Quinta da Borralha e Vale Santo. Uma oportunidade de requalificação em área florestal de protecção

Quinta da Borralha and Vale Santo is a land with about 2 hectares placed between Maia and Trofa. It belongs to the Ventura de Sousa's family since 1961. When the original owner passed away, it became unused and forsaken. This permanent state of abandonment comes to stretch for several years until the present time mainly due to the excess number of heirs (14 direct heirs for paternity). In addition to the intrinsic family interest in the work, the Quinta da Borralha proves to be also an object...

Fundação Iberê Camargo, Álvaro Siza: uma aproximação crítica

"Viagem no tempo" - Uma experiência de projecto

The present dissertation proposes the study andanalysis of the architecture practice through theunderstanding of its design process, deepening theproject options and taking into account the creationof an intervention strategy and its respectiveimplementation in the constructed landscape of theAlto Minho.The work is based on an internship at the "PRODArchitecture & Design" office and focuses on acultural program called "Viagem no Tempo" (Timetravel) promoted by the Comunidade Intermunicipaldo ...

Salvaguarda e valorização da muralha Fernandina do Porto. Proposta para o troço existente entre a Rua das Virtudes e a Rua Nova da Alfândega

The objective of this thesis is to develop amethodology of intervention in the architecturalheritage, directed specifically to the city wall of Porto.As such, the work starts from a conjunction of the studyof the history of the monument, with the evolutionof the theories of restoration and conservation inarchitecture, to obtain tools for an intervention inone of the last surviving sections of the wall, locatedbetween Rua das Virtudes and Rua Nova da Alfândega.The relationship between architec...