Lisbon is a city with a vast historic background, but also a city that has been transforming at an accelerated pace in recent years. This mutation has resulted in a metropolis that currently has around three million inhabitants, a varied economic fabric – with strengths and weaknesses that reflect its country – and a rich social and cultural diversity. The challenges caused by this transformation have been multiple, and are explored in this conversation with sociologist Ana Drago, architect Joana Pestana Lages – both researchers at Dinâmia’CET‑Iscte, Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies – and Filipa Roseta, architect and councillor for Housing, Local Development and Municipal Works at Lisbon city hall.

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Architecture,Lisbon,Portugal,Housing,Housing crisis