20 April 2024
Visit to the Alexandre Herculano High School
Between February and July 2024, Porto City Council and Casa da Arquitectura have teamed up to develop the "Porto de Arquitetura" event, a cycle of free architectural visits open to the public upon prior registration, which will take place in a series of eight buildings in the city that are representative of the most recent contemporary architecture developed here.
Each visit will be accompanied by a talk with the architects and other personalities linked to the spaces, which will give an insider's view of the process of designing, building and restoring the works.
Each visit will be accompanied by a talk with the architects and other personalities linked to the spaces, which will give an insider's view of the process of designing, building and restoring the works.
20th April
16h00
Visit to the Alexandre Herculano Secondary School
Visit led by Atelier 15 with Miguel Ribeiro - registration here
17h00
Talk with Alexandre Alves Costa, Sergio Fernandez, Miguel Ribeiro, João Carlos dos Santos and Maria Manuel Oliveira - registration here
Theme: "Rehabilitation of public buildings"
With Portuguese Sign Language (LGP)
The construction of new high schools in the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries was marked by a desire to boost scientific teaching and respond to the demands of modern education. The then Liceu Central Alexandre Herculano marked an intention to consolidate the expansion of the city in the direction of the then new 19th century Praça da Boavista. Its recent refurbishment honours its past. Construction of the building began in 1916 and work continued until the 30s. Designed by the architect José Marques da Silva, a key figure in Porto's modern architecture, the building proposed a series of spaces that, at the time, would have been unusual in this programme: the large corridors and windows, auditorium, gymnasium and swimming pool made this school an essential reference point.
In the refurbishment carried out by Porto City Council through the municipal company Go Porto, the project was handed over to Atelier 15. Among many other interventions, the swimming pool was replaced by changing rooms, the canteen was relocated (with its own access) and the gymnasium and auditorium were refurbished. The main façade, which housed the directorates, amphitheatres, laboratories, the Natural History Museum and the administrative services, was given a perpendicular position to the four wings of classrooms. The first floor of the centre section of the main façade is now occupied by the library. It was classified as a Monument of Public Interest in 2011.
Project and completion date: 1914-1934 / 2010-2023
Architect: José Marques da Silva / refurbishment by Alexandre Alves Costa, Miguel Ribeiro and Sérgio Fernandez - Atelier 15
Address: Av. de Camilo s/n, 4300-096 Porto
16h00
Visit to the Alexandre Herculano Secondary School
Visit led by Atelier 15 with Miguel Ribeiro - registration here
17h00
Talk with Alexandre Alves Costa, Sergio Fernandez, Miguel Ribeiro, João Carlos dos Santos and Maria Manuel Oliveira - registration here
Theme: "Rehabilitation of public buildings"
With Portuguese Sign Language (LGP)
The construction of new high schools in the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries was marked by a desire to boost scientific teaching and respond to the demands of modern education. The then Liceu Central Alexandre Herculano marked an intention to consolidate the expansion of the city in the direction of the then new 19th century Praça da Boavista. Its recent refurbishment honours its past. Construction of the building began in 1916 and work continued until the 30s. Designed by the architect José Marques da Silva, a key figure in Porto's modern architecture, the building proposed a series of spaces that, at the time, would have been unusual in this programme: the large corridors and windows, auditorium, gymnasium and swimming pool made this school an essential reference point.
In the refurbishment carried out by Porto City Council through the municipal company Go Porto, the project was handed over to Atelier 15. Among many other interventions, the swimming pool was replaced by changing rooms, the canteen was relocated (with its own access) and the gymnasium and auditorium were refurbished. The main façade, which housed the directorates, amphitheatres, laboratories, the Natural History Museum and the administrative services, was given a perpendicular position to the four wings of classrooms. The first floor of the centre section of the main façade is now occupied by the library. It was classified as a Monument of Public Interest in 2011.
Project and completion date: 1914-1934 / 2010-2023
Architect: José Marques da Silva / refurbishment by Alexandre Alves Costa, Miguel Ribeiro and Sérgio Fernandez - Atelier 15
Address: Av. de Camilo s/n, 4300-096 Porto
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