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Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa
Date
05 DEC 2024
Schedule
18h30
Location
Sinel de Cordes Palace
Price
Free
Participants
Rés-do-Chão collective, Cristina Santos, Henrique Chaves, João Martins, João Nunes, Ricardo Santos, Roberto Falanga, Jornal Voz dos Bairros editorial team, Locals Approach
Team
Margarida Marques, Mariana Paisana, Inés Sebastián Ugarteche, Bruno Guimarães, Ana Gamelas, Catarina Cameira; Published by Tigre de Papel, with the support of the Directorate-General for the Arts and Junta de Freguesia de Marvila

Inauguration of public square refurbishment in Bairros dos Alfinetes © João Barata

Cities designed by those who live them

Book launch

Thursday, December 5, 18h30

Cities are the result of collective construction over centuries. Living organisms that are constantly changing to adapt to the needs and demands imposed by new ways of living. Our cultural centre is hosting the launch of a book on participatory architecture published by the Rés-do-Chão studio. Focussed on the Portuguese context - and specifically on the parish of Marvila – it presents complementary testimonies in different formats: interviews, case studies and essays. 

In conversation, we'll reflect on the opportunities and challenges of citizen participation with experts from sociology to landscape architecture or journalism. Many of the authors will be present: Cristina Santos, a resident of the Allfinetes neighbourhood; Gonçalo Folgado, a member of the Locals Approach transdisciplinary laboratory; Ricardo Santos, an architect and researcher into post-25 April social movements; Roberto Falanga, a lecturer and researcher into democratic innovations in public policies; and Henrique Chaves, a sociologist specialising in urban studies.

Published by Tigre de Papel, it is based on many initiatives, such as: Festival Felizmente há lugar, Loja comunitária 4Crescente, Food from the Block and Festival Co.cidades. All of them sought alternatives to the city-building paradigm and proposed a collective participatory model. By questioning the role of architecture in identifying needs and responding to communities' ways of life, citizen participation can reflect and reinforce democratic values and create more inclusive, just and sustainable cities.