Presentation and Discussion on the publication of the Luis Ferreira Alves Award in Barcelona
On November 20th, at 6:30 PM, the Nollegiu del Poblenou Bookstore in Barcelona will host a presentation and discussion about the publication of the Luís Ferreira Alves Prize | 2025 Edition, with the participation of Pedro Leão Neto, architect, editor and coordinator of the prize, and Cristina Gastón, architect and professor of Architectural Projects and Theory and Criticism of Architecture at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB).
The meeting proposes a reflection on the relationship between photography and architecture, around a publication that seeks to perpetuate the legacy of Luís Ferreira Alves, a photographer who knew how to dignify architecture through a simultaneously critical, poetic and human gaze.
The publication Luís Ferreira Alves Prize | The 2025 edition is a bilingual (Portuguese-English) work with international distribution, resulting from a partnership between scopio Editions and the Spanish publisher Turner. With a curatorial character, the book brings together the photographic series distinguished in the first edition of the prize, accompanied by critical essays and reflections on contemporary architecture and image. This editorial collaboration reinforces the ambition to project the prize to new audiences and geographies, expanding the dialogue between visual and architectural cultures.
The initiative in Barcelona precedes the official presentation of the publication at the 10th International Conference of the Sophia Journal, which will take place at the UPC – Higher School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB), on November 21st and 22nd.
On November 21st, at 3 pm, Pedro Leão Neto will present the winning photographic series and the publication of the Luís Ferreira Alves Prize. Edition 2025, immediately before Panel 3 — “Other Realities” (3:30 PM–5:00 PM), moderated by Judit Taberna and Luis Ángel Domínguez.
More information about the conference is available here.
The meeting proposes a reflection on the relationship between photography and architecture, around a publication that seeks to perpetuate the legacy of Luís Ferreira Alves, a photographer who knew how to dignify architecture through a simultaneously critical, poetic and human gaze.
The publication Luís Ferreira Alves Prize | The 2025 edition is a bilingual (Portuguese-English) work with international distribution, resulting from a partnership between scopio Editions and the Spanish publisher Turner. With a curatorial character, the book brings together the photographic series distinguished in the first edition of the prize, accompanied by critical essays and reflections on contemporary architecture and image. This editorial collaboration reinforces the ambition to project the prize to new audiences and geographies, expanding the dialogue between visual and architectural cultures.
The initiative in Barcelona precedes the official presentation of the publication at the 10th International Conference of the Sophia Journal, which will take place at the UPC – Higher School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB), on November 21st and 22nd.
On November 21st, at 3 pm, Pedro Leão Neto will present the winning photographic series and the publication of the Luís Ferreira Alves Prize. Edition 2025, immediately before Panel 3 — “Other Realities” (3:30 PM–5:00 PM), moderated by Judit Taberna and Luis Ángel Domínguez.
More information about the conference is available here.
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