Following the revolution of 25 April 1974 in Portugal, the architect Alexandre Alves Costa became a member of the Coordinating Committee of SAAL North Sector, responsible for planning and project support. Together with José António Bandeirinha, architect and Professor at the University of Coimbra, he will discuss the new role of the architect during the SAAL process, sponsored by a new Portuguese state that was defining itself as it defined the architect’s place in it. They will discuss how the traditional mode of architectural production changed during SAAL and under which conditions the SAAL process came to an end.