Moda e Arquitetura: O Processo de Vestir Corpos e Espaços

This dissertation proposes an expanded reading of the relationship between architecture and clothing, understanding both as interdependent systems for constructing bodily presence in the world. Rather than maintaining the traditional opposition between architectural permanence and the ephemerality of fashion, it argues that both operate within a continuous field of mediation between body, matter, and space. Clothing is thus understood as a first architectural layer of the body, while architec...

Para além da permanência. A efemeridade como prática arquitetónica

This dissertation aims to explore the relationship between ephemeral architecture and permanent architecture, challenging the traditional opposition between the two. Under the title "Beyond Permanence: Ephemerality as an Architectural Practice" ,the dissertation investigates ephemeral architecture as a practice capable of transcending its traditional association with short-term existence. Thus, although it begins with an understanding of ephemerality as a condition primarily associated with a...

Uma Caixa para o Habitar: A Madeira como material de intervenção num conjunto edificado na margem do rio Leça

This master's dissertation arises from the need to intervene in an abandoned site. The research is structured in two parts. The first begins with an analysis of the territory of Ardegães, in the municipality of Maia, where a context of urban degradation and fragmentation is identified. Ardegães is characterized by the presence of the Leça River and a set of vernacular constructions that are currently obsolete. These constitute both the starting point and the pretext for the development of the...

Anadia: desenvolvimento urbano e vitivinicultura

This dissertation examines the relationship between urban development and the wine-growing sector in the town of Anadia. Located in the Bairrada region, Anadia is deeply rooted in the wine-growing landscape and, consequently, in the values and traditions associated with Bairrada's wine-growing industry. Although sometimes in an unconscious, organic manner and influenced by various factors and circumstances, wine-making inevitably emerges as a defining element in the towns development. As a st...