Per forza di levare
“If architecture is “cosa mentale”, how can it, at the same time, exist in fact, in the real world and in its engagements?”
“School” or “Generalism” – Eclecticism or Tradition, an Inevitable Option
“What can be required of schools is that they teach a method where the ancient and the modern acquire prominence in the light of the same critical attitude.”
The 25th of April and the Transformation of the City
“The 25th of April 1974, made possible the intervention of popular movements fighting for housing and the right to the city, movements for many years controlled/repressed”
The Oporto Experience
“The publication of some works from SAAL/Norte should be understood within this perspective: provisional, ambiguous, and contradictory projects. “
The 25th of April and the Architects
“Two years after the of 25th of April revolution, the intention is not to talk about faits divers, but to understand the meaning of these events for the future of Portugal.”
Some Premises for a New Architecture
“Now, this reflection on “what is possible” should cover, in addition to the ideological explanation of architectural production as a system of knowledge, the analysis of the possible transformations of the architect’s role”
Architecture and Portuguese Society
“The decisive field where the social destiny of architecture is decided is that of socio- economic priorities and, immediately thereafter, that of decisions on the programmes.”
Housing for the Largest Number
“The gap between housing needs and individual resources to meet them is at the heart of the housing problem: a gap that covers ever large sections of the population, as it is more pronounced in urban areas subject to strong pressure from demand”
New Dimension Perspectives and Limits
“Each new cultural cycle begins, as a rule, from the Critique of previous achievements and a polemic denial of the principles they justify. The newcomers discover, in general, many virtues in past generations, but very few in the previous one.”
The ill City – several recipes to cure the scourge of Caniço and the handbook of the city councilor without a master
“Just like a huge belt around the city, there is another city where many more people live than all the people in the city – it is the city of the poor and the servants – huge dependence on the city. ”