Revigrés

Revigrés Commercial Building in Águeda, Portugal, designed by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira

Revigrés is a Portuguese producer of ceramics founded in 1977 by Adolfo Roque (1934-2008), who chaired the company until 2007.[1] The company's products, mainly ceramic tiles covering floors and walls, are known worldwide. Revigrés sponsored for many years F.C.Porto, a professional Portuguese football team. The firm has more than 350 workers and the 2009 revenue was nearly 60M€.

Starting the project in 1993 Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira designed and built an exhibition and sales hall at the Revigrés factory site near Águeda.[2][3] The Revigrés Commercial Building (which includes an exhibition hall, auditorium and offices) was inaugurated in 1997 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Revigrés.

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References

  1. ↑ See: Official website of Revigrés
  2. ↑ See: Kenneth Frampton: Álvaro Siza. Complete Works, Phaidon 2000, ISBN 978-0714840048
  3. ↑ See: Philip Jodidio: Alvaro Siza: Complete Works 1952-2013,Taschen 2013, ISBN 978-3836521710


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