Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Architecture and Arts :: Architecture ( Integrated Master)

HISTÓRIA ARQUITECTURA PORT. MODERNA CONTEMPORÂNEA - 2025/2026

4º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 2

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Henrique Fabião

Class type and School hours

Teórica : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To trace the course of Portuguese architecture in the 20th century, valuing its originality and
specificity; to re-evaluate author architecture in the context of diversity, reflecting the
pluralism that characterizes production throughout the century; to shape the path of students and
create a situation, at the end of the course, with some impact on the specific training of
them.

Specific Aims/Objectives

Within the framework of international production, Portuguese architecture has shown a
peripheral situation, some time lag and technological backwardness. It is therefore crucial to
know these factors, which have been decisive in defining its
specificity.

Skills to be acquired

To be able to identify the consistency of 20th century Portuguese architecture that comes from the fact that
it is sustained and built from the response to the multiple implications of programs,
budgets and sites, to the wills of creators and commissioners. A true tradition of
pragmatism, more decisive than cultural tradition itself.
Identify works that constitute an up-to-date synthesis of this production, pointing to a
panoramic view. Master the most important themes.

Teaching Procedures

The methodological basis is based on a periodization that defines the context in which the works were
produced, analyzed in the light of the dominant typologies or programmatic themes, which allows
the contents of the Unit to be defined in a structured way, far removed from the randomness of a casual choice.
. Thematic and chronological essays by
specialists in the various subjects are also included, providing important theoretical support.

Programme

1. between the end of the century and the 1920s: framework and reflection.
2. Between 1920-40: the "Portuguese house" and the new programs. The architects Raul Lino, Ventura
Terra and Marques da Silva.
3. Cassiano Branco: the exception and the rule.
4. a new generation of architects that emerged around 1925: Cristino da Silva, Carlos
Ramos, Pardal Monteiro and Rogério de Azevedo. The new programs (1930s). The
Exposição do Mundo Português: between ideological accommodation and modern experimentation. The
succession generation: Keil do Amaral, Januário Godinho, Arménio Losa and Viana de Lima.
Positions and oppositions.
5. 1943 to 1961: The 1st Congress (1948) - the principles that emerged; the ICAT group (Lisbon);
ODAM group (Porto); how Portuguese architects responded to the impact of the movements
of international architecture, particularly CIAM and the crisis introduced by TEAM X;
analysis of specific cases: Fernando Távora, the restlessness of a quiet man.
6. 1961-1974: reorientations of modern architecture. Some premises for a new
architecture: for a critical practice; the critical object; architecture and urban segregation; analysis
of specific cases: Nuno Te

Evaluation Type

Completion of two written tests (in accordance with University regulations).
Completion of a research paper.

Teaching Resources

The focus is 20th century architecture produced in Portugal, not just the so-called
modern architecture. The universe is that of architecture extended to the city and not reduced to the object. Reflection
on the desire to create safe methodologies, a situation evident in the most significant authors
of recent decades. A production that affirms itself in a path with some solidity and
continuity, but which is more permeable to external influences than influencing itself.

Sustainability Objectives

In view of the climate emergency, the loss of biodiversity and inequalities and asymmetries
social, the proposed Program aims to contribute to the achievement of SDG 4
(Quality Education), ensuring that all students acquire the knowledge and
skills necessary to promote sustainable development; and to SDG 11
(Sustainable Cities and Communities), promoting attitudes of preservation, protection and
conservation of all built and natural cultural heritage.

Keywords

Nationalism; Internationalism; Modern; Experimentation; Visions; Contemporaneity.

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography