Agir, é preciso! Intervenções de arquitectura participativa e social

Abstract

The present dissertation is a way of acting, though it is a passive one, and it is a way of communicating information and generate knowlegde that can be useful and create a positive impact on the context we are living in. From a participative and social experience remained the will to explore this matter and to contribute, in some way, so that its given the necessary attention. A first reflexion about the choice of subject is followed by the disclosure of projects idealized by portuguese architects. The examples chosen reveal that the architect is someone aware of the reality around him and of his own capacity to act and make the difference, without letting himself to be limited by boundaries, whether they are geographical, political or ideological.