https://hdl.handle.net/10216/1852 2026-04-17T09:30:04Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/174049 Title: Ricardo Martins e Gonçalo Furtado, "A relação entre equipamentos e cidades", In: Josep Muntahola et al (eds), Arquitectonics: Mind, land and society (GIRAS), Barcelona: Universidade Politécnica da Catalunha, 2024, p.53-88. ( 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/174038 Title: Ricardo Martins e Gonçalo Furtado, "A relação entre equipamentos e cidades", In: Josep Muntahola et al (eds), Arquitectonics: Mind, land and society (GIRAS), Barcelona: Universidade Politécnica da Catalunha, 2024, p.53-88. (ISBN: 978-84-10008-36-6, DOI: 10.5821/ebook-9788410008373). - VD DOC 8 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/174030 Title: Perfect Day(s). Revisiting Grand Tour Experiences 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/174028 Title: Porto's Faculty of Architecture: Points Toward a Grand Tour 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/174017 Title: 2024: Rodrigo Coelho. "Topología del paisaje en la arquitectura de los maestros de Oporto. Las Quintas de Conceição y Santiago en la obra y pensamiento de Távora, Siza y Souto de Moura" in PALIMPSESTO#26, p. 20-22. (Publicada em 18-03-2024). e-ISSN: 2014-9751 https://upcommons.upc.edu/entities/publication/6f93eda5-c23c-4cfb-a9b5-aeb829f9c4ee 2024-03-18T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/133185 Title: As Secções do Vale em Caldas do Moledo: A metamorfose do Lugar e do Tempo nas paisagens arquitectónicas do Douro 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/172952 Title: The Discalced Carmelite Architectural Canon of the 17thCentury in Asia 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/172627 Title: A sensação e dimensão espacial cometida pelos elementos plásticos 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/157379 Title: Afinidade do desenho com a tectónica 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/172594 Title: Relação do desenho, do corpo, do espaço e da memória através da perspectiva 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/86298 Title: Primeiras propostas de habitação operária no Porto: a casa unifamiliar, o Carré Mulhousien e a Cité-Jardin Abstract: This article focuses on a particular solution of low price housing the carré mulhousien. This was the ideal model built in Oporto and its analysis allows the display of wide frame indications, which will be referenced later in the first practices of social housing of modern architecture in urban context. The paper explores some key themes for the understanding, between different geographies, of working-class housing reform in the end of the 19th Century, putting the emphasis on the single-family detached house and the garden-city ideal. Keywords: architecture, low-income housing, single-family house, industrial town, Mulhouse, Porto, 19th Century. Description: A narrativa aborda uma solução particular de casa económica o Carré Mulhousien. Esse foi o modelo tomado como ideal no Porto de 1900 e a sua análise permite fixar temas desenvolvidos posteriormente pelas práticas modernas da habitação social na sua relação com a cidade. O texto expõe alguns temas importantes para compreender, entre geografias diversas, a reforma da habitação operária no final do século XIX centrada no unifamiliar e no ideal das cidades jardim. Palavras chave: arquitetura, habitação económica, unifamiliar, cidade operária, Mulhouse, Porto, século XIX. 2016-09-05T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/159724 Title: Lost Space Found: Reconsidering Functional Ambiguity as a Strategy for Housing Design Abstract: <jats:p>The current response to housing issues, undoubtedly a pressing problem of our time, implies an acceptance of the diversity of ways of living and their transformation over time, in addition to factors such as demographic movements, the ageing of the Western population, and climate change, which call for a thorough review of housing types and their implementation. A review of this calibre cannot be conducted without the awareness that the problem, despite its current nature, has persisted over time, and given rise to an extensive body of knowledge. This paper aims to highlight the innovative design strategies geared towards a more open configuration of the dwelling and which are supported by theoretical research. The text opens by revisiting the free plan in its multiple configurations as the seed of adaptable design and advances to offer a more in-depth examination of the case of Portugal in the 1960s, a period in which the construction of affordable housing underwent considerable development. The notions of lost space, superfluous space, circulation and functional ambiguity emerge in this context of scarcity with great critical acuity. A short selection of contemporary case-studies, included in the last section of the paper, lead to a renewed reflection on the pertinence and relevance of these notions applied to current housing design. </jats:p> 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/77464 Title: From the Late 19th Century House Question to Social Housing Programs in the 30s: the Nationalist Regulation of the Picturesque in Portugal 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/172246 Title: "Nourishing the Soul. Cultivating the Land" Abstract: "Alto da Ajuda, in Lisbon, is home to what was for decades the most important house of the Portuguese royal family: the Palácio da Ajuda (Ajuda Palace). Its Jardim das Damas (Ladies' Garden), located to the north of the palace, reflects both the vicissitudes experienced by the built structure and the ever-changing desires of its inhabitants, with a cyclical alternation of uses and purposes observed throughout its existence. (...) In a future almost enticingly uncertain, others may bear witness to the unfolding of new episodes in this undulating narrative: an earthquake (1775), a royal wooden palace and its garden for leisure and cultivation (1756-1794), which later took the form of generous plots (c. 1827), a refined vegetable garden cultivated following Italian precepts (late 19th century), an almost 'garden party' with a distinctly Portuguese flair (1936-1959), a building site (first half of the 20th century), intensively farmed land (1960s), a building site once again (until 1988), and finally, in an official return to its origins, a reclaimed Baroque garden (1988-2025), until the next adventures and misadventures of the Ladies' Garden. Far from being an intermittent garden, the Ladies' Garden reveals itself rather as a space of intermittent uses: appropriations that alternate and even overlap, within a timeline that, in a way, oscillates between celestial and earthly, spirit and body, nourishing the soul and cultivating the land." - https://follyarch.info/Journal-02 Description: "No Alto da Ajuda, em Lisboa, implanta-se aquela que foi, durante décadas, a mais importante casa da Família Real portuguesa: o Palácio da Ajuda. O seu Jardim das Damas, localizado a norte do edifício, é reflexo tanto das peripécias sofridas pelo construído, como das vontades inconstantes dos seus utilizadores, reconhecendo-se ao longo da sua existência uma alternância cíclica de usos e vocações. (...) Num futuro quase apetecivelmente incerto, outros poderão assistir ao desenrolar de novos episódios desta narrativa ondulante: um terramoto (1775), uma barraca real de madeira e um seu jardim de fruição e cultivo (1756-1794), que depois se configurou em recinto retalhado (cerca de 1827), horta fina cultivada segundo preceitos italianos (final do século XIX), quase "garden party" de carácter português (1936-1959), estaleiro (primeira metade do século XX), exploração agrícola intensiva (década de 1960), estaleiro (até 1988), e, finalmente, num oficial regresso às origens, jardim barroco resgatado (1988-2025), até às próximas aventuras e desventuras do Jardim das Damas. Longe de se poder considerar um jardim intermitente, o Jardim das Damas revela-se, sim, um espaço de usos intermitentes: apropriações que se vão intercalando e até conjugando, numa linha do tempo que, de certo modo, oscila entre o celestial e o terreno, o espírito e o corpo, o nutrir da alma e o cultivo da terra." - https://follyarch.info/Journal-02 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/171527 Title: The Model of Future Islamic Architecture: Adapting the Basics of Design in Native Qajar Housing 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/144661 Title: Dynamic Symmetry, Harmony, and Balance in Naqsh-E-Jahan Square of Ispahan Editors: Vera Viana; Dénes Nagy; João Pedro Xavier; Ana Neiva; Marco Ginoulhiac; Luís Mateus; Pedro de Azambuja Varela Abstract: <jats:p>The desire for order, harmony and balance is a crucial aspect of all fields of art, from architecture to music, from literature to poetry, and symmetry has long been among the tools to achieve some sort of order in chaos. Yet the approach to symmetry, differs in various contexts and eras. This paper intends to discuss the questions of symmetry in a specific context in order to re- think the definitions and boundaries of symmetry in a particular era in order to make a juxtaposi- tion to a more contemporary understanding of symmetry. The chosen study case is the Naqsh-e- Jahan square of Ispahan which is among the prototypes of the Persian urban design and of a great significance. Symmetry is among the key architectural elements of the square, yet arguably how symmetry plays its role in Naqsh-e-Jahan is not limited to the more traditional definitions of the era. Hence this paper has analysed some elements of the square in order to better explain the corre- lation between symmetry and the questions of harmony and balance in the square. Furthermore, this paper extends to mention the differences between Symmetry and Dynamic symmetry and that symmetry in Naqhs-e-Jahan is not absolute and rather relative, in other words, one is observing asymmetry within a symmetry.</jats:p> 2022-07-11T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/157240 Title: Reflexions on an ENVI-met operation-methodology case study Abstract: An ENVI-met-operating methodology is case-studied aiming at contributing to the experience-exchange in ENVI-mets applied-to-practice operation and providing its developers with feedback. The operating methodology is explained in detail as being applied in an earlier research partnership with a city councils urban-projects division on an actual urban-street-requalification project. Daytime and night-time pedestrian-thermal-comfort impact of different intervention scenarios differing both in soil-cover types and/or street-trees numbers and arrangements were assessed and compared during a significant heat-wave event. The results seem to reveal a significant ENVI-met limitation on modelling green pergolas open-wire-trellis overhang covered with climber plants. (c) 2023, Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia. All rights reserved. Description: É estudada uma metodologia de aplicação do programa ENVI-met com o objectivo de contribuir para a troca de experiências na prática aplicada do ENVI-met e fornecer feedback aos seus criadores. A metodologia é explicada em pormenor, tal como foi aplicada numa parceria de investigação anterior com a Divisão de Projectos Urbanos de uma Câmara Municipal num projecto real de requalificação de ruas urbanas. O impacto diurno e nocturno no conforto térmico dos peões de diferentes cenários de intervenção - diferindo tanto no tipo de cobertura do solo como no número e disposição das árvores de rua - foi avaliado e comparado durante um evento significativo de onda de calor. 2023-04-20T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/61901 Title: Leonardo's Representational Technique for Centrally-Planned Temples Abstract: Leonardo invented a new technique of representation which combines the building plan and a bird's-eye perspective of the whole into a single system. Bird's eye perspective may have developed out of cavalier perspective, and instances pre-dating Leonardo can be found, but not used in the same way as he employed it. Though not pre-axonometric, Leonardo took advantage of axonometric representation's capacity to construct/deconstruct an object into its component parts in order to clarify fitting and functioning. This paper investigates the originality of the technique and special relationship with his research on centrally-planned churches, while examining it in the context of contemporary developments and architects. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/66984 Title: LEARNING SPACES AND STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE STRATEGY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN E-LEARNING CAFÉ IN CAMPUS U. PORTO Abstract: Universities are facing demanding challenges due to the rising of life-long-learning needs and the responsibility to accommodate new and emerging technologies in the learning process. On the European Higher Education Area "learning" takes a primordial limelight. Also, in a globalized society where information and communication technologies play a major role, employers require higher education graduates not only to be excellent in communication and in the use of information, but also to think creatively, to be able to innovate, cooperate and compete across borders. The spatial configuration of learning spaces and the facilities and initiatives they accommodate are rather important to provide effective environments for learning, where diverse studying and cultural activities combine, motivating students to become more knowledgeable and equipped with the interdisciplinary and high level skills the 21st century society requires. The main objective of this work is to present and discuss the contribution of the e-Learning Café project of the University of Porto and of the successful implementation of its program, focused on diverse pedagogical and cultural activities, to the acquisition of students' attitudes and skills essential to handle professional relationships and to facilitate learning, personal development and entrepreneurship. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147680 Title: Urban Design Solutions for the Environmental Requalification of Informal Neighbourhoods: The George Dimitrov Neighbourhood, Maputo Abstract: The current dimension of informal settlements in Maputo requires the definition of action models framed by empirical evidence, taking advantage of pre-existing socio-spatial and environmental conditions to define physical interventions through sustainable urban design strategies, with a view to their physical (and socio-economic) upgrading. Thus, this paper highlights the potential of urban design in the environmentally sustainable upgrading of Maputo's informal neighbourhoods. This article aimed to develop sustainable and resilient urban design proposals and identify strategies capable of guiding the future process of physical territorial transformation towards a more sustainable model. Methodologically, a literature review was undertaken for the purpose of understanding the issues related to the theme and the general characteristics of informal neighbourhoods, as well as for exploring a case study: the George Dimitrov Neighbourhood. It was concluded that the current fabric of informal settlements possesses physical characteristics which facilitate the application of sustainable and responsive urban design strategies for the requalification of these deprived areas. Despite the marked difference between the spatial configurations of informal neighbourhoods and those of formal cities, it is possible to increase the level of resilience and sustainability of informal settlements through surgical and deep solutions, anchored on the particularities of the existing fabric. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z