What is Worth Knowing
“Now, as far as teaching of architecture is concerned, I think that first we must break free from that annoying feeling of guilt.”
Portugal: 20th Century Architecture
“it can be said that the bulk of qualified production has shown a demand for constructive realism, a practical meaning in the resolution of programs or in the concrete viability of singular or genuine projects within the European framework.”
To Choose
“Among what there is, what exists, what has been done, said, experienced; among what is exhibited, shown, seen, among the forms, the families of forms, the derivatives of forms, the architect chooses, selects, elects.”
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.”