Tabula Plena. Estratégias de densificação no Bairro da Fonte da Moura

This dissertation is intended to be an open process of various questions that emerge on the subject of contemporary intervention in social housing neighbourhoods built in the mid-20th century. Starting with the Fonte da Moura neighbourhood built in the city of Porto in the 1960s, it looks at concepts such as Tabula Plena, Density and Housing Bricolage. It is based on an analysis of the publications of the a+t publishers that deals with the theme of density, the book "Tabula Plena. Forms of Ur...

Explorar o Espaço, um diálogo entre Arquitetura e Dança

This Master's Dissertation establishes a relationship between Architecture and Dance, with the body being privileged as a mediating element of the two arts, decisive for Architecture and the means of expression of Dance. Since this is a work that connects two distinct creative areas, a discourse was created that addressed the fundamental points of the relationship between both. There was, therefore, a constant interconnection between architects and choreographers/dancers, building and body, a...

Habitação Intergeracional. Contributos para Boas Práticas

As part of the HoTT: Housing Think Tank: Knowledge Integration on Multi- Family Residential Buildings, this master's thesis develops a critical analysis of Intergenerational Housing. Global demographic changes, urban transformations, and the evolution of housing practices have pulled Intergenerational as an important concept of several practices and debates within different knowledges. For this reason, we have designed a qualitative methodological approach which, through a literature review a...

Arquitetura para os sentidos

The thesis aims to find a rational explanation for psychophysiological processes as crucial methods in creating stimulating and sense' engaging architecture. Initially approaches cognitive processes and design elements present in spaces with unique and multisensory ambiences. It explores distinct fields such as psychology, neuroscience, and architecture, as well as their theories and ideologies. Eight works are selected, addressed and paired, one visited and the other unvisited: Notre-Dame-du...