Shift
Architecture and Sustainability

Casa da Arquitectura and the Ministry for the Environment and Climate Action are aligned in their understanding of the role and importance of architecture in the debate on sustainability issues.

Accordingly, the "Shift - Architecture and Sustainability" International Seminar on "Material Architecture" will, according to the curator, bring together "a group of experts from different areas - professional practice, industry and academia - who bring different perspectives on the circularity of building materials. Experiences, strategies and projects will be shared on specific materials, with different scales of production and levels of ecological footprint, reflecting on good practices in their application."

According to architect Paulo Moreira, there are "on the one hand, very different challenges between small-scale, local industries and the mass production of materials on a national or global scale; on the other hand, academic training and research does not always intersect with the day-to-day running of an architectural office."

This seminar proposes, he adds, "a moment of interaction and cross-fertilisation between different types of knowledge, showing that there is room for everyone in questioning the culture of waste that permeates our society and in sharing new research, methods and ecologically conscious works."

As a whole, the Material Architecture seminar collectively reflects on how to tackle the urgent and necessary changes in the field of architecture, teaching and construction.

Participation in the seminar on 29 September is free, subject to prior registration and entitles you to a ticket to visit the exhibitions on display, valid for 29 and 30 September.
Participation on the 29th without prior registration does not entitle you to a free ticket to visit the exhibitions.
Registration and ticket collection on the day of the event starts at 9am at the Casa da Arquitectura Ticket Office.

Programme*

29 SEPTEMBER

10h00 - 10h15
Nuno Sampaio, Executive Director of Casa da Arquitetura
10.15 - 10.30
Paulo Moreira, Seminar Curator

10h30 - 12h00 PANEL 1

STONE, CONCRETE & MORTAR
Moderator Rita Barata Castro
Speakers
Jeremy Pernet, architect
Nuno Sarmento, Gorvell
Paulo Gonçalves, Secil

14h30 - 16h00 PANEL 2

BAMBOO, HEMP & WOOD
Moderator Cláudia Escaleira
Speakers
Luís Gama Pereira and Jaime Espinosa, Iberian Bamboo Association
César Cardoso, Natura Matéria
Jorge Branco, University of Minho

16h15 - 17h45 PANEL 3

CERAMICS, METAL & GLASS
Moderated by Clara Pimenta do Vale
Speakers
Rui Oliveira, Saint-Gobain
Patrícia Gomes and Luis Lima, Matterpieces
Pedro Borges de Araújo, panoramah!

18h00 - 19h00

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Clara Bergia, Bellastock

The conference will offer a presentation of the history of the Bellastock Cooperative and the development of its expertise in the reuse of construction materials, based on examples of projects which have structured the knowledge and activity of Bellastock and its team. Do we necessarily have to demolish to transform? How to build with what already exists? We will go together through some applied ways of reading a building, neighborhood or territory through the resources that make it up.

19h00 -19h30

Closing speeches

*The speakers' speeches are not translated.

*The sessions include simultaneous translation into Portuguese Sign Language, with the exception of the Keynote Speaker.




30 SEPTEMBER

3 pm - 5 pm

Workshop by Casa da Arquitectura Educational Service

Biomimetic constructions

Architecture has looked to nature for solutions to structural, aesthetic and environmental challenges. In this workshop we will introduce participants to the fascinating world of biomimetic architecture, which draws inspiration from nature to create more sustainable and efficient structures. Through practical activities and creative exercises, participants will learn about the principles of biomimicry and apply them to building a model of their own architectural creations.

Target audience: young people aged 15 to 18

Cost: 5€ / participant