With an intense level of activities, for Casa da Arquitectura last year was marked by the arrival of several collections of Portuguese architects to Casa's Archive and the opening of the first monographic exhibition, dedicated to Eduardo Souto de Moura.

On every last Saturday of each month, at 11am, come and see the Archive and some pieces of our collection. Be a part of an exclusive visit with the specialized monitoring of our technical team, that illuminates our hidden treasures. The meeting point is at the Ticket Office. The visit is free but limited to 15 people. Pick up your ticket 30 minutes before the visit.

More than 7 000 people participated in many activities developed through the course of three celebration days of the Casa da Arquitectura's 2nd anniversary.

Casa da Arquitectura will have the workshop "An Open Space for Today's Theater" oriented by the set and costume designer Jean-Guy Lecat, from 7 to 10 november.

The exhibition Souto de Moura – Memory, Projects, Works and the parallel programme had 7 562 participations during the opening weekend.
The parallel programme, that involved many diverse activities such as music, guided visits, debates, book releases and Educational Service's actions, registered 1 800 participations.

The Exhibition Infinite Span – 90 Years of Brazilian Architecture and its Parallel Program have envolved more than 33 thousand people during its presence, for about 11 months, at Casa da Arquitectura.

Casa da Arquitectura and The Regional Entity for Tourism in Porto and North Portugal (TPNP’s) have signed today a collaboration protocol to the promotion of architecture and the region, also aiming at the destiny and touristic product qualification.

CP – Comboios de Portugal (Portugal Trains) is a partner of Casa da Arquitectura for the Exhibition Souto de Moura – Memory, Projects, Works that opens to the public on october 18, from 22h00. The 40 years of production sample stays in until september 6 2020.

The Medieval Hall of the University of Minho, in the Center of Braga received, from 25 to 27 September 2019, the International Congress on Architectural Archives, with 100 participants from 17 countries, such as United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Cameroon and South Korea.

The archive of the architects Francisco Melo and Jorge Gigante was donated to Casa da Arquitectura, at a ceremony that took place on July 11. The assets donated are drawings and written pieces and a vast photography collection, and it represents their activity since the end of the 1950s until the beginning of the 1990s, having 152 projects of different typologies.

From 25 to 27 September 2019, the International Congress for Architectural Archive “Professional Experiences in Cultural Diversity” will take place in Braga.

Casa da Arquitectura and the General Direction for the Arts have signed today a partnership protocol referring to the archive of Portuguese representations in Venice Architecture Biennale.

The Ministry of Culture and Casa da Arquitectura) established a partnership to promote Contemporary Architecture.

The Culture Minister Graça Fonseca announced today the support of 250 thousand euros to Casa da Arquitectura for the promotion of Portuguese contemporary architecture.

Casa da Arquitectura and Direção-Geral das Artes (General Direction for the Arts) have signed today a partnership contract related to the deposit, in this cultural institution of the Portuguese representations archive in Venice Architecture Biennale.

 

Casa da Arquitectura marked the presence in the 6th FIPA - International Forum on Architectural Heritage, in Mosteiro da Batalha between 22 and 24 May 2019. Nuno Sampaio, Executive Director (CA), participated in the round table "Internationalization of an Education for a Heritage", that happened on the 23th, at 3pm. The panel had also names as Alexandra Leitão, State and Education Secretary and Paula Torgal, president of the South Regional Section of the Architects Order.

Casa da Arquitectura was present on the third edition of "Voix aux Images", a discussion about city and architecture, with the perspective to "see, make and live architecture in a Portuguese way", that happened on the 21st of May, between 9h15am and 5h30pm, at the French delegation of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, in Paris. 

The fifth edition of the Open House Porto, that occurred on June 29 and 30, mobilized 37 578 visits to the 70 spaces that were open and free in Matosinhos, Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
Organized and produced by Casa da Arquitectura, this edition was dedicated to the "Interior Life" of the cities and curated by the architects Joana Couceiro and Nuno Valentim.

"O Fotógrafo Voador” (The Flying Photographer) is the title of the documentary about Fernando Guerra, currently being filmed by Building Pictures, that will have its first run at Arquitecturas Film Festival.