Rota dos moinhos do rio Balsemão - Proposta de salvaguarda e reabilitação de um sistema territorial

Vernacular heritage should be considered as a system characterizedby the dialogue established between the physical and cultural environment.Recognizing this inseparable relation, this thesis intends to safeguard,characterize and rehabilitate a patrimonial system, poorly documented andin an advanced state of...

O espaço pátio no edifício escolar. Evolução e reinvenção

The nature of the courtyard has trancended time and the programsthat have been related to it. Although it was initially associated to thedomestic use of the courtyard house, througout time, the courtyardhas remained a structuring and aggregating element of the spacesthat underlie it,&#x...

A cela:arquitectura do (pré) conceito - reclusão/colectividade

This thesis has the goal to redefine the current concept of cell through an architectural and inclusive thinking, based on the study of the cellular space's organization in interrelation with what involves it and simultaneously characterizes it.The preconception associated with this arch...

Towards a flexible definition of limits in urban planning: controlling urban form under uncertainty.