Azenhas e açudes do Baixo Ave: contributo para a salvaguarda, preservação e valorização do património molinológico

The subject of this thesis is the Ave Watermills, understood as an integrated heritage into a river ecosystem, consolidated over the centuries, which includes environmental, sociocultural, proto-industrial, energy and traditional technological values; fundamental in profiling the cultural landscape of the Ave Valley. On account on an investigation based on architectural design as the main subject of analysis, interpretation and proposal, we present hypotheses on the history knowledge, the cha...

A Cidade sem Limites. São Lourenço como laboratório para um pensamento crítico sobre o Território

Taking into consideration my own experience over the past few years, in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is unthinkable to not be mindful of the substantial changes that have emerged in way of life, the relationships towards work and convenience, and how common and individual spaces are used by citizens. Aware of the changes and adaptations that have occurred, taking into account technological advances and developments in the digital field, the study of the transformation of a socia...

Intersubjetividade projetual - Entre a abstração e a circunstância. Projeto das piscinas do Clube de Natação de Valongo

This dissertation aims to reflect about the design process of a swimming pool building intended for training athletes in different aquatic disciplines (pure swimming, artistic swimming and water polo). The project arises from the challenge presented by the Clube de Natação de Valongo, an institution that I represented as a senior athlete. In addition to the space for water tanks and changing rooms, essential for the functioning of the pools, the project also includes the design of complementa...

O Desenvolvimento Urbano do Funchal - entre os anos de 1970 e 2007

The history of almost six centuries of Funchal is divided into three great epochs, covering, the XV-XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX-XX, which correspond to economic cycles that characterized the city: the sugar, the wine and tourism, respectively. Until the nineteenth century, the city is closed on its walls, in a densely built core, with small pockets in rural areas. During the twentieth century, relying on the "General Plan of Improvements of Funchal", by the architect Ventura Terra (1915), the " Urb...