence:
Selected Premis FAD 2019
Menos é Mais
Quinta do Orgal (Casa do Rio) vila nova de foz côa:
Winner of Enor Prize 2020
Winner of Wooden Architecture National Award PNAM’19
Nominee of Mies van der Rohe Award 2019
Best Private Project, Construir 2018 Awards
Joana Leandro Vasconcelos – Atelier in.vitro
António Patricio House:
Nuno Teotónio Pereira Award 2019, Housing Category
National Award for Urban Rehabilitation 2019
Two Honourable Mentions PNRU2019, Residential and City of Porto
Pinheiro Manso House:
Honorable Mention Prize Nuno Teotónio Pereira (former IHRU Prize)
Boavista House:
João de Almada Award 2017, Category of Residential Buildings
Nuno Melo Sousa
Room in Pala:
Selected Premis FAD 2015
Pedro Campos Costa
Ozadi Hotel, Tavira – Algarve:
FAD 2015 Awards (Architecture) – Winner
Pedro Reis
Higher School of Education and Sport:
Iconic Awards 2015 – Winner
German Design Award 2016 – Winner
Clients
Alexandre Loureiro
André Delgado — Sofia Parente Par-do
André Campos
Andreas Moerschel DE
Andreas Wanenmacher DE
Aripa
A3R
Brandenberger Kloter Architekten CH
Barão Hutter CH
Cândido Chuva Gomes
César Machado Moreira
Cerejeira Fontes Architects
Christ & Gantenbein CH
Charles Correa
Carlos Zwick Berlin
CMA — Moser Architekten DE
Correia Ragazzi
depa
FAHR 023.1
Guilherme Machado Vaz
Jan Henrik Jansen DK
João Mendes Ribeiro
João Botelho e Miguel Oliveira
João Paciência
Joana Vasconcelos – Atelier in Vitro
Joaquim Portela Arquitectos
Jorge Teixeira Dias
José Lobo Almeida
JP Loureiro
KSP DE
Lamela Architects ES
Luís Soares Carneiro — Carlos Guimarães
Marshall Blecher AU
Mário Ferreira — Sara Antunes
Marques de Aguiar
Mad. CN
Matriz
Menos é Mais
Merooficina
Miguel Marcelino
Mima Housing
Monocle
MVCC
New York Times
Nuno Melo Sousa
Openbook
Ordem dos Arquitectos Sul
P2
Pablo Pita
Parque Escolar
Pedra Liquida
Pedro Brígida — Alice Faria
Pedro Campos Costa
Pedro Guedes — André Campos
Pedro Reis
Pedro Rogado
Philipp Architekten DE
Pitágoras Group
PMPG
R2
Wallpaper*
Souto de Moura
more…
Books — selection
| 2020 | Jorge Teixeira Dias, in Works 2008 – 2019 by Uzina Books — Lisbon |
| 2019 | Pablo Pita, Maternidade House in Townhouse Design by Braun — Switzerland João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Stairs by Detail Edition — Munich |
| 2018 | Andreas Morschel, House in Comporta in 1+1 by Uzina Books — Lisbon Andreas Morschel, Building in Rua Augusta in 1+1 by Uzina Books — Lisbon Branco Cavaleiro, in monography by Uzina Books — Lisbon Go Friday — Pedro Brigida, Boat House in Rock the Boat by Gestalten — Berlin Pablo Pita, Boavista House in The Contemporary Houses by Thames & Hudson — London Go Friday — Pedro Brigida, Boat House — China in Living on Water by Phaidon — London João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Public Without Rhetoric by Monade — Venice |
| 2017 | João Mendes Ribeiro, Claus Porto in Fio Lookbook by Impact Media — Wien Mima House, Mima Light in Nomadic Homes by Taschen — London depA — Margarida Leitão, Rosário House in Prémio Enor by Enor — Porto João Mendes Ribeiro, Botanical Garden Tropical Greenhouses in Prémio Enor by Enor — Porto João Mendes Ribeiro, in Claus Porto 130 Years by Arch Brito — Porto depA — Margarida Leitão, Rosário House in Small Homes Grand Living by Gestalten — Berlin João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Contemporary Architecture in Detail by The Plan — Bologna |
| 2016 | Barbosa & Guimarães Architects, in Works 7 Projects 7 by Uzina Books — Lisbon João Mendes Ribeiro, in 2003 — 2016 Monograph by Uzina Books — Lisbon João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Les Universalistes by Fundation Calouste Gulbenkian — Paris FCC, in Hotel Monverde by Uzina Books — Lisbon |
| 2015 | Pedro Campos Costa, Ozadi Hotel in Yearbook Reabilitação by Workmedia — Lisbon Pitagoras Group, Apartment in Póvoa de Varzim in Portughese Modern Apartments by Uzina Books — Lisbon AVA — Carlos Veloso, Três Marias Apartment in Portughese Modern Apartments by Uzina Books — Lisbon Branco Cavaleiro, House in Cabedelo in Portughese Contemporary Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon JP Loureiro, House in Monção in Portughese Contemporary Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon Pitagoras Group, House L23 in Portughese Contemporary Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon Carlos Almeida Marques, in Carlos Almeida Marques Arquitetura by Caleidoscópio — Lisbon |
| 2014 | AVA, La Boeme Bar in Wein + Raum by Detail — Munich Pitagoras Group, in Recent Works by Uzina Books — Lisbon Pedro Oliveira, Bonjardim House in Portughese Restored Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon Pablo Pita, Maternidade House in Portughese Restored Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon Branco Cavaleiro, Rufo House in Portughese Restored Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon Pedro Rogado, House in Colares in Portughese Restored Houses by Uzina Books — Lisbon |
| 2013 | Philipp Architekten, House Hoyt in House in Konigstein by Author Edition — Frankfurt JP Loureiro, House in Monção in 1+1 by Uzina Books — Lisbon JP Loureiro, Cais do Cavaco in 1+1 by Uzina Books — Lisbon |
| 2012 | Pitagoras Group, in Arts and Creativity Platform by Caleidoscópio — Lisbon Aripa Arquitetos, in Health Architecture by Uzina Books — Lisbon |
| 2011 | AVA, Antas School in Play — Indoor & Outdoor by Sandu — Guangzhou |
Magazines — selection
| 2019 | Pablo Pita, Boavista House in Àvivre 41 — Paris CMA — Moser Architekten, Gezer House in CUBE 3 — 2019 — Frankfurt Guilherme Machado Vaz, House in Afife in ROOF 23 — Porto |
| 2018 | Pedro Henriques, House in Santa Maria in Trends 68 — Porto João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in arqa 128 — Lisbon João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Of Arch 146 — Osaka depA — Architects, Liquid Pavilion in Bauwelt 9 — 2018 — Berlin Pedra Liquida, Armazém Luxury House in architektur 3 — Wien João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Jornal Gyptec 4 — Figueira da Foz Pablo Pita, Boavista House in Häuser 3 — 2018 — Hamburg depA — Architects, FAD Awards — Liquid Pavilion in On Diseño 380 — 381 — Madrid João Mendes Ribeiro, FAD Awards — Botanical Garden Tropical Greenhouses in On Diseño 380 — 381 — Madrid Go Friday — Pedro Brigida, Boat House — China in architektur 7 — Wien |
| 2017 | Philipp Architekten, Aarwangen House in Hauseträume 1 — Wien João Mendes Ribeiro, Botanical Garden Tropical Greenhouses in arqa 125 — Lisbon Pedra Liquida — Luís Sobral, ” Tourist Office” in arqa 125 — Lisbon João Mendes Ribeiro, House in Fonte Boa in Häuser 2 — 2017 — Hamburg Philipp Architekten, Aarwangen House in Traumhaus 1 — Basel depA — Margarida Leitão, Rosário House in PNAM’17 — Porto Pedra Liquida, Armazém Luxury House in Interior Design 6 — 2017 — New York João Mendes Ribeiro, FAD Awards — Claus Porto Store in On Diseño 371 — 372 — Madrid Pedra Liquida, Armazém Luxury House in md 1 — 2016 — Stuttgart João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Baumeister B9 — 2017 — Berlin Pedra Liquida, Armazém Luxury House in Baumeister B12 — 2017 — Berlin João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in dearq 21 — Bogota Nuno Melo Sousa — Hugo Ferreira, Oh Porto Hotel in Casabella 880 — Verona Barbosa & Guimarães, Águas do Porto Headquarters in Casabella 880 — Verona |
| 2016 | André Delgado — Sofia Parente, House in Carreço in Zeppelin 140 — Romania FCC, Hotel Monverde in Interior Design 1 — 2016 — New York João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Ecologik 48 — Paris João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Detail 3 — 2016 — Munich João Mendes Ribeiro, House in Fonte Boa in architektur 3 — Wien AVA, HD BAR in Diseño Interior 284 — Barcelona João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, FAD Awards — Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in On Diseño 361 — 362 — Madrid João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in The Plan 94 — Bologna FCC, Hotel Monverde in Traumhaus 1 — Basel |
| 2015 | João Paulo Loureiro, House in Monção in C3 375 — Seoul João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in C3 375 — Seoul Tiago Castro, Sailing Center in Interior Design 3 — 2015 — New York Vitor Oliveira — Ana Cláudia Monteiro, House in Lindo Vale in Architektur 2 — Wien João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in AiT 2 — 2015 — Berlin João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in AiT 5 — 2015 — Berlin João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Bauwelt 22 — 15 — Berlin Pedro Campos Costa, Ozadi Hotel in Interior Design 6 — 2015 — New York João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Archicréé 371 — Paris João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in IQD 39 — Milan João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Revista de Cultura 2 — Azores João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Attitude 64 — Porto Philipp Architekten, House in Ulm in Traumhaus 4 — Basel João Mendes Ribeiro, in Archinews 34 — Sintra João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in RITA 4 — Madrid FCC, Hotel Monverde in Zeppelin 139 — Bucharest João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in arqa 121 — Lisbon Pedro Reis, Higher School of Education and Sport in arqa 121 — Lisbon Pedro Campos Costa, Ozadi Hotel in arqa 121 — Lisbon Tiago Castro, Sailing Center in Swiss Pearl 23 — Niederurnen João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Wohnrevue 28 — Urdorf João Mendes Ribeiro — menos é mais, Aquipélago Contemporary Arts Center in Green 12 — Seoul Pedro Campos Costa, Ozadi Hotel in Trends 58 — Porto |
| 2014 | Phlipp Architekten, House in Konigstein in Häuser 1 — 2014 — Hamburg Philipp Architekten, Konigstein House in Hauseträume 2 — Wien João Paulo Loureiro, House in Monção in MARK 48 — Londres Mima Architects, Mima Light in Arquitetura y Diseno 196 — Barcelona SAMF Mario Ferreira — Sara Antunes, Boavista Douro Valley in Boundaries 12 — Rome |
| 2013 | Souto Moura, House in Arrábida in Interni 629 — Milan Barbosa & Guimarães, Senhora da Luz House in C3 328 — Seoul Pitagoras Group, Platform of Arts and Culture in Bauwelt 21 — 13 — Berlin Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in Häuser 5 — 2013 — Hamburg Mima Architects, Afife Mima House in Detail 12 — 2013 — Munich |
| 2012 | Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in AiT 2 — 2012 — Berlin Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in Arquitetura & Construção 70 — Lisbon Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in Grand Designs 1 — 2012 — London 3XN, Museum of Liverpool in Interior Creation 5 — Paris Charles Correa, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Traço 4 — Lisbon Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in Azure 213 — Toronto AVA, La Boeme Bar in XXI 107 — Istanbul Herzog Meuron, Elbphilarmonie in Azure 214 — Toronto Mima Architects, Afife House in Casas & Negócios 48 — Lisbon Pedro Varela — Renata Pinho, Yellow Apartment Renovation in Dcasa 787 — Milan Mima Architects, Afife House in Grand Designs 4 — 2012 — London Barbosa & Guimarães, Court of Gouveia in AV 155 — Madrid Mima Architects, Afife House in Up Magazine TAP 5 — 2012 — Lisbon AVA, La Boeme Bar in RUM 123 — Stockholm A. Fernandez, Poncha Bar in AiT 6 — 2012 — Berlin Mima Architects, Afife House in Arquitetura & Construção 74 — Lisbon Barbosa & Guimarães, Montevideu House in md 2 — 2012 — Stuttgart |
| 2011 | Charles Correa, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in AW 196 — Hong Kong Barbosa & Guimarães, Law Court of Gouveia in Bauwelt 32 — 11 — Berlin Charles Correa, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Icon 99 — London Charles Correa, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in architektur 6 — Wien Charles Correa, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Perspective 9 — 2011 — Hong Kong Gonçalo Byrne, Liberty Street Fashion in Arquitetura & Construção 68 — Lisbon Barbosa & Guimarães, Court of Gouveia in Arquitetura & Construção 68 — Lisbon Barbosa & Guimarães, Court of Gouveia in AW 194 — Hong Kong Barbosa & Guimarães, Court of Gouveia in Azure 211 — Toronto Herzog Meuron, Elbphilarmonie in igloo 119 — Hamburg 3XN, Museum of Liverpool in Arquitetura & Construção 69 — Lisbon Barbosa & Guimarães, Senhora da Luz House in Casa & Ideias 11 — 2011 — Lisbon |
Notes
The main purpose of this site is to show the work and the personal interpretation of José Campos on the projects he’s invited to photograph. It is not a library of architecture or even a deposit of architectural photographs, it is a selection of projects from his last 12 years of work, presenting his personal artistic view of the panorama of good architecture in Europe.
Copyright
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Credits
All Photos © José Campos