Join us on 17 April at 6pm for a lecture by Tiago Motta Saraiva on the actions of working with the 99%, a non-profit architectural cooperative based in Lisbon. Following the work started at its sister practice ateliermob, this organization offers services for those who do not have the financial means to pay for an architect. The initiative started in 2016, and when a forest fire struck the central region of Portugal in 2017, working with the 99% and ateliermob provided technical assistance to the solidarity fund for the renovation of the area, which was led by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and other institutions. Since then, they have been working with communities and municipalities at different levels through participatory design processes, public policy making, and strategic development to address social issues, politics, climate change, and the means of production in architecture.

This discussion is part of the public events related to our Groundwork project, exploring the evolving role of architects today.

This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Tiago Mota Saraiva is managing partner of ateliermob – arquitetura, design e urbanismo lda., where he has been active since 2005, director at the cooperative working with the 99%, and a founding member of the local initiative cooperative Sou Largo Crl which has operated in Largo do Intendente, Quartel Cabeço da Bola, and currently in Jardins do Bombarda. He has previously collaborated with Paula Cabral, Segismundo Castello Branco, and Fernando Ho, Arquitectos, a.s* (atelier de santos) Lda., Atelier do Chiado Arquitectos Lda., and Giulia de Appolonia Arquitecta, Massimiliano Fuksas Studio, and Studio Altieri SRL. He is member of the editorial board of Le Monde Diplomatique - edição Portuguesa, Placemaking Europe Leader, and co-founder of the European Association of “city makers” re:Kreators. Since 2019, he is Invited Professor at the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa. He was external advisor of Lisbon Municipality for the adoption of Agenda 21 for Culture (UCLG).