Exhibition and book launch: Glossário de Arquitectura Portuguesa de Autor Fernando Távora

Ordem dos Arquitectos, Lisbon, 13 February 2025   This week, on Thursday, 13 February, at 18H00 will take place the opening of the exhibition and book launch of Glossário de Arquitectura Portuguesa de Autor Fernando Távora at the national headquarters’ building of Ordem dos Arquitetos in Lisbon. The initiative aims to promote the work of Portuguese architects within academic and urban settings through the reading and interpretation of their texts. The project also seeks to engage authors, students, and future architects, fostering a national meeting. The goal is to create a collection of Architecture Glossaries of Architects [Glossário de Arquitectura de…

Talks Cycle: along the exhibition Paisagens Construídas

Fundação Marques da Silva, Porto, 5 February – 29 March 2025 In parallel to the exhibition “Paisagens Construídas” [Built Landscapes], showcasing sixteen works of Portuguese architecture, published in the book with the same name by Valdemar Cruz and photographed by Inês d’Orey, Fundação Marques da Silva, FIMS,  is organizing a series of talks with the participation of architects involved in some of the works featured in the book, selected by a broad panel of experts. Moderated by Valdemar Cruz, the talks, all taking place at the Fundação Marques da Silva building where the exhibition is on display, will follow this…

Closing session: Arquitectas da nossa Casa

Coimbra, Casa das Caldeiras, 1 February 2025 Docomomo Portugal is thrilled to share that next Saturday, 1 February, Secção Regional do Centro da Ordem dos Arquitectos (OASRC) organizes the closing session of the exhibition “Arquitectas da nossa Casa” in Coimbra, at Casa das Caldeiras, 14h00 – 20h00. Showcasing contemporary architectural work by female architects “Arquitectas da nossa Casa” aimed to provide a space for reflection and debate, as well as recognition and celebration of the diverse contributions of these professionals. The exhibition, on display at Casa das Caldeiras until 1 February, brings together the work of sixty-nine female architects registered…

Exhibition: Álvaro Siza: Designing Everyday Life

Porto, Museu de Serralves, 14 December 2024 – 27 April 2025 The exhibition Álvaro Siza: Designing Everyday Life [Álvaro Siza: Desenhar o quotidiano] patent at Museu de Serralves was opened to public on 18 December 2024 and an be visited until 27 April 2025. “In continuity with the exhibition C.A.S.A. – Collection, Álvaro Siza Archive, which explored the Sizian macrocosm of the last ninety years, this display seeks to complement the understanding of that extensive body of work through the microcosm of his design objects. Conceived in absolute symbiosis with the architectural space – similarly to the furniture showcased in…

Exhibition: Paisagens Construídas

Fundação Marques da Silva, Porto, 11 January – 29 March 2025 Docomomo Portugal is pleased to share that at Fundação Marques da Silva, FIMS, will be patent the exhibition “Paisagens Construídas” [Built Landscapes] from 11 January to 29 March 2025. The exhibition “Paisagens Construídas” opens on Saturday, 11 January, at 16H00, showcasing sixteen works of Portuguese architecture, published in the book with the same name by Valdemar Cruz and photographed by Inês d’Orey. The works, selected from the choices of over fifty figures from the fields of architecture, visual arts, engineering, and photography, illustrate the various paths, with broad recognition…

Conference and exhibition: Arquitectas da nossa Casa

Coimbra, 26th October 2024 Within the aim of the celebration of National Day of the Architect, which was celebrated on 3rd July, the Centro Regional Section of the Portuguese Order of Architects will hold the conference “Arquitectas da nossa casa” on 26 October 2024 to highlight the portuguese women architects. The aim of this event is to give visibility to the current practice of women architects, providing a space for reflection and debate, as well as recognition and celebration of their diverse career paths. The conference will be composed of several roundtables, and at the end have the opening of…

Exhibition: O que faz falta. 50 years of Portuguese architecture in democracy

Casa da Arquitectura: 26th October 2024 – 7th September 2025 Casa da Arquitectura is joining in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of 25 April 1974 Revolution with the exhibition “O que faz falta. 50 years of Portuguese architecture in democracy”, curated by architects Jorge Figueira (curator) and Ana Neiva (assistant curator), that will open to the public on 26th October. Throughout the weekend, with free access, a varied program is offered, including music, conferences and visits. The formal opening of the exhibition will take place on 26th October at 3pm in the Álvaro Siza Space. The Executive Director will…

Exhibition Mais do que Casas / More than Housing

Docomomo Portugal is pleased to announce that next Friday, 27th September 2024 at 19H00 will be inaugurated the Exhibition “Mais do que Casas: Como vamos habitar em Abril 2074?” [More than Housing: How will we live on April 2074?] at MUDE in Lisbon. The Exhibition presented by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) in partnership with MUDE shows results from the research by FAUP “More than Housing“, namely the research produced within the academic year 2023/2024 by students and professors from the Faculties of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Fine Arts in Portugal. The exhibition and all the…

MUDE reopened last week

Docomomo Portugal is pleased to announce that MUDE (Design Museum), in Lisbon, reopened last week on 25 July, after 8 years of rehabilitation works. As reopening exhibition is featured until 31 October 2024 the exhibition “O Edifício em Exposição / The Building on Exhibition”. Directed by Bárbara Coutinho, Docomomo Portugal member and co-chair of Docomomo ISC/ID, since its creation in 2009, MUDE closed for extensive rehabilitation works in 2016 by architect Luís Miguel Saraiva. It is located in Lisbon’s historical center Baixa Pombalina, MUDE occupies an entire Pombaline Quarter, where previously were located the headquarters of the National Ultramarine Bank….

Visits Cycle: A Nossa Casa – C.A.S.A. exhibition

As parallel programming of the C.A.S.A. (Collection, Álvaro Siza  Archive) exhibition, is taking place from 4-15 July 2024 the visits cycle “A Nossa Casa”, offering on-site visits to the projects on display in the Álvaro Siza Wing of the Serralves Foundation. Each work is presented by experts and/or even the owners, providing unique perspectives on its genesis, evolution and interior occupation. In this sort of anthropology of architectural space, not only the thoughts of Álvaro Siza are revealed, but also the intimacy of each person’s dwelling. This direct experience of the buildings will later be analyzed by the architect António…