https://hdl.handle.net/10216/26699 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:40:57 GMT 2020-03-07T13:40:57Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/124699 Title: Structural performance and durability issues of vernacular schist masonry Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/124699 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/123063 Title: Natural cement in Portuguese heritage buildings Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/123063 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/110772 Title: Avaliação do Estado de Conservação de Património Arquitectónico com base em Imagens Multiespectrais e Termográficas Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/110772 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118490 Title: Hygienism, salubrity and regulations. The Oporto's collective dwelling in the 1st half of the 20th century Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118490 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65126 Title: The design of public spaces of exception in the contemporary city: The geography in the construction of public place (The case of the Porto seafront) Description: IntroductionThe idea of a public space analyzed into explicit types and systems of continuous and well defined open spaces that, until the mid-twentieth century, used to constitute our main reference of public space, does not seem to be recognized in significant parts of the contemporary city.Due to the expansion and fragmentation of cities, especially over the twentieth century, the relevant fact we consider important to note, is the progressive and unstoppable process of disaggregation (both physical and conceptual) between the concepts of city and public space that, until the nineteenth century, were permanently linked (if we consider the public space as the one that condensed organically the political, economical and social space).Taking into account this situation, the general question that this paper will seek to address (from the perspective of the urban design and urban culture) is the extent to which it becomes possible to give an exceptional character to urban public space in a time where urban societies seem to claim more individualized, more specialized and more enlarged forms of public space. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65126 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118482 Title: Affordable 20th century housing in Porto. The transformation processes under scope Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118482 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118481 Title: The multifamily housing in architectural magazines in the 1st half of the 20th century. Readings from "A Arquitectura Portuguesa" Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118481 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/57228 Title: Traditions: between the indigenous and the informal. Endogenia and heterogeneity in the vernacular architecture of São Tomé. Abstract: "Tradition is not necessarily old-fashioned and is not synonymous with stagnation. Furthermore, a tradition need not date from long ago but may have begun quite recently." Hassan Fathy. Tradition consists in the repetition of a gesture that, due to its symbolic significance, existing resources or proven quality as a solution to a problem, has become relevant and ensures its permanence in time. Evolving from different origins and periods, each new tradition adds on to all its predecessors and contemporaries, resulting in a palimpsest, in the accumulation and depuration of transferred knowledge, into renewed traditions.From the "indigenous" to the endogenous. Within the colonial context, the discussion over the status of the "natives" has come a long way to reach a recognition of dignity, specificity and endogenous knowledge. Although the Portuguese overseas policy might have been more permeable to existing communities in colonized territories than other colonial powers, and though successive restructuring and strategic changes in its ideology might have contributed to a progressive self-determination, the conditions for genuine emancipation were only met with the independence of the new nations. In this context of definition and construction of a collective identity, endogenous knowledge plays an especially important role, being essential to seek the roots and tools for an integrated development within the tangible and intangible heritage.The Santomean vernacular and informal architecture. Within the context of São Tomé, vernacular architecture reflects the different economic and strategic cycles that took place in the territory. In its settlement strategies, in its dispersion or agglomeration, and in the choice of sites or construction solutions, the spontaneity of vernacular architecture reflects the constraints which it has been subject to, as well as the needs it has tried to respond to. The few records of "indigenous" structures suggest some clues for the interpretation of its current configuration. The Santomean territory, as most of the contemporary African continent, inherits the legacy of traditional references, of colonial settlement and technical strategies, as well as recent innovations of Westernization. Nowadays, all these influences overlap: the ephemeral is connected to poverty, and the traditional meets the informal.Resilience and resourcefulness in building solutions. Thus, the constructive solutions adopted in self-construction by rural and urban communities in São Tomé are examples of adaptation, using references from diversified backgrounds. Despite their limited resources, the recurrent solution of elevation from the ground (supporting the dwelling space on wood posts or concrete pillars), or a portability of the buildings (allowing their dismantling and transportation to a different location) may point some traditional strategies of adjustment to local conditions.The potential for development. Accordingly, ongoing research aims at identifying emergent potentialities within the territory of São Tomé, focusing on the investigation subjects of Architecture and Urbanism. By analysing traditional and informal constructions, their relationship with the public and collective space, as well as the construction of the territory, it tries to identify and highlight characteristics that may contribute to an integrated development, both at local and global levels. The individual and collective entrepreneurship (the role of self-help and self-construction as tools of emancipation), the potential of miscegenation (the versatility to assimilate and deal with references from different origins), the adaptability to climate and territory as well as the extensive potential of local materials, are some of the studied features that take part in the ongoing research, which are to be here presented for discussion. Description: "A tradição não é necessariamente obsoleta nem é sinónimo de imobilismo. Além disso, não tem obrigatoriamente de ser antiga, mas pode muito bem ter sido constituída recentemente." Hassan Fathy. A tradição consiste na repetição de um gesto que, pelo seu significado simbólico, pelos recursos existentes ou por comprovada qualidade enquanto solução para um problema, assume relevância e assegura a sua permanência no tempo. De génese diversa e temporalidade variável, cada nova tradição soma-se a todas as outras suas precedentes e contemporâneas, traduzindo-se num palimpsesto, na acumulação e depuração do saber de gerações, em renovadas tradições. Do "indígena" ao endógeno. No contexto colonial, a discussão em torno da condição do "indígena" percorreu um longo caminho até um recente reconhecimento, e valorização, da sua especificidade e dos seus conhecimentos endógenos. Ainda que a Política Ultramarina Portuguesa pudesse ser mais permeável às comunidades existentes em territórios colonizados que outras potências colonizadoras, e que sucessivas reestruturações e mudanças estratégicas na sua ideologia potenciassem a progressiva auto-determinação das populações, as condições para uma verdadeira emancipação reuniram-se apenas com a independência das novas Nações. Neste contexto de definição e construção da identidade colectiva, os conhecimentos endógenos assumem especial preponderância, sendo essencial buscar no património material e imaterial as raízes e ferramentas para um desenvolvimento integrado.A arquitectura popular e informal São-tomense. No contexto de São Tomé, a arquitectura popular reflecte os diferentes ciclos económicos e estratégicos que marcaram o território. Nas suas estratégias de assentamento, na sua dispersão ou aglomeração, na escolha de locais e soluções construtivas, a espontaneidade da arquitectura popular reflecte as condicionantes a que foi sujeita e as necessidades a que tentou dar resposta, e os escassos registos das estruturas "indígenas" apontam algumas pistas para a interpretação da sua actual configuração. O território São-tomense, tal como a África contemporânea, herda referências do legado tradicional, das estratégias coloniais de assentamento e das inovações técnicas da ocidentalização, numa sobreposição de lógicas: o efémero confunde-se com o precário, o tradicional com o informal.Resiliência e engenho nas soluções construtivas. Assim, as soluções construtivas adoptadas na auto-construção por comunidades rurais e urbanas São-tomenses constituem herança e adaptação de modelos de génese variada. Apesar da limitação de recursos, a recorrente elevação do solo (apoiando o espaço habitável em estacaria de madeira ou em pilares) ou a portabilidade das edificações (permitindo o desmonte e transporte para outro local) poderão apontar caminhos para a adaptação das construções populares às condições locais. O potencial para o desenvolvimento. Neste seguimento, a investigação em curso pretende identificar potencialidades das iniciativas emergentes no território Santomense, incidindo nas áreas disciplinares de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, focando nas edificações espontâneas, na sua relação com o espaço colectivo e público, e na construção do território, tentando assim destacar características que possam contribuir para o desenvolvimento integrado, à escala local e global. O empreendedorismo individual e colectivo (o papel da auto-ajuda e da auto-construção como ferramentas de emancipação), o potencial da miscigenação (a versatilidade para assimilar e lidar com referências de origens diversas), a adaptabilidade ao clima e ao território, assim como o extenso potencial inexplorado dos materiais locais, constituem algumas das características em estudo na investigação em curso, que aqui se pretendem apresentar para discussão. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/57228 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/64757 Title: From a Pedagogical Experience of a Photography Course on Architectural and Public Space into a Research Project focused on Communication of Public Space's State and Evolution, Architecture and Urban Cultures Abstract: This paper will explain how, from a blended teaching experience1 in CFM (Communication,Photography and Multimedia) Course at FAUP (Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto) that lead to several didactic experiences and research projects on architecture and public space (seminars,workshops, publications and editorial projects), CCRE (Centre for Spatial Communication and Representation) Research Group has been able to interrelate a set of significant experiences and results coming from the former work andactivities with the on-going R&D project DARC, more specifically with its City Spaces|Culture module, directed towards the communication of content related to cultural events and spaces as architectural heritage, identity and historical places. All these projects, together with CCRE's communication philosophy, its online platforms and physical outputs - such as publications and exhibitions - constitute a blend between direct and "indirect" pedagogy strategies on architecture, public space and the way they are experienced by the general public. As we will explain in this paper, all these research projects were fundamental to assess the possibilities and limits of our pedagogic/didactic philosophy, as well as to trigger new and more effective ways of communicating and sharing substantial information between students and the general public. This paper will therefore explore the blended approach that we've taken in CFM classes, how it translated into the various platforms that we've used for it and for other parallel activities, and how this knowledge is being applied to the on-going DARC research project and to its set of communication and presentation operators. The goal will be to verify how the combined operators that we've used in our platform(ranging from geo-referenced maps, images and videos - focused on visual literacy - and social networking - focused on communication) allowed for a deeper involvement and participation of both academic community and general public. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/64757 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/64867 Title: Intersecting extensive research with in-deep approaches: methods, limits and potentialities Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/64867 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/61814 Title: Espaços de heranças, apropriações e patrimónios partilhados. São Tomé e Príncipe: pós-colonialismo e desenvolvimento. Description: O território pós-colonial constitui um espaço de profundas mutações estruturais, onde a herança do colonialismo, a apropriação das estruturas herdadas e a construção de uma nova Nação representam transformações radicais na sua organização territorial, socioeconómica e identitária. E o espaço reflecte essas convulsões que sobre ele tomam lugar: as estratégias coloniais, as alterações ideológicas e da estruturação social promovidas pela independência, o rápido processo de urbanização e as lacunas infra-estruturais dele decorrentes ou a ainda recente criação dos mecanismos de organização e regulação nacionais, contribuem para que a luta pelo desenvolvimento constitua um desafio particularmente exigente nos territórios pós-coloniais.O caso da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe, foco da investigação em curso, ilustra estas questões: sofreu vários processos de manipulação territorial e socioeconómica desde a chegada dos primeiros colonos, deles resultando estruturas que viriam a ser transformadas e apropriadas para suprir novas necessidades, conformando patrimónios partilhados. No entanto, essa colmatação está em muitos casos por solucionar, estando grande parte destas estruturas em avançado estado de degradação ou provendo insuficientes condições de habitabilidade e assistenciais. O processo de urbanização e as áreas de construção informal partilham desafios semelhantes, com lacunas infra-estruturais, carências habitacionais e de equipamentos de apoio, depositando extensas exigências nas políticas, agentes e acções de intervenção. Nesta comunicação, e através da apresentação de parte da investigação em curso, será abordada a interacção entre o espaço e a sociedade sob duas perspectivas: por um lado, mostrando a metodologia de investigação adoptada para a leitura da vivência do espaço, as dificuldades enfrentadas e as adaptações realizadas; por outro, apontando algumas percepções recolhidas junto de habitantes e de técnicos envolvidos na construção do território. Pretende-se assim discutir constrangimentos e potenciais por eles identificados, qualidades e fragilidades do espaço colectivo e habitacional, assim como as expectativas e os desafios que representam. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/61814 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65221 Title: Coopératives d'habitation économique (CHE) au Portugal. De la participation aux expériences de vie Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65221 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106359 Title: Towards a flexible definition of limits in urban planning: controlling urban form under uncertainty. Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106359 2014-07-03T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/117242 Title: Learning from History: Sustainable principles in Portuguese Vernacular Heritage Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/117242 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118469 Title: Barrios residenciales en las áreas de expansión de Oporto: la nueva modernidad (1950-1970) Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118469 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/102718 Title: The birth of concrete prefabrication in Portugal: Pioneer examples in Lisbon and Porto Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/102718 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118494 Title: Portuguese state-subsidized housing projects. A general overview of a recent heritage Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118494 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65217 Title: Another way of dwelling: the portuguese experience on cooperative economic housing Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/65217 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106374 Title: Uncertainty in contemporary urban planning concepts and methods. What we (still) can learn from Garden Cities and New Towns. Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106374 2014-05-22T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10216/79108 Title: A cortiça na construção: do passado para o futuro Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/10216/79108 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z