Entre memórias e permanências, o lugar da viagem na Escola de Arquitectura do Porto

Abstract

The experience of travelling is part of an architect's training, proving to be an essential practice for developing a critical eye through contact with different realities. As part of the Vozes Vivas project, and based on the theme of travel as an active learning tool, this research outlines a framework for travels undertaken in the context of Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto and, subsequently, Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto, with the aim of understanding how the experience of travel contributes to the training of architects and how it fits within the School, considering the current social, cultural and technological broader picture. The methodology adopted is based on data collection through a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing interviews, documentary research, analysis of archives and audiovisual records, in order to identify and systematise recurring themes in the journeys undertaken over several generations. The summary thus allows to situate the trip within FAUP's contemporary practice, highlighting its educational function and its relevance in the current academic context.