Seminar on Portuguese architecture and urbanism

The Côa Museum, Portugal

Albergue SCM will hold a seminar at 3 p.m. tomorrow entitled “Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Portugal – Present Days,” in which Professor José Manuel Fernandes will share his views on Portuguese architecture and urbanism.
Fernandes, who is a scholar at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Architecture, will showcase a visual presentation accompanied by a commentary on 30 architectural works produced in Portugal or by Portuguese architects from 2008 until 2015.
Some of the works he will examine include the Côa Museum, the Shilien Industrial Complex, in Jianshu, the Oceanary Extension, and the Coach Museum. Mr Fernandes will explore architecture in a variety of environmental contexts, such as terrain architecture, village and town architecture, and the architecture of the Atlantic Islands, as well as specific localities such as Lisbon and Porto.
A contrast of scale and dimensions in Portuguese-produced architecture is also expected to include commentary on the works of architects such as Álvaro Siza, Carrilho da Graça, João Mendes Ribeiro and Manuel Graça Dias.
The seminar, which is sponsored by the Macau Foundation, will be held in Hall D1 of Albergue SCM and will be managed by Bambu Sociedade de Artes Limitada. It will be delivered in English, and attendance is free of charge.