Português
Participatory social architecture became an integral part of the discipline from the late 1950s onwards. Several architects and theorists (Giancarlo de Carlo, Colin Ward, J.F.C. Turner, later N.J. Habraken) experimented on different types of client-architect relationships and theorised a different understanding of architecture itself, with a greater emphasis on the process rather than merely on the outcomes – the 'housing as a verb' trope, which Turner retrospectively introduced in 1972. In response to large-scale public demonstrations in the wake of the Portuguese' Carnation Revolution' of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was established by the Ministry of Housing, Social Affairs, and the Environment. Aimed at addressing the urgent need for new housing for the underprivileged communities in urban Portugal, the Service was modelled around a team of experts, known as Brigades. They were to support residents' committees, facilitating housing projects that were conceived with the local communities, instead of being imposed on them from above. The program involved 170 projects across the country, involving for the most part architects from the 4th generation of Portuguese modern architects (4-GPMA). Through a historical, social, and cultural approach, the aim of this research is to analyze and illustrate the evolution of participatory architecture in Portugal and its relationship with critical thinking and international practices. To address the question of what we can learn from this creative and socially engaged experience vis-à-vis the dramatic housing crisis that Portugal is currently facing. This research traces the surfacing of participatory social architecture in Portugal, especially focusing on the work of the 4th generation of Portuguese modern architects (4GPMA) s in relation to the question of housing in post-1974 Portugal. This is the context this research intends to explore, particularly focusing as a case study on the work of RHF, an architect that has been my research focus since my Ph.D (2011). To respond to the Portuguese Research and Innovation Agenda until 2030, which focuses on the importance of Portuguese architects' works in Portugal and around the world, it is essential to know in-depth how these architects carry out their social production projects. Based on their experience, find points of contact for successful intervention in Portugal, where even today, the problem of housing continues to be pressing on the national and international agenda. With this knowledge, we can ""strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage"" (Agenda UN2030)."
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| DINAMIA'CET-Iscte | Cities and Territories | Partner | 2022-04-01 | 2028-03-31 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| Alexandra Saraiva | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Global Coordinator | 2022-04-01 | 2028-03-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
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| 10.54499/2021.02417.CEECIND/CP1694/CT0013 | 10.54499/2021.02417.CEECIND/CP1694/CT0013 | Contract | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - CEEC - Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2022-04-01 | 2028-03-31 |
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| Year | Output Type | Name | Description | Participants |
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| 2022 | Conference | Bairro Fonsecas and Calçada, Raúl Hestnes Ferreira's urban experience | Communication by invitation at the event OPERAÇÕES SAAL EM LISBON, December 6, 2022, at ISCTE | Alexandra Saraiva |
| 2023 | Conference | Participatory Social Project: Possible lessons from SAAL | Communication at the XV SIIU International Seminar on Research in Urbanism held at FAUL, Lisbon, on June 15, 2023. | Alexandra Saraiva |
| 2023 | Conference | Social and recreational facilities in SAAL projects | Communication at the 11th International Conference of the Lusophone Network of Urban Morphology (PNUM 2023), 13th and 14th September 2023, ISCTE, Sintra | Alexandra Saraiva |
| 2024 | Exhibition | Hestnes Ferreira — Form | Matter | Light | Hestnes Ferreira — Form | Matter | Light presents a reading of the work of architect Raúl Hestnes Ferreira (1931–2018) based on his working process, dominated by charcoal drawing and architectural experimentation. In Hestnes Ferreira’s deeply disciplined method, design decisions emerge in the heavy marks of steady charcoal strokes. Pure forms and classic typologies become entangled in this way of doing things, which is consolidated in a robust architecture that explores the qualities of materials in their natural expression, without filter or artifice. Hestnes Ferreira’s architecture achieves a sublime timelessness, whether through its formal simplicity or material expressiveness. In this context, space is the aggregating element, with the building being the foundation that gives it weight and proportion. Light and shadow are essential in this journey of abstraction, creating moments of singularity that merge inexorably in the experience of each place. | Alexandra Saraiva, Patricia Bento de Almeida, Paulo Tormenta Pinto |
| 2024 | Other Event | Visit to the Fonsecas and Calçada Neighborhood | Visit to the Fonsecas and Calçada Neighborhood, by the Education and Mediation Service GUIDED VISITS Revisit the work of Hestnes Ferreira, as part of the exhibition, coordinated by Alexandra Saraiva with guest researcher Michel Toussaint | Alexandra Saraiva, Michel Toussaint |
| 2025 | Other Event | Visit to the Marvila Library, | Visit to the Marvila Library, by the Education and Mediation Service GUIDED VISITS Revisit the work of Hestnes Ferreira, as part of the exhibition, coordinated by Alexandra Saraiva with researcher Paulo Tormenta Pinto | Alexandra Saraiva |
| 2025 | Other Event | Visit to the ISCTE Campus | Visit to the ISCTE Campus, by the Education and Mediation Service GUIDED VISITS Revisit the work of Hestnes Ferreira, as part of the exhibition, coordinated by Alexandra Saraiva with guest researcher Bernardo Miranda | Alexandra Saraiva |
| 2025 | Other Event | Visit to Casa de Albarraque | Visit to Casa de Albarraque, by the Education and Mediation Service GUIDED VISITS Revisit the work of Hestnes Ferreira, as part of the exhibition, coordinated by Alexandra Saraiva with guest researcher Luís Martinho Urbano | Alexandra Saraiva |
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