PPA

PPA projects poetic and contemporary spaces, elaborated in a multidisciplinary and specialized office.
A dedicated skilled team works with respect to the sustainability. This is a deep concerning referring to the specific budget, client and local culture and the laws on the elaboration of architectural, urban plans and landscaping projects.
From the first beginning, creativity is the focus of the projects. The design solutions equalize the assignment nature to the surrounded nature itself, from the planning until its execution, where consultants are intimately involved from the beginning of the design process.

 

Firm History

PPA was founded in 1987 by the architect Paulo Pontes and partners as a collaborative office practicing architecture.
The office gained renown through his architectural and cultural heritage works. During these formative years PPA also realized various large scale urban plans: Alcan master plan/Ouro Preto (1988), BH downtown/Belo Horizonte (1989) and Monumenta/Diamantina (2002).

 

Awards

2008 - Shortlist - National competition for the Headquarters of SEBRAE. Brasília - Brazil

2005 - Shortlist - National competition for the Headquarters of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra. Belo Horizonte - Brazil

2001 - Shortlist - National competition for GRUPO CORPO Company of Dance. Nova Lima - Brazil

1995 - Honor mention - National competition for the Administrative Center - Federal University of Uberlândia - Brazil

1989 - Third prize - National competition for the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District. Brasília - Brazil

1989 - Selected project - CYTED-D Subprograma XIV: “Tecnología para Vivienda de Interes Social” – Vila Santa Efigênia. Ouro Preto - Brazil

 

Dr. Paulo Pontes Correia Neves

1958 - Born in Göttingen

1982 - Engineer-Architect at the Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil

1982/1985 - Scholarship of National Council of Development and Technology
CNPq Morphology of high altar in Portugal and Brazil

1983 - Registered Engineer-Architect in the Brazilian Engineer and Architectural Council
CREA/MG

1986 - Specialist in Urban Design - Universidade de Brasília/UNB - Brazil

1990 - Architect at the Technical University of Lisbon - Portugal

1991 - Registered Architect in the Portuguese Architectural Association - AAP

2003/2004 - Specialist in Urban and Architectural Regeneration - Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil

2000/2002 - Coordinator and Specialist in Historical Heritage and Urban Development
MONUMENTA/BID - Diamantina/MG - World Heritage

1991/2001 - Professor of Art, History and Theory of Architecture - Federal University of Minas Gerais/EAUFMG, Catholic University of Minas Gerais and  School of Architecture of FUMEC University. Lectures of Art, Architecture and Historical Heritage in Brazil

1988/1992 - Fellow of Director Council from AsBEA - Associação Brasileira de Escritórios de      Arquitetura  (Brazilian Association of Architectural Business)

1988 - First prize - National competition for Professor in Architectural Planning
Federal University of Espírito Santo - Brazil

1987 - Member of the Heritage Secretary of  UIA/Region III

1983/1984 - Director of Historical Heritage Department DPHAM - Ouro Preto/MG
World Heritage