Cidades Special Issue: Action! Feminisms and the spatialization of resistances
Texto inglês: As part of the W@ARCH.PT project and as a result of the organization of the V International Congress on Architecture and Gender, which took place in April 2021, we were co-responsible for the 2022 Autumn Special Issue of Cities, Territories and Communities, with the title 2022: Autumn Special Issue: Action! Feminisms and the spatialization of resistances. You can consult it at the following link: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/
Interview with Women in Construction Published
Our researchers Patrícia Santos Pedrosa and Natália Fernandes Fávero published an article in the special issue of Cidades magazine '2022: Autumn Special Issue: Action! Feminisms and the spatialization of resistances' of an interview with the Mulheres em Construção (MEC) (Women in Construction) project team. The MEC was a training and building capacity project for women in civil construction, organized by Mulheres na Arquitectura and included in the Bairro Saudáveis BIP-ZIP program.
Article available in Publications.
Article “Las mujeres en la arquitectura de paisaje: un vacío histórico en América Latina y México”
The resident researcher Carla Narciso published the article “Las mujeres en la arquitectura de paisaje: un vacío histórico en América Latina y México” ("Women in landscape architecture: a historical gap in Latin America and Mexico") in the Revista Científica de Arquitectura y Urbanismo.
Article available at: https://rau.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaau/article/view/683
Published Article: Teresa Assoreira’s House of OZ and the expansion of the modern
As part of their participation in the 17th Docomomo International Conference: Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life, our researchers Patrícia Santos Pedrosa and Lia Antunes published the article “Teresa Assoreira’s House of OZ and the expansion of the modern”.
Article available in Publications.
Participation in the 17th Docomomo International Conference
In September 2022, our lead researcher Patrícia Santos Pedrosa attended the 17th Docomomo International Conference: Modern Design: Social Commitment & Quality of Life, promoted by the University of Valencia, to present the article "Teresa Assoreira's House of OZ and the expansion of the modern", in co-authorship with researcher Lia Antunes.
More information is available at: https://docomomo.com/valencia-2022/
Master's Dissertation “Condições de trabalho em Arquitetura na Beira Interior. Reflexões com Perspetiva de Género”
In July 2022, Marta Nunes presented her dissertation for the Integrated Masters (Architecture) on Condições de trabalho em Arquitetura na Beira Interior. Reflexões com Perspetiva de Género (Working Conditions in Architecture in Beira Interior. Reflections with a Gender Perspective), at the Universidade da Beira Interior, under the supervision of Patrícia Santos Pedrosa (Architecture) and Catarina Sales (Sociology).
Soon available at UBI's repository.
Entrevista à arquitecta Elisabeth Évora Nunes
The intense week ends with the interview with the architect and professor Elisabeth Évora Nunes, on July 17, 2020. We heard detailed descriptions of the different spheres of her personal, academic (ESBAL) and professional life.
We thank the architect Elisabeth for the interview. We hope we meet again soon!
The illustration was made by Natália Fávero.
Debate Architecture and Care: Eco-systems of Affection and Choreographies of Caring
On the June 18, 2022, the third debate of the cycle of Debates in Architecture, curated by Luísa Sol, took place in the public space of Bairro do Alto dos Barronhos: “Architecture and Care: Eco-systems of Affections and Choreographies of Caring”. It was attended by: Tatiana Bilbao (recorded participation), Teresa Fabião, Esmael Graça and Patrícia Santos Pedrosa, moderated by Paula Cardoso.
This debate took place within the scope of the 910 Fogos project, under the Bairros Saudáveis program, in partnership with Ordem dos Arquitectos, Amorim Cork, Tintas Cin and Vitruvius Fablab.
We’re grateful to everyone who came and participated!
Interview Visão: “Cities are built by men and for men.”
In June 2022, Visão magazine interviewed our lead researcher Patrícia Santos Pedrosa on the topic of women in the architecture profession in Portugal, about the changes they have brought with their entry, and what remains to be done towards equality in this field.
Interview can be read here: https://visao.sapo.pt/imobiliario/2022-06-13-as-cidades-sao-construidas-por-homens-para-homens/
Interview with architect Maria Manuel Godinho de Almeida
In April we visited the architect Maria Manuel Godinho de Almeida at her studio where we were able to interview her about her professional life and work. This interview was conducted in the context of the documentary Linha a Linha: Histórias de arquitectas lisboetas (Line by Line: Lisbon architects’ stories), by the director María Contreras, in partnership with W@ARCH.PT.
We thank the architect Maria Manuel Godinho de Almeida for her generosity and for the time she dedicated to this interview. We hope to meet each other soon!