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,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
17 September 2015, 6PM
SAAL 1974: Inclusive Architecture in Portugal
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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,(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
Main galleries
12 May 2015 to 4 October 2015
The SAAL Process: Housing in Portugal 1974–76
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Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (Local Ambulatory Support Service) was a pioneering architectural and political experiment designed to address extreme housing shortages and poor living conditions in Portuguese cities. There was not only one SAAL: its initiatives and results varied widely depending on complex(...)
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photographs
photographs
ca. 1900
photographs
photographs
ca. 1900
photographs
photographs
1990
photographs
CD034.S1.1974.PR03.002
1975-1976
photographs
1975-1976
Project
AP178.S1.1973.PR03
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This project series documents a house in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/70. The office assigned the date 1973 to this project. This project was not in the initial project list provided the office. The office assembled documentation and added it to the list of projects. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are one sketch and one slide of a sketch.
1973
Casa [House], Porto, Portugal (1973)
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AP178.S1.1973.PR03
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This project series documents a house in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/70. The office assigned the date 1973 to this project. This project was not in the initial project list provided the office. The office assembled documentation and added it to the list of projects. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are one sketch and one slide of a sketch.
Project
1973
Project
AP178.S1.1983.PR05
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The project series documents the Boutique Nina in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/80. The office assigned the date 1983 for this project. This project consisted of a 50 square metre fashion boutique located on Rua Firmeza. The shop's focal point was a curved marble staircase that led to a balcony, visable through the shop's large windows from the street. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and some textual records dating from 1983. The drawings are mostly originals and consist of sketches, plans, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. The textual records consist of invoices, correspondence, material schedules and notes, while photographs and slides show plans and the built project.
1983
Boutique Nina, Porto, Portugal (1983)
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AP178.S1.1983.PR05
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The project series documents the Boutique Nina in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 20/80. The office assigned the date 1983 for this project. This project consisted of a 50 square metre fashion boutique located on Rua Firmeza. The shop's focal point was a curved marble staircase that led to a balcony, visable through the shop's large windows from the street. The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials and some textual records dating from 1983. The drawings are mostly originals and consist of sketches, plans, sections, perspectives, details and axonometric drawings. The textual records consist of invoices, correspondence, material schedules and notes, while photographs and slides show plans and the built project.
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1983
drawings
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35 drawing(s)
DR1994:0193:001-035
architecture
1984
drawings
Quantity:
35 drawing(s)
1984
architecture
photographs
CD034.S2.004
1974
photographs
1974