Conference: Quanto Vale a memória? Dar vida aos espaços industriais

Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-22 May 2026 O Docomomo Portugal tem o prazer de anunciar que participará na próxima edição dos “Encontros na Moagem”, organizada pelo Museu de Lisboa – Fábrica de Moagem e pelo Museu da Chapelaria. A decorrer nos dias 21 e 22 de maio de 2026, o tema desta terceira edição é “Quanto vale a memória? Dar vida aos espaços industriais”. A reutilização de edifícios industriais é um tema essencial para um futuro mais sustentável, tendo sido por isso selecionado para esta terceira edição. “Partindo do tema “Quanto vale a memória? Dar vida aos espaços industriais,”…

CICA 2026 Conference – Call for papers

10-11 and 17-18 October 2026, Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos, Portugal  Docomomo Portugal is happy to announce that the 2026 CICA International Conference on Architectural Criticism is being organized in Portugal. Titled “Architectural Criticism: Resistance and Commitment” the conference will have a hybrid format, taking place on 10-11 and 17-18 October 2026 at Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos. The hybrid format of the conference allows for active de-bate between the audience and lecturers. Presentations are succinct to allow for ample discussion time. Besides the four keynote lectures, there will be up to 16 short papers; depending on the availability of funds, authors…

Sérgio Fernandez (1937-2026)

É com enorme tristeza que o Docomomo Portugal comunica o falecimento do arquiteto Sérgio Fernandez, figura incontornável da arquitetura moderna em Portugal e um dos mais marcantes professores da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP). Formado pela Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto (ESBAP) e frequentemente descrito como um moderno discreto, Sérgio Fernandez desenvolveu uma vasta obra em Portugal, em particular no âmbito do Atelier 15, fundado em 1970 com Alexandre Alves Costa. Entre os seus trabalhos destacam-se a recente reabilitação do Cinema Batalha, no Porto, o Complexo Residencial de Viana do Castelo, a intervenção na Escola…

IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS 2026 – Casa das Canoas: restauro de um ícone da arquitetura moderna

José Belmont Pessôa Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 2 March 2026, 13H30 Docomomo Portugal is happy to announce that the first talk of the IST-CiTUA ARCH TALKS 2026 organized by CiTUA together with Docomomo Portugal is taking place on  2 March 2026 at 13H30 at auditorium VA1 at Instituto Superior Técnico. Titled “Casa das Canoas: restauro de um ícone da arquitetura moderna” this first lecture will be held by professor José Belmont Pessôa from the UFF – Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brasil). José Pessoa is an architect with a degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1982), specializing in conservation…

Architect Maria João Almada Cardoso passed away

Maria João Almada Cardoso (1939–2025) It is with great sadness that Docomomo Portugal received the news that architect Maria João Cardoso passed away last December 11. A singular female figure of Modern Movement architecture in Portugal, Maria João Cardoso, was “a dedicated, discreet architect deeply committed to improving the built environment and preserving heritage”. As written in the notice published by the Madeira Regional Section of the Order of Architects, “her professional career left a significant mark on heritage rehabilitation, urban planning, and the creation of landmark cultural facilities in mainland Portugal and Madeira.” Graduated in architecture from the Lisbon…

Architect José Maneiras passed away

José Maneiras (1935-2025) It is with deep sadness and profound admiration that Docomomo Portugal gives expression to our sorrow at the passing of the Architect José Maneiras, a seminal figure of Modern Architecture in Macau and a key contributor to the creation of a practice rooted in territory, climate, and community. His work, distinguished by rigour, sensitivity, and an exceptional architectural intelligence, stands as a lasting legacy to a vision that anticipated contemporary concerns long before these were widely recognised. Deeply committed to elevating the quality of everyday living, José Maneiras skillfully integrated modern construction techniques and materials with a…

Docomomo Portugal’s chair elected member of Académie d’Architecture

Docomomo Portugal is thrilled to announce that its chair, Professor Ana Tostões, was elected to be member of Académie d’Architecture! On 19 November, Professor Ana Tostões will be formally inducted as a Member of the Académie d’Architecture in Paris. This distinction places her among an elite group of internationally renowned figures in architecture, joining the ranks of Rafael Moneo, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Gonçalo Byrne, Paulo David, Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura. In 2023, Ana Tostões received the “Médaille de la Critique et des Publications, Prix Académie d’Architecture”, an award recognising individuals who have enriched architectural…

1st Docomomo Portugal Congress: Teaching, Reuse and Transformation of Modern Architecture and the City

Coimbra, 20-21 October 2025 The 1st Docomomo Portugal Congress, entitled “Teaching, Reuse and Transformation of Modern Architecture and the City” organized by Docomomo Portugal and the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra, was a success. Taking place in Coimbra at the Gil Vicente Academic Theater and the José Falcão High School, in Coimbra, on October 20-21, 2025, it was preceded on October 19 by  guided visits to several examples of modern architecture in Coimbra and a film screenings: — José Falcão Secondary School (Carlos Ramos, 1930–1942). Guided tour by Gonçalo Canto Moniz and Pedro Brígida— Maternal Institute (Carlos Ramos,…

CICA International Conference – Territoriality and Temporality in Architecture

Online via zoom, 18-19 and 25-26 October 2025 Docomomo Portugal is pleased to share the 2025 CICA International Conferences on Architectural Criticism. Entitled “Territoriality and Temporality in Architecture” it will take place in hybrid format, via Zoom on 18-19 and 25-26 October. Following the previous CICA Conferences (2021-2024), the 2025 conference seeks a critique to built projects’ temporal and/or territorial qualities, answering questions as: How do buildings establish and engage with territories? How do temporalities manifest themselves in buildings? How do architects deal with multiple temporalities and territorialities? How do buildings live and die? By exceeding the modernist categories of…