Architecture nominee

The building is called "Casa do Penedo" (in english: The Stone House... remembering the Flintstones)... this is an interesting building/house in the top of a mountain called Serra da Lameirinha (Fafe - northeast of Portugal). Its name is due to the fact that it was built between four large rocks that are part of the house structure itself. Its construction began in 1974 and lasted for about two years, being a rural residence.

José Carlos Costa was born in August 1978, in Braga (Portugal). Although he has a scientific background, with a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Minho, photography has always been his chosen form of artistic expression, showing the world not as we see it, but as he interprets it, sometimes introspective as a B&W long exposure, and other times as colorful as the landscapes of the National Parl Peneda-Gerês. His favorite themes are urban and seascapes, architecture and travel. He usually tries to introduce a fourth dimension - the time - in his photos, especially through the use of long or multi exposures. Additionally he likes to give a surreal atmosphere to the photos where the light shine through a dark mood.