Carandá Cultural Market
Mercado Cultural do Carandá, Rua Dr. Costa Júnior, Braga 4715-013
Phone: + 351 253 612 864
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This was built originally as a covered market in the early 80s and designed by a young architect Eduardo de Souto Moura (b 1952), his first public work. An architectural success, it was a commercial failure, due to lack of parking and the growth of larger, more convenient peripheral centres. After attempts to resuscitate the market’s fortunes, the Braga Council again appointed a now celebrated de Souto Moura as redevelopment architect. An interesting concept has evolved in which the existing columns with the roof removed are in a landscaped garden central to the complex. It is used mainly for dance events, exhibitions and shows.
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