"Arquiteturas Fílmicas". A arquitetura como personagem em Mal Viver e Viver Mal

This dissertation explores the relationship between architecture and cinema through the notion of architecture as a character in the films Bad Living and Living Bad, by João Canijo, shot at the Hotel Parque do Rio in Ofir. This work proposes a reading of the building beyond its condition as a mere background, understanding it as an active presence that functions as a character in the construction of the cinematic narratives. The research examines how architecture contributes to the development...

Navegando Entre Eixos: Desafios e oportunidades da Via B na estruturação urbana da Póvoa do Varzim

This dissertation falls within the scope of the study of urban transformations in the city of Póvoa de Varzim and the relationship between territorial growth, mobility, and contemporary urban structure. Based on the analysis of the city's historical evolution and the consolidation of its main structuring axes, the study seeks to understand how Via B, a recently implemented infrastructure located between the EN13 and the A28, contributed to processes of urban expansion, territorial fragmentati...

Os Valores Culturais e Ecológicos de Património Molinológico de Lousada. Contributo entre rotas para a coesão territorial

This dissertation proposes the Molinological Route of Lousada (RML) as an instrument of territorial and cultural cohesion, grounded in the concept of Dual Valuation - Cultural and Ecological - of the mill heritage of the municipality of Lousada, within the Tâmega e Sousa region. The research departs from a contradiction observable in the territory: while the Romanesque Route stands as a consolidated international heritage network, the more than 240 hydraulic mills inventoried by the MUNHOS Pr...

O Performativo. Impacto de uma cultura gastronómica entre o social e o doméstico da Arquitetura

This dissertation aims to analyze the role of gastronomic culture in shaping the contemporary cultural fabric and its relationship with architectural space. Through a phenomenological perspective and an observational approach that bridges historical and contemporary analysis, the study recognizes the evolution of food practices as a reflection of transitional moments in customs and modes of inhabiting. Both physical structures (dining spaces and home kitchens) and the gastronomic practices de...