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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Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
Portugal: Architecture, Tendenza, Revolution
Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
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Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
3 August 2017, 6pm
Visiting Scholar Seminar: Gregorio Carboni Maestri
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Visiting Scholar Gregorio Carboni Maestri presents his research. From the 1930s to the late 1980s, Portuguese architecture was formed through a frustrated relationship with modernity and through a crucial dialogue with Italy. This talk addresses how Portuguese architecture observed and reacted to Italian models such as rationalism in the 1930s, postwar neorealism, and(...)
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Gregorio Carboni Maestri, Visiting Scholar, Portugal, Tendenza
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
Sketch for Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor [Pinto & Sotto Mayor bank], Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
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between 1970 and 1974
Site plan for Piscina das Marés [Ocean swimming pool], Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Portugal
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between 1962 and 1977
Sketches for Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor [Pinto & Sotto Mayor bank], Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
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between 1971 and 1974
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between 1961 and 1965
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between 1961 and 1965
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between 1961 and 1965
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between 1970 and 1974