10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal reúne investigadores na ETSAB e destaca o lançamento da Sophia Vol. 11 e do Prémio LFA

 
 
 

10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal reúne investigadores na ETSAB e destaca o lançamento da Sophia Vol. 11 e do Prémio LFA

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A Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (ETSAB-UPC) acolheu, nos dias 21 e 22 de novembro de 2025, a 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal, integrada no ciclo temático Paisagens de Reparação. O encontro reuniu investigadores, fotógrafos, arquitetos e académicos de várias geografias para discutir o papel da fotografia, do cinema e das práticas visuais na documentação, interpretação e reparação das paisagens arquitetónicas e urbanas contemporâneas.

Abertura: intervenções de Félix Solaguren Beascoa, Cristina Gastón e Pedro Leão Neto

A sessão de abertura decorreu no auditório principal da ETSAB.
Félix Solaguren Beascoa, diretor da Escola, deu as boas-vindas aos participantes, sublinhando a importância de acolher esta conferência internacional num momento em que a reflexão visual sobre a cidade e o património arquitetónico assume relevância crescente no debate académico.

Seguiu-se a intervenção de Cristina Gastón, arquiteta e professora da ETSAB, que apresentou brevemente Pedro Leão Neto, contextualizando o trabalho e a trajetória do editor e coordenador da Sophia Journal. Gastón destacou a continuidade e ambição da revista — hoje uma plataforma internacional consolidada de investigação entre arquitetura, fotografia e imagem — e enquadrou a conferência no percurso crítico da Sophia ao longo da última década.

Na sua intervenção, Pedro Leão Neto apresentou o projeto editorial da Sophia Journal, anunciando oficialmente o lançamento do novo volume da revista, Sophia Journal Vol. 11, integrado no ciclo Paisagens de Reparação. Sublinhou o enfoque do volume na forma como fotografia e cinema revelam tensões, fragilidades e transformações invisíveis das cidades contemporâneas, aproximando a investigação visual dos debates urgentes sobre responsabilidade ecológica, espaço público e vida urbana.

Destaque do programa: apresentação do Prémio LFA (15h00–15h30)

Um dos momentos mais aguardados do primeiro dia ocorreu às 15h00, com a apresentação por Pedro Leão Neto da série fotográfica vencedora e da publicação do Prémio Luís Ferreira Alves (LFA).

Numa comunicação que aliou contexto histórico, análise visual e reflexão crítica, Pedro Leão Neto descreveu o processo de seleção, os critérios curatoriais e o papel do Prémio LFA enquanto plataforma de internacionalização da fotografia de arquitetura contemporânea. A apresentação despertou particular interesse entre os participantes, pela forma como articula investigação visual, prática artística e reflexão sobre património arquitetónico — dimensão reforçada pela parceria editorial entre a scopio Editions e a editora espanhola Turner.

Dois dias de debate, investigação e práticas visuais

O programa da conferência incluiu mesas-redondas temáticas, sessões de comunicações e um conjunto de iniciativas paralelas que ilustraram a vitalidade do encontro:

  • Painéis dedicados à modernidade dos anos 50–60, coordenados por Jaime Ferrer;

  • Sessões sobre estados intermédios da cidade e dos processos construtivos, presididas por Cristina Gastón;

  • Painel “Other Realities”, moderado por Judit Taberna e Luis Ángel Domínguez, centrado em práticas documentais emergentes;

  • Conferência de Manolo Laguillo, figura incontornável da fotografia de arquitetura espanhola contemporânea;

  • Exposição “ARXIU ICARIÀ 1987–1992 / Coreografia d’un territori en transformació”, de Martí Llorens;

  • Visita à Biblioteca Oriol Bohigas com curadoria de Neus Vilaplana.

A diversidade de perspetivas e geografias representadas evidenciou o caráter internacional do encontro e o impacto crescente da Sophia Journal no debate académico global sobre cidade, imagem e arquitetura.

Uma conferência que reforça redes e amplia horizontes

Ao longo de dois dias, investigadores e criadores refletiram sobre como a fotografia, o cinema e outras práticas visuais podem documentar, revelar ou transformar a compreensão do ambiente construído — sublinhando a urgência ética e ecológica do tema das Paisagens de Reparação.

A colaboração estreita entre a ETSAB-UPC e a Sophia Journal consolidou esta 10.ª edição como uma plataforma privilegiada para o diálogo interdisciplinar, reforçando redes internacionais de investigação que integram universidades e centros culturais de referência.

A conferência afirmou, mais uma vez, a missão da Sophia Journal: pensar criticamente o papel da imagem na construção do conhecimento sobre arquitetura, cidade e território, e abrir espaço a práticas visuais que contribuam para novas formas de reparar, imaginar e habitar o mundo contemporâneo.

 

10th International Sophia Journal Conference brings together researchers at ETSAB and highlights the launch of Sophia Vol. 11 and the LFA Prize

 
 
 

10th International Sophia Journal Conference brings together researchers at ETSAB and highlights the launch of Sophia Vol. 11 and the LFA Prize

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The Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB-UPC) hosted, on November 21st and 22nd, 2025, the 10th International Sophia Journal Conference, part of the thematic cycle Landscapes of Repair. The meeting brought together researchers, photographers, architects, and academics from diverse geographical locations to discuss the role of photography, film, and visual practices in the documentation, interpretation, and repair of contemporary architectural and urban landscapes.

Opening: talks by Félix Solaguren Beascoa, Cristina Gastón, and Pedro Leão Neto

The opening session took place in the main auditorium of ETSAB.

Félix Solaguren Beascoa, the School's director, welcomed the participants, highlighting the importance of hosting this international conference at a time when visual reflection on the city and architectural heritage is assuming increasing relevance in academic debate.

This was followed by a speech from Cristina Gastón, architect and professor at ETSAB, who briefly introduced Pedro Leão Neto, contextualizing the work and trajectory of the editor and coordinator of the Sophia Journal. Gastón emphasized the continuity and ambition of the journal—today a consolidated international platform for research on architecture, photography, and image—and framed the conference within Sophia's critical trajectory over the last decade.

In his speech, Pedro Leão Neto presented the editorial project of the Sophia Journal, officially announcing the launch of the journal's new volume, Sophia Journal Vol. 11, integrated into the Landscapes of Repair cycle. He emphasized the volume's focus on how photography and film reveal the invisible tensions, fragilities, and transformations of contemporary cities, bringing visual research closer to urgent debates about ecological responsibility, public space, and urban life.

Program Highlight: LFA Prize Presentation (3:00 PM–3:30 PM)

One of the most anticipated moments of the first day occurred at 3:00 PM, with Pedro Leão Neto presenting the winning photographic series and announcing the Luís Ferreira Alves Prize (LFA).

In a presentation that combined historical context, visual analysis, and critical reflection, Pedro Leão Neto described the selection process, the curatorial criteria, and the role of the LFA Prize as a platform for the internationalization of contemporary architectural photography. The presentation sparked particular interest among participants, due to the way it articulates visual research, artistic practice, and reflection on architectural heritage—a dimension reinforced by the editorial partnership between scopio Editions and the Spanish publisher Turner.

Two days of debate, research, and visual practices

The conference program included thematic roundtables, communication sessions, and a series of parallel initiatives that illustrated the vitality of the meeting:

Panels dedicated to the modernity of the 1950s–60s, coordinated by Jaime Ferrer;

Sessions on intermediate states of the city and construction processes, chaired by Cristina Gastón;

Panel “Other Realities”, moderated by Judit Taberna and Luis Ángel Domínguez, focused on emerging documentary practices;

Lecture by Manolo Laguillo, an unavoidable figure in contemporary Spanish architectural photography;

Exhibition “ARXIU ICARIÀ 1987–1992 / Coreografia d’un territori en transformació”, by Martí Llorens;

Visit to the Oriol Bohigas Library curated by Neus Vilaplana.

The diversity of perspectives and geographies represented highlighted the international character of the meeting and the growing impact of Sophia Journal on the global academic debate on city, image, and architecture.

A conference that strengthens networks and broadens horizons

Over two days, researchers and creators reflected on how photography, film, and other visual practices can document, reveal, or transform the understanding of the built environment—emphasizing the ethical and ecological urgency of the theme Landscapes of Repair.

The close collaboration between ETSAB-UPC and Sophia Journal consolidated this 10th edition as a privileged platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, strengthening international research networks that integrate leading universities and cultural centers.

The conference reaffirmed, once again, Sophia Journal's mission: to critically consider the role of the image in the construction of knowledge about architecture, city, and territory, and to open space for visual practices that contribute to new ways of repairing, imagining, and inhabiting the contemporary world.

 

Conversation led by Cristina Gastón brings life to the presentation of the Luis Ferreira Alves Prize in Barcelona

 
 
 

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Conversation led by Cristina Gastón brings life to the presentation of the Luis Ferreira Alves Prize in Barcelona

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The Nollegiu del Poblenou Bookstore in Barcelona hosted the presentation of the publication Luis Ferreira Alves Prize | 2025 Edition on November 20th, in a meeting marked by a conversation led by Cristina Gastón, architect and professor at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB). In dialogue with Pedro Leão Neto, architect, editor and coordinator of the prize, Gastón gave the session a unique dynamism, making the presentation not only informative, but a true space for critical reflection on photography and architecture.

The audience—composed mostly of photographers, architects, researchers, and speakers—included figures such as Félix Solaguren Beascoa, director of ETSAB, speakers Judit Taberna (moderator of Panel 3 — Other Realities) and María Fernanda Jaua, author of the article "Public Housing Caracas," as well as photographer Julio Mesa. The atmosphere was welcoming, with an attentive and interested community clearly identifying with the spirit of the award.

At the end, the audience actively participated, interacting directly with Cristina Gastón and Pedro Leão Neto. The exchange of ideas was brief but intense, focusing on the importance of the award as a gesture of resistance to the visual superficiality that characterizes contemporary times. There was also space to evoke the unique perspective of Luis Ferreira Alves, always attentive to the rigor, poetry, and humanity present in the dialogue between architecture and photography.

The session in Barcelona preceded the official presentation of the publication *Luis Ferreira Alves Award | 2025 Edition* at the 10th Sophia Journal International Conference, which took place on November 21st and 22nd at ETSAB.

The publication is a bilingual work (Portuguese–English) with international distribution, the result of a partnership between scopio Editions and the Spanish publisher Turner. With a curatorial approach, the book brings together the photographic series distinguished in the first edition of the award, accompanied by critical essays and reflections on architecture and contemporary image. This editorial collaboration reinforces the ambition to project the award to new audiences and geographies, expanding the dialogue between visual and architectural cultures.

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LFA AWARD Publication

 

Conversa conduzida por Cristina Gastón dá vida à apresentação do Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves em Barcelona

 
 
 

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Conversa conduzida por Cristina Gastón dá vida à apresentação do Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves em Barcelona

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A Livraria Nollegiu del Poblenou, em Barcelona, recebeu no dia 20 de novembro a apresentação da publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025, num encontro marcado por uma conversa conduzida por Cristina Gastón, arquiteta e professora da Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (ETSAB). Ao dialogar com Pedro Leão Neto, arquiteto, editor e coordenador do prémio, Gastón conferiu à sessão um dinamismo singular, tornando a apresentação não apenas informativa, mas um verdadeiro espaço de reflexão crítica sobre fotografia e arquitetura.

A assistência — composta maioritariamente por fotógrafos, arquitetos, investigadores e conferencistas — incluiu a presença de figuras como Félix Solaguren Beascoa, diretor da ETSAB, as conferencistas Judit Taberna (moderadora do Painel 3 — Other Realities) e María Fernanda Jaua, autora do artigo Public Housing Caracas, bem como o fotógrafo Julio Mesa. O ambiente acolheu uma comunidade atenta, interessada e claramente identificada com o espírito do prémio.

No final, o público participou ativamente, interagindo diretamente com Cristina Gastón e com Pedro Leão Neto. A troca de ideias foi breve, mas intensa, centrando-se na importância do prémio enquanto gesto de resistência à superficialidade visual que caracteriza a contemporaneidade. Houve ainda espaço para evocar a singularidade do olhar de Luis Ferreira Alves, sempre atento ao rigor, à poesia e à humanidade presentes no diálogo entre arquitetura e fotografia.

A sessão em Barcelona antecedeu a apresentação oficial da publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025 na 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal, que decorreu nos dias 21 e 22 de novembro na ETSAB.

A publicação é uma obra bilingue (português–inglês) com distribuição internacional, resultado de uma parceria entre a scopio Editions e a editora espanhola Turner. Com caráter curatorial, o livro reúne as séries fotográficas distinguidas na primeira edição do prémio, acompanhadas por ensaios críticos e reflexões sobre arquitetura e imagem contemporânea. Esta colaboração editorial reforça a ambição de projetar o prémio para novos públicos e geografias, ampliando o diálogo entre culturas visuais e arquitetónicas.

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SIGARRA / FAUP

LFA AWARD Publication

 

Presentation and Discussion about the Publication of the Luis Ferreira Alves Prize | 2025 Edition in Barcelona - November 20th

 
 
 

Presentation and Discussion about the Publication LuIs Ferreira Alves Prize | 2025 Edition in Barcelona - November 20th

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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.

 

presentação e Conversa em torno da Publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025 em Barcelona - 20 de novembro

 
 
 

Apresentação e Conversa em torno da Publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025 em Barcelona - 20 de novembro

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No próximo dia 20 de novembro, às 18h30, a Livraria Nollegiu del Poblenou, em Barcelona, acolhe a apresentação e conversa em torno da publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025, com a participação de Pedro Leão Neto, arquiteto, editor e coordenador do prémio, e de Cristina Gastón, arquiteta e professora de Projetos Arquitetónicos e de Teoria e Crítica da Arquitetura na Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (ETSAB).

O encontro propõe uma reflexão sobre a relação entre fotografia e arquitetura, em torno de uma publicação que procura perpetuar o legado de Luis Ferreira Alves, fotógrafo que soube dignificar a arquitetura através de um olhar simultaneamente crítico, poético e humano.

A publicação Prémio Luís Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025 é uma obra bilingue (português–inglês) com distribuição internacional, resultado de uma parceria entre a scopio Editions e a editora espanhola Turner. Com caráter curatorial, o livro reúne as séries fotográficas distinguidas na primeira edição do prémio, acompanhadas por ensaios críticos e reflexões sobre arquitetura e imagem contemporânea. Esta colaboração editorial reforça a ambição de projetar o prémio para novos públicos e geografias, ampliando o diálogo entre culturas visuais e arquitetónicas.

A iniciativa em Barcelona antecede a apresentação oficial da publicação na 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal, que terá lugar na UPC – Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (ETSAB), nos dias 21 e 22 de novembro.

No dia 21 de novembro, pelas 15h00, Pedro Leão Neto fará a apresentação da série fotográfica vencedora e da publicação Prémio Luis Ferreira Alves | Edição 2025, imediatamente antes do Painel 3 — “Other Realities” (15h30–17h00), moderado por Judit Taberna e Luis Ángel Domínguez.
Mais informações sobre a conferência disponíveis aqui.

 

10th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 21 / 22 November | UPC - Barcelona School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.B - NEWS

 
 
 

UPC – Barcelona hosts the 10th Sophia Journal International Conference | 21 / 22 November

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Landscapes of Repair: the Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces

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The 10th Sophia Journal International Conference will take place on November 21 and 22, 2025, at the UPC – Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (E.T.S.A.B), marking a new stage in the cycle of international meetings dedicated to exploration critique of the intersections between image and architecture. 

Under the theme Landscapes of Repair: The Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces, the conference invites reflection on the way photography, cinema and other visual practices document, interpret and reimagine modern and contemporary architecture, as cities and public spaces. 

Giving continuity to Sophia's fourth thematic cycle, “Landscapes of Repair”, the conference proposes a humanist approach to urban transformation, focused on the urgent need to repair the planet and its fragmented territories.

Through photography and cinema, the aim is to discuss the role of images in understanding and regenerating urban landscapes and contemporary environments. Organized by the UPC – Escola de Arquitetura de Barcelona (ET.S.A.B), this edition reinforces the international vocation of Sophia Journal and its link to Scientific publication of the same name, a peer-reviewed magazine that, for more than a decade, has promoted interdisciplinary debate between art, image and architecture.

The program includes:

  • Thematic roundtables dedicated to communications selected from Sophia's work class;

  • Presentation of articles and visual essays submitted to conference;Launch of the new volume of Sophia magazine (Vol. 11);

  • Presentation of the winning photographic series and publication of the LFA Prize;Exhibition “ARXIU ICARIÀ 1987–1992 / Choreography of a territory in transformation”, by Martí Llorens;

  • Visit to the Oriol Bohigas Library, with a curated by Neus Vilaplana.

The conference will bring together international researchers, artists and academics to discuss projects that use visuals in research, preservation and interpretation of modern and contemporary architectural heritage, and in the analysis of the dynamics of transformation of urban spaces.

Sophia Journal and a E.T.S.A.B – UPC invites the entire academic community and interested public to participate in this meeting that celebrates ten editions of reflection and interdisciplinary creation around image and architecture.

More information, registration and access to the book of abstracts found are available on the official site of the conference

 

10.ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DA SOPHIA JOURNAL | 21 / 22 de novembro | UPC - Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B - Notícia

 
 
 

Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B – acolhe a 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal | 21 / 22 de novembro

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Landscapes of Repair: the Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces

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A 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal terá lugar nos dias 21 e 22 de novembro de 2025, na UPC – Escola Técnica Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona (E.T.S.A.B), marcando uma nova etapa no ciclo de encontros internacionais dedicados à exploração crítica das interseções entre imagem e arquitetura.

Sob o tema Landscapes of Repair: The Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces, a conferência convida à reflexão sobre o modo como a fotografia, o cinema e outras práticas visuais documentam, interpretam e reimaginam a arquitetura moderna e contemporânea, as cidades e os espaços públicos.

Dando continuidade ao quarto ciclo temático da Sophia, “Paisagens de Reparação”, o encontro propõe uma abordagem humanista à transformação urbana, centrada na necessidade urgente de reparar o planeta e os seus territórios fragmentados. Através da fotografia e do cinema, pretende-se discutir o papel das imagens na compreensão e na regeneração das paisagens urbanas e ambientais contemporâneas.

Organizada pela UPC – Escola de Arquitetura de Barcelona (E.T.S.A.B), esta edição reforça a vocação internacional da Sophia Journal e a sua ligação à publicação científica homónima, revista com revisão por pares que, há mais de uma década, promove o debate interdisciplinar entre arte, imagem e arquitetura.

O programa inclui:

  • Mesas-redondas temáticas dedicadas às comunicações selecionadas da chamada de trabalhos da Sophia;

  • Apresentação de artigos e ensaios visuais submetidos à conferência;

  • Lançamento do novo volume da revista Sophia (Vol. 11);

  • Apresentação da série fotográfica vencedora e publicação do Prémio LFA;

  • Exposição “ARXIU ICARIÀ 1987–1992 / Coreografia d’un territori en transformació”, de Martí Llorens;

  • Visita à Biblioteca Oriol Bohigas, com a curadoria de Neus Vilaplana.

A conferência reunirá investigadores, artistas e académicos internacionais para discutir projetos que utilizam meios visuais na investigação, preservação e interpretação do património arquitetónico moderno e contemporâneo, e na análise das dinâmicas de transformação dos espaços urbanos.

Sophia Journal e a E.T.S.A.B – UPC convidam toda a comunidade académica e o público interessado a participar neste encontro que celebra dez edições de partilha, reflexão e criação interdisciplinar em torno da imagem e da arquitetura.

Mais informações, inscrições e acesso ao livro de resumos encontram-se disponíveis no site oficial da conferência

 

10th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 21 / 22 November | UPC - Barcelona School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.B

 
 
 

10th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 21 / 22 November | UPC - Barcelona School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.B

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10th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 21 / 22 November | UPC - Barcelona School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.B 

Landscapes of Repair: the Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces

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Program and Book of abstracts

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The 10th Sophia Journal International Conference will present a live program organised by ETSAB - Barcelona School of Architecture - UPC, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Sophia Journal international conferences and are closely aligned with Sophia's peer-reviewed publication.

The conference emerges as a dynamic platform, enhancing global outreach and fostering deeper international collaboration, and will be addressing descriptive, analytical, and interpretative projects that offer a unique perception and new knowledge about the role of Photography and Film in Documenting the legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces.

Encompassing a rich and diverse program around: (i) roundtables for each panel concerning a focused topic coming from Sophia´s comprehensive call; (ii) presentation of articles and visual essays submitted; (iii) Presentation of.

 

This International Conference integrates the fourth thematic cycle “Landscapes of Repair”, encouraging a humanist approach to urban transformation that transcends purely economic considerations. By exploring the impactful realms of photography, film, and various visual practices, we aim to highlight their significant contributions to the discourse surrounding architectural programs. Our goal is to draw urgent attention to the necessity of repairing our fractured planet. In doing so, we also seek to address and connect the multitude of challenges that contemporary cities and territories around the world are grappling with. These visual mediums not only document but also critically engage with the diverse and complex issues of our time, offering a unique perspective on urban and environmental crises. Through this lens, we hope to foster a deeper understanding and inspire actionable solutions to the pressing problems facing our global communities.

 

Landscapes of Repair: The Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces

The Role of Photography and Film in Documenting the Legacy of Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces brings together theoretical and field-based research exploring how photography and film can document, interpret, and reimagine Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces. The conference examines architecture, cities, and landscapes as living, inclusive organisms—highlighting positive transformations, heritage resources, and the cultural, political, and ecological contexts shaping urban life.

Contributors will be presenting projects that use visual media to investigate the preservation of modern architectural heritage, reveal sites of transformation, trace diachronic changes in urban environments, and challenge dominant narratives. By integrating diverse documentary approaches—from scientific and archival to artistic and identity-driven—the conference aims to show how photography and film can deepen our understanding of the built environment and its evolving relationship with society.

         The presentations will take place organised through round-tables dedicated to specific topics, where discussions revolve around theoretical work, and visual essays.           

Events

·      Visita biblioteca, exposición Biblioteca Oriol Bohigas de Martí Llorens (con Neus Vilaplana, directora) 

·      Visita a Factoría Heliográfica

To strengthen the internationalization of these conferences, we are expanding the venues to include other esteemed institutions. Thus, the current international conference is hosted at UPC - Barcelona School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.B., further enhancing our global outreach and fostering deeper international collaboration. The 10th Sophia Journal International Conference marks the continuation of a series of conferences closely aligned with Sophia's peer-reviewed publication. Sophia supports and disseminates scientific research by publishing theoretical articles and visual essays that critically explore the intersections between image and architecture.

We are delighted to announce the upcoming 10th Sophia Journal International Conference, which constitutes an important forum for fostering reflection and debate within the realms of architecture, photography and image making centred on exploring how photography and film can document, interpret, and reimagine Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Public Spaces.

The organization extends its gratitude to all who will be attending and participating in this 10th Sophia Journal International Conference, and in this way strengthening its international network focused on the intersection of Photography and Architecture.

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10.ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DA SOPHIA JOURNAL | 21 / 22 de novembro | UPC - Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B

 
 
 

10.ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DA SOPHIA JOURNAL | 21 / 22 de novembro | UPC - Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B

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10.ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DA SOPHIA JOURNAL | 21 / 22 de novembro | UPC - Escola Superior de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B

Paisagens de reparação: o papel da fotografia e do cinema na documentação do legado da arquitetura moderna e contemporânea e dos espaços públicos

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A 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal apresentará um programa ao vivo organizado pela ETSAB - Escola de Arquitetura de Barcelona - UPC, dando continuidade ao ciclo anual de fóruns internacionais dedicados à exploração crítica das interseções entre imagem e arquitetura.

As conferências internacionais da Sophia Journal estão intimamente alinhadas com a publicação revisada por pares da Sophia.

A conferência surge como uma plataforma dinâmica, aumentando o alcance global e promovendo uma colaboração internacional mais profunda, e abordará projetos descritivos, analíticos e interpretativos que oferecem uma percepção única e novos conhecimentos sobre o papel da fotografia e do cinema na documentação do legado da arquitetura moderna e contemporânea e dos espaços públicos.

Abrangendo um programa rico e diversificado em torno de: (i) mesas redondas para cada painel sobre um tema específico proveniente da convocatória abrangente da Sophia; (ii) apresentação de artigos e ensaios visuais submetidos; (iii) apresentação de.

 

Esta Conferência Internacional integra o quarto ciclo temático “Paisagens de Reparação”, incentivando uma abordagem humanista à transformação urbana que transcende considerações puramente económicas. Ao explorar os impactantes domínios da fotografia, do cinema e de várias práticas visuais, pretendemos destacar as suas contribuições significativas para o discurso em torno dos programas arquitetónicos. O nosso objetivo é chamar a atenção urgente para a necessidade de reparar o nosso planeta fraturado. Ao fazê-lo, procuramos também abordar e conectar os inúmeros desafios que as cidades e territórios contemporâneos em todo o mundo enfrentam. Estes meios visuais não só documentam, mas também se envolvem criticamente com as questões diversas e complexas do nosso tempo, oferecendo uma perspetiva única sobre as crises urbanas e ambientais. Através desta lente, esperamos promover uma compreensão mais profunda e inspirar soluções viáveis para os problemas prementes que as nossas comunidades globais enfrentam.

 

Paisagens de reparação: o papel da fotografia e do cinema na documentação do legado da arquitetura moderna e contemporânea e dos espaços públicos

O papel da fotografia e do cinema na documentação do legado da arquitetura moderna e contemporânea e dos espaços públicos reúne pesquisas teóricas e de campo que exploram como a fotografia e o cinema podem documentar, interpretar e reimaginar a arquitetura moderna e contemporânea e os espaços públicos. A conferência examina a arquitetura, as cidades e as paisagens como organismos vivos e inclusivos, destacando transformações positivas, recursos patrimoniais e os contextos culturais, políticos e ecológicos que moldam a vida urbana.

Os colaboradores apresentarão projetos que utilizam meios visuais para investigar a preservação do património arquitetónico moderno, revelar locais de transformação, traçar mudanças diacrónicas em ambientes urbanos e desafiar narrativas dominantes. Ao integrar diversas abordagens documentais — desde científicas e arquivísticas até artísticas e orientadas para a identidade —, a conferência pretende mostrar como a fotografia e o cinema podem aprofundar a nossa compreensão do ambiente construído e a sua relação em evolução com a sociedade.

         As apresentações serão organizadas em mesas redondas dedicadas a tópicos específicos, onde as discussões girarão em torno de trabalhos teóricos e ensaios visuais.

Eventos

·      Visita à biblioteca, exposição Biblioteca Oriol Bohigas de Martí Llorens (com Neus Vilaplana, diretora)

·      Visita à Factoría Heliográfica

Para reforçar a internacionalização destas conferências, estamos a expandir os locais para incluir outras instituições conceituadas. Assim, a atual conferência internacional é organizada pela UPC - Escola de Arquitetura de Barcelona - E.T.S.A.B., reforçando ainda mais o nosso alcance global e promovendo uma colaboração internacional mais profunda. A 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal marca a continuação de uma série de conferências intimamente alinhadas com a publicação revisada por pares da Sophia. A Sophia apoia e divulga a investigação científica através da publicação de artigos teóricos e ensaios visuais que exploram criticamente as interseções entre imagem e arquitetura.

Temos o prazer de anunciar a próxima 10ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal, que constitui um importante fórum para promover a reflexão e o debate nos domínios da arquitetura, fotografia e criação de imagens, centrado na exploração de como a fotografia e o cinema podem documentar, interpretar e reimaginar a Arquitetura Moderna e Contemporânea e os Espaços Públicos.

A organização expressa a sua gratidão a todos os que irão assistir e participar nesta 10.ª Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal, reforçando assim a sua rede internacional centrada na intersecção entre a fotografia e a arquitetura.

Conferência Internacional da Sophia Journal

 

Panel and Round-table Moderator #04 | Documentary artistic publications about architecture - Olívia Marques da Silva

 
 
 

Panel and RouNd-table Moderator
#04 |
Documentary artistic publications about architecture - Olívia Marques da Silva

8th Sophia Journal International Conference
Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

PANEL #04| Chair: Olívia Marques da Silva

10h20 - 10h50 | Invited speaker - Nuno Grande
Presentation of the book 'Another Approach on the Works of Álvaro Siza'

10h50 - 11h20 | Moderator - Olívia Marques da Silva
Presentation of the scopionewspaper collection 'The Idea of Álvaro Siza'

11h20 - 11h30 | Interval

11h30 - 13h30 | Chair / moderator - Olívia Marques da Silva
Opening the discussion focused on documentary artistic publications about architecture
Invited speakers
- Paulo Catrica
- Rita Castro Neves

16h45 - 17h15 | Roundtable discussion

8TH SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

On September 15th and 16th, at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference took place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage invited theoretical and field work where architectural photography and film-making are descriptive, analytical and interpretive, communicating original perceptions and new understandings of modern architecture and landscapes. Photography and film projects that will allow us to show how modern buildings and landscapes have responded to and reflect the local conditions of their production and importance.  Projects which critique and expand our understanding of what constitutes modern architecture and landscape, in terms of its language, locations, functions, creators, patrons and public.

Photography and film work that can allow us to see the social dimension of architecture and landscape, to understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” to contribute to a greater understanding of modern architecture’s and landscape’s potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interplay between architecture and nature.

The Conference, on the 15th of September, will be presenting the selection of the best theoretical papers and visual essays submitted to our Call. Being organised in 3 panels, it will constitute a live forum for debating photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage, among other stimulating issues central to discuss what we have proposed in our Call.

Program and Book of abstracts

CONFERENCE VIDEO VIA YOUTUBE @FAUP

+ info

8th SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEBSITE
Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI'  CEAU.FAUP

SCOPIO Network

FAUP SIGARRA

 

Panel and Round-tables Moderators #03 | Processes | João Leal - Rikke Munck

 
 
 

Panel and RouNd-table Moderators
#03 | PROCESSES |
JOÃO LEAL - RIKKE MUNCK PETERSEN

8th Sophia Journal International Conference
Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

PANEL #03| Chair: João Leal, Rikke Munck Petersen
14h45 - 15h00 | Presentation 9: Ciro Miguel
Ektachrome Color: White buildings, Red Dust

15h15 - 15h30 | Presentation 10: Corné Strootman
Filmmaking as a tool for landscape architecture: Analysing and mediating the spatial impact of agricultural techniques

15h30 - 16h00 | Interval

16h15 - 16h30 | Presentation 11: Millicent Gunner  [Visual Essays]
Walking the Table : Caring-with landscape

16h30 - 16h45 | Presentation 12: Tonia Carless [Visual Essays]
Unsettling in Norrlands

16h45 - 17h15 | Roundtable discussion

8TH SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

On September 15th and 16th, at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference took place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage invited theoretical and field work where architectural photography and film-making are descriptive, analytical and interpretive, communicating original perceptions and new understandings of modern architecture and landscapes. Photography and film projects that will allow us to show how modern buildings and landscapes have responded to and reflect the local conditions of their production and importance.  Projects which critique and expand our understanding of what constitutes modern architecture and landscape, in terms of its language, locations, functions, creators, patrons and public.

Photography and film work that can allow us to see the social dimension of architecture and landscape, to understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” to contribute to a greater understanding of modern architecture’s and landscape’s potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interplay between architecture and nature.

The Conference, on the 15th of September, will be presenting the selection of the best theoretical papers and visual essays submitted to our Call. Being organised in 3 panels, it will constitute a live forum for debating photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage, among other stimulating issues central to discuss what we have proposed in our Call.

Program and Book of abstracts

CONFERENCE VIDEO VIA YOUTUBE @FAUP

+ info

8th SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEBSITE
Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI'  CEAU.FAUP

SCOPIO Network

FAUP SIGARRA

 

Panel and Round-table Moderators #02 | Places | Igea Troiani - Mark Durden

 
 
 

Panel and RouNd-table Moderators
#02 | PLACES |
Igea Troiani - Mark Durden

8th Sophia Journal International Conference
Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

PANEL #02 | Chair: Igea Troiani, Mark Durden
12h15 - 12h30 | Presentation 5: Richard Williams
São Paulo's Minhocão on Film

12h30 - 12h45 | Presentation 6: Sotiria Alexiadou / Vassilis Colonas
Unclaiming the natural waterfront landscape: Thessaloniki's manmade east waterfront

12h45 - 13h00 Presentation 7: Lars Rolfsted Mortensen  [Visual Essays]
The Infrastructural Sublime Marvel, apprehension, and environmental awareness in the encounter of dams

13h00- 14h00 | Lunch Break

14h00 - 14h15 | Presentation 8: Joao Gadelho Novais Tavares
Foz Velha. The creation of an image of permanencies and transformations

14h15 - 14h45 Roundtable discussion

8TH SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

On September 15th and 16th, at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference took place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage invited theoretical and field work where architectural photography and film-making are descriptive, analytical and interpretive, communicating original perceptions and new understandings of modern architecture and landscapes. Photography and film projects that will allow us to show how modern buildings and landscapes have responded to and reflect the local conditions of their production and importance.  Projects which critique and expand our understanding of what constitutes modern architecture and landscape, in terms of its language, locations, functions, creators, patrons and public.

Photography and film work that can allow us to see the social dimension of architecture and landscape, to understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” to contribute to a greater understanding of modern architecture’s and landscape’s potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interplay between architecture and nature.

The Conference, on the 15th of September, will be presenting the selection of the best theoretical papers and visual essays submitted to our Call. Being organised in 3 panels, it will constitute a live forum for debating photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage, among other stimulating issues central to discuss what we have proposed in our Call.

Program and Book of abstracts

CONFERENCE VIDEO VIA YOUTUBE @FAUP

+ info

8th SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEBSITE
Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI'  CEAU.FAUP

SCOPIO Network

FAUP SIGARRA

 

Panel and Roudtables Moderators #1 | Types | Hugh Campbell - Teresa Ferreira

 
 
 

Panel and RouNd-table Moderators
#01 | Types | Hugh Campbell - Teresa Ferreira

8th Sophia Journal International Conference
Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

PANEL #01 | Chair: Hugh Campbell, Teresa Ferreira

10h00 - 10h15 | Presentation 1 | Birgit Schilke Hammer/Leonie Bunte
Changing the Image: Photographic Investigations on the Anonymous Modern, West Germany 1970-1989

10h15 - 10h30 | Presentation 2: Giulio Galasso / Natalia Voroshilova (Visual Essays)
Oases in the grid: The gardens of postwar Milanese middle-class housing

10h30 - 11h00 | Interval

11h00 - 11h15 | Presentation 3: Jasna Galjer
Ways of seeing architecture and landscape in the voids of presence. The case of a health resort on the Adriatic coast of Croatia

11h15 - 11h30 | Presentation 4: Julia Maria Bezerra de Mello
Other Interpretations on Tower H

11h30 - 12h00 | Roundtable discussion

8TH SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

On September 15th and 16th, at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference took place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage invited theoretical and field work where architectural photography and film-making are descriptive, analytical and interpretive, communicating original perceptions and new understandings of modern architecture and landscapes. Photography and film projects that will allow us to show how modern buildings and landscapes have responded to and reflect the local conditions of their production and importance.  Projects which critique and expand our understanding of what constitutes modern architecture and landscape, in terms of its language, locations, functions, creators, patrons and public.

Photography and film work that can allow us to see the social dimension of architecture and landscape, to understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” to contribute to a greater understanding of modern architecture’s and landscape’s potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interplay between architecture and nature.

The Conference, on the 15th of September, will be presenting the selection of the best theoretical papers and visual essays submitted to our Call. Being organised in 3 panels, it will constitute a live forum for debating photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage, among other stimulating issues central to discuss what we have proposed in our Call.

Program and Book of abstracts

CONFERENCE VIDEO VIA YOUTUBE @FAUP

+ info

8th SOPHIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEBSITE
Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI'  CEAU.FAUP

SCOPIO Network

FAUP SIGARRA

 

CHAMADA ABERTA | Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices

 

The Campo di Marte, La Giudecca, Venice, 2018. IACP (Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari, 1983). Courtesy: Jorge Marum

 
 

CHAMADA 1º MANUSCRITO - NOVO PRAZO DE ENTREGA - 31 março

Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices

Editores: Maria Neto (UBI-FAUP), Paz Nuñez Martí (UAH-ETSAM)
Editores Convidados: Igea Troiani (LSBU), Joan Mac Donald (U. Chile), Jorge Tárrago Mingo (ETSAUN)
Open Call Video Presentation

PT/ENG
A Revista Sophia está atualmente a aceitar o 1º manuscrito / artigo completo para o seu terceiro ciclo temático "Landscapes of Care" centrado na produção de habitação de promoção pública “Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices”.

Prazo de entrega do 1º manuscrito: 31 de março de 2024
Prazo para o 2º manuscrito: 1 de setembro de 2024

Prazo para apresentação na conferência: 10 de setembro de 2024
Conferência Internacional (dtbc): 15 e 16 de setembro de 2024

Prazo para o 3º Manuscrito (Revista): 5 de outubro de 2024
Data de publicação (tbc): até dezembro de 2024


O terceiro ciclo temático de Sophia Journal "Landscapes of Care", aborda investigações, projectos, experiências e práticas fotográficas e visuais contemporâneas que se preocupam sobre o modo como a arquitectura, entendida num sentido amplo, pode ajudar a curar as relações entre o homem e habitat, bem como a crise sócio-ambiental que o planeta vive.

O conceito de Landscapes of Care tem sido cada vez mais adoptado em diversas áreas do conhecimento, desde a geografia da saúde até às artes e arquitectura, transposta aqui como a acção do estado social no sector da habitação, que gera uma relação de cuidado entre o estado e sociedade, enquadrada nos direitos económicos, sociais e culturais. Neste call interessam-nos investigações e práticas visuais que nos ajudem a compreender e documentar procedimentos (formas de atuar?) fora das narrativas dominantes, que promovam o direito à habitação, mas também o direito à cidade, convocando a cidade e o território como organismos vivos e inclusivos, reconhecendo a importância dos recursos públicos e das respostas sociais, os processos participativos e a co-responsabilização, para a promoção de uma sustentabilidade global.

Este número ao focar-se na produção de habitação de promoção pública, permite centrar as contribuições numa leitura dinâmica da cidade condicionante e condicionada pela tipologia habitacional. Associando arquitectura, habitação de cariz público, habitat e planeamento urbano convocam-se trabalhos que explorem uma narrativa interpretativa sobre a habitação e quem nela habita, projectos piloto de intervenções em comunidades-de-estudo, capazes de gerar visões estratégicas sobre o possível futuro da cidade e do território, da habitação e das vidas que (trans)forma, nesta relação ontológica entre a casa e o Homem.

A habitação de promoção pública deveria ser um exemplo de práticas inovadoras quer de projecto quer de desenvolvimento urbano e territorial, no entanto a maioria das intervenções realizadas através de políticas de habitação ou de acções específicas e isoladas sobre habitação pública, não são suficientemente conhecidas e/ou disseminadas quer pelas autoridades quer por parte dos técnicos e investigadores, não chegando a produzir conhecimento alargado e debate. O nosso objectivo é dar a conhecer estas práticas que cruzam teoria e acção, e explorar de que modo a fotografia, os levantamentos, testemunhos e os documentários podem ser utilizados como instrumentos significativos de investigação nas dimensões socioeconómica, política, histórica, técnica e ecológica da habitação social, da cidade e do território, desvelando boas práticas e modelos a estudar. Lançando um olhar crítico sobre o fazer cidade a partir do seu programa dominante - a habitação - pretendemos também estabelecer relações de continuidade e/ou ruptura, alinhamentos e/ ou desfasamentos entre habitação e pensamento urbanístico, sociopolítico e arquitectónico quer no quadro nacional como no internacional.

Nesta convocatória de artigos e ensaios visuais para este número da revista Sophia Journal Vol. 9 | Landscapes of Care. Social housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices convidamos os autores a submeterem trabalhos teóricos, registo de experiências em programas de habitação social, e ensaios visuais sobre iniciativas ou programas piloto em habitação pública, onde a fotografia, o registo gráfico, o testemunho e o documentário estão presentes de forma significativa. Projetos descritivos, analíticos e interpretativos, capazes de oferecer uma percepção única e um novo entendimento sobre a habitação, os seus moradores e a cidade, bem como a sua capacidade de responder e reflectir as condições locais e ser elemento de coesão socio-territorial. Projectos que são territórios críticos capazes de expandir a nossa compreensão sobre a arquitectura e paisagem social, em termos da sua linguagem, localização, moradores e vizinhança.

Interessam-nos também trabalhos fotográficos e cinematográficos que nos permitam reconhecer a dimensão social da arquitectura e da paisagem e compreender a arquitectura como fez Alvar Aalto, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” juntamente com o enfoque de Donna Haraway na interacção humana e não humana - novas “naturecultures” capazes de contribuir para uma maior compreensão do potencial da arquitectura e da paisagem do social para um equilíbrio e uma interacção mais ecológica e sustentável entre a arquitectura e a natureza.

Instruções para a apresentação de propostas
Para apresentar a sua proposta, envie um resumo de 500 palavras (incluindo referências e um máximo de cinco imagens) e uma breve biografia de cada autor (até 70 palavras cada) até 1 de dezembro de 2023. A submissão de resumos é feita através da nossa plataforma OJS, registando-se e submetendo em: https://www.up.pt/revistas/index.php/sophia/index

Os autores seleccionados serão notificados até ao dia 11 de janeiro de 2024 e deverão entregar um artigo completo (entre 3000 e 6000 palavras) ou um ensaio visual (comprimento entre 6 e 8 páginas, mais texto entre 500 e 1000 palavras) até ao dia 11 de março de 2024.

Note-se que todos os artigos teóricos serão sujeitos a revisão por pares. As outras modalidades de submissões que publicamos (ensaios visuais, entrevistas e recensões críticas) não estão sujeitas a revisão por pares.

A aceitação de um resumo em qualquer uma destas modalidades não garante a publicação.

BIOGRAPHIES

IGEA TROIANI
Igea Troiani (PhD) is a Professor of Architecture and Head of Division for Architecture at London South Bank University (LSBU). She is an architect and filmmaker with almost 30 years-experience of working in a university, architecture practice and universities gained in the UK (London, Oxford and Plymouth), China (Suzhou), Germany (Münster) and Australia (Brisbane and Melbourne). Her three key areas of research are 1) the social production of architecture; 2) architecture and media (focusing on publishing and filmmaking) and 3) architectural labour, neoliberalism and sustainable ecologies. She studies architecture from transdisciplinary perspectives to determine the conditions in which architecture is, and architects are, socially, culturally and economically produced. Her books include The Politics of Making (2017/2007); Transdisciplinary Urbanism and Culture (2017); Architecture Filmmaking (2019); Visual Research Methods in Architecture (2021); and Spaces of Tolerance (2021), and Work-life Balance in Architecture (in press).

JOAN MAC DONALD
Joan MacDonald is an architect and expert in housing and urban planning, especially in vulnerable contexts. She was the first architect to head the Housing Department at the UC School of Architecture and the first woman to assume the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (1990-94). Throughout her career, she has fulfilled different urban and housing management leadership roles. Among them, she was a consultant for the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC, and between 2000 and 2014, she directed the Latin American Service, African and Asian Popular Housing (SELAVIP). From there, she promoted the execution of more than 500 housing and neighborhood improvement projects for poor urban communities in the developing world.

JORGE TÁRRAGO MINGO
Jorge Tárrago Mingo. Registered Architect. PhD. University of Navarra (2005). He is a Professor of Architecture and collaborates in research and editorial initiatives. He is Director of RA, Revista de Arquitectura. He has published articles in ARQ, Future Anterior, Bauwelt, Rita, PPA, Revista 180, Arquitetura rivista, ZARCH, and he is a regular reviewer for some others. He is author, co-author or editor of several books and book chapters, the most recent being Aguinaga, Echaide, Sobrini. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (Pamplona, 2020), awarded at the XV BEAU, and the chapter 'A Certain Praise for Drawings' in Approaching Architecture. Three Fields, One Discipline (New York & Oxon, 2023). In 2015 he co-chaired the internacional conference Inter: Photography and Architecture (2016) and the four volumes with the proceedings that were awarded at the XIV BEAU. He founded alcolea+tárrago in 2005. His work has been awarded in more than 20 national and international competitions, published in many magazines and books, and has received several architecture prizes for built work.

MARIA NETO
Maria Neto is an architect, invited assistant professor at DECA-UBI, and researcher at CEAU-FAUP and ICHaB-ETSAM. PhD in Architecture (EA-UAH+ICHaB-ETSAM, 2022) with an individual research scholarship from FTC, worthy of nomination for the Prémio Extraordinário UAH, holds post-graduation in Development of Human Settlements in the Third World (ICHaB/ETSAM) and professional practice in Humanitarian Shelter Coordination (IFRC/UNCHR/Oxford Brookes University). She has collaborated with the UNHCR and the BRC supporting refugees in Kenya and the UK. She was the recipient of the Távora Award, a guest speaker representing Portugal at the 17th International Exhibition of Architecture from the Venice Biennale and selected for the anthology of the Lisbon University Triennial Award. In addition to teaching at DECA-UBI and practicing in her architectural studio with architect Jorge Marum, she has collaborated with IHRU on the program “Da Habitação ao Habitat” within the framework of the New Generation of Housing Policies.

PAZ NUNEZ MARTI
Paz Núñez-Martí (Madrid, 1971) PhD in Architecture (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 1998); Technical Specialist in Heritage Recovery and Rehabilitation (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 2000) and Technical Specialist in Development Cooperation (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 2005). PhD in Architecture (Univ. Politecnica Madrid, 2016) and currently Phd from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Univ. Alcalá (2002-act). She coordinates the area of Habitat and Territory of the Research Group applied to development cooperation COOPUAH. She has been Technical Advisor to the Madrid City Council for the shanty town settlement of Cañada Real (2015-2019) and currently conducts applied research on spatial justice, urbanism and citizenship from various civic platforms with political impact in the city of Madrid.

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OPEN CALL | Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices

 
 
 

The Campo di Marte, La Giudecca, Venice, 2018. IACP (Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari, 1983). Courtesy: Jorge Marum

CALL 1st MANUSCRIPT - NEW DEADLINE - 31 MARCH

Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices

Editors: Maria Neto (UBI-FAUP), Paz Nuñez Martí (UAH-ETSAM)
Guest Editors: Igea Troiani (LSBU), Joan Mac Donald (U. Chile), Jorge Tárrago Mingo (ETSAUN)
Open Call Video Presentation

PT/ENG

Sophia Journal is currently accepting 1st Manuscripts for its third thematic cycle “Landscapes of Care” focused on “Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices”

1st Manuscript deadline: 31 of March 2024
2st Manuscript deadline: 1 of September 2024

Deadline for Conference Presentation: 10 of September 2024
International Conference (dtbc): 15 and 16 of September 2024

3rd Manuscript deadline (Journal): 5 of October 2024
Publication date (tbc): by December 2024


Sophia Journal's third thematic, “Landscapes of Care”, addresses research, projects, experiences, and contemporary photographic and visual practices that focus on how architecture, understood in a broad sense, can help to heal the relationships between man and habitat, as well as the socio-environmental crisis that the planet is experiencing.

The concept of “Landscapes of Care” has increasingly been adopted by diverse areas of study, from health geography to the arts and architecture, transposed here as the action of the social state in the housing sector, which generates a relationship of care between the state and society, framed by economic, social, and cultural rights. In this call, we are interested in investigations and visual narratives that help us understand and document practices outside the dominant narratives, which promote the right to housing but also the right to the city, calling on the city and the territory as living and inclusive organisms, recognizing the importance of public resources and social responses, participatory processes, and co- responsibility, for global sustainability.

This issue, focusing on public housing, allows contributions to be centered on a dynamic reading of the city that is conditional and conditioned by housing typology. Combining architecture, public housing, habitat, and urban planning, we are convoking works that explore an interpretative narrative about housing and those who live in it, pilot projects with communities of practice capable of generating strategic visions about the possible future of city and territory, housing and the lives it (trans)forms, in this ontological relationship between the Man and house.

Public housing should be an example of innovative practices, whether in design or urban and territorial development. However, most interventions carried out through housing policies or specific and isolated actions on public housing need to be sufficiently known and disseminated by authorities, technicians, and researchers to produce broad knowledge and debate. Our objective is to make known and amplify these practices that intertwine theory and action and explore how photography, surveys, testimonies, and documentaries can be used as significant research instruments in the socio-economic, political, historical, technical, and ecological dimensions of social housing, the city and the territory, revealing good practices and models to study. Launching a critical look at city-making from its dominant program - housing - we also intend to establish relationships of continuity and/or rupture, alignments, and/or gaps between housing and urban, socio-political, and architectural thought nationally and internationally.

In this call for articles and visual essays for this issue of Sophia Journal Vol. 9 | Landscapes of Care. Social housing across multiple geographies: Crossing theories and practices, we invite authors to submit theoretical work, records of experiences in social housing programs, and visual essays on initiatives or pilot programs in public housing, where photography, graphic recording, testimony, and the documentary are present in a significant way and allow adding a differentiating layer for its understanding and recording. Descriptive, analytical, and interpretative projects offer a unique perception and new knowledge about housing, its residents, and the city, and its ability to respond to and reflect local conditions and be an element of socio-territorial cohesion. Projects that are critical territories capable of expanding our understanding of architecture and social landscape in terms of their language, location, residents, and neighborhood.

We are also interested in photography and film work that allows us to acknowledge the social and political dimension of architecture and landscape and understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions,” together with Donna Haraway’s focus on human and non-human interaction - new “nature cultures” capable of contributing to a greater understanding of the potential of architecture and landscape for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interaction between architecture and nature.

Submission instructions

To submit your proposal, please send a 500-word abstract (including references and a maximum of five images) and a short bio for each author (up to 70 words each) by the 1st of December, 2023. Submission of abstracts is done through our OJS platform by registering and submitting at: https://www.up.pt/revistas/index.php/sophia/index   Selected authors will be notified by the 11 of January 2024 and will be expected to deliver a full paper (between 3000 to 6000 words) or a visual essay (length between 6 to 8 pages, plus text between 500 to 1000 words) by the 11 of March 2024.   Please note that all theoretical papers will be subject to peer review. The other modalities of submissions we publish (visual essays, interviews, and critical reviews) are not subjected to peer review.    
                                                                                        

Acceptance of an abstract in any of these modalities does not guarantee publication.

BIOGRAPHIES

IGEA TROIANI
Igea Troiani (PhD) is a Professor of Architecture and Head of Division for Architecture at London South Bank University (LSBU). She is an architect and filmmaker with almost 30 years-experience of working in a university, architecture practice and universities gained in the UK (London, Oxford and Plymouth), China (Suzhou), Germany (Münster) and Australia (Brisbane and Melbourne). Her three key areas of research are 1) the social production of architecture; 2) architecture and media (focusing on publishing and filmmaking) and 3) architectural labour, neoliberalism and sustainable ecologies. She studies architecture from transdisciplinary perspectives to determine the conditions in which architecture is, and architects are, socially, culturally and economically produced. Her books include The Politics of Making (2017/2007); Transdisciplinary Urbanism and Culture (2017); Architecture Filmmaking (2019); Visual Research Methods in Architecture (2021); and Spaces of Tolerance (2021), and Work-life Balance in Architecture (in press).

JOAN MAC DONALD
Joan MacDonald is an architect and expert in housing and urban planning, especially in vulnerable contexts. She was the first architect to head the Housing Department at the UC School of Architecture and the first woman to assume the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (1990-94). Throughout her career, she has fulfilled different urban and housing management leadership roles. Among them, she was a consultant for the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC, and between 2000 and 2014, she directed the Latin American Service, African and Asian Popular Housing (SELAVIP). From there, she promoted the execution of more than 500 housing and neighborhood improvement projects for poor urban communities in the developing world.

JORGE TÁRRAGO MINGO
Jorge Tárrago Mingo. Registered Architect. PhD. University of Navarra (2005). He is a Professor of Architecture and collaborates in research and editorial initiatives. He is Director of RA, Revista de Arquitectura. He has published articles in ARQ, Future Anterior, Bauwelt, Rita, PPA, Revista 180, Arquitetura rivista, ZARCH, and he is a regular reviewer for some others. He is author, co-author or editor of several books and book chapters, the most recent being Aguinaga, Echaide, Sobrini. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (Pamplona, 2020), awarded at the XV BEAU, and the chapter 'A Certain Praise for Drawings' in Approaching Architecture. Three Fields, One Discipline (New York & Oxon, 2023). In 2015 he co-chaired the internacional conference Inter: Photography and Architecture (2016) and the four volumes with the proceedings that were awarded at the XIV BEAU. He founded alcolea+tárrago in 2005. His work has been awarded in more than 20 national and international competitions, published in many magazines and books, and has received several architecture prizes for built work.  

MARIA NETO
Maria Neto is an architect, invited assistant professor at DECA-UBI, and researcher at CEAU-FAUP and ICHaB-ETSAM. PhD in Architecture (EA-UAH+ICHaB-ETSAM, 2022) with an individual research scholarship from FTC, worthy of nomination for the Prémio Extraordinário UAH, holds post-graduation in Development of Human Settlements in the Third World (ICHaB/ETSAM) and professional practice in Humanitarian Shelter Coordination (IFRC/UNCHR/Oxford Brookes University). She has collaborated with the UNHCR and the BRC supporting refugees in Kenya and the UK. She was the recipient of the Távora Award, a guest speaker representing Portugal at the 17th International Exhibition of Architecture from the Venice Biennale and selected for the anthology of the Lisbon University Triennial Award. In addition to teaching at DECA-UBI and practicing in her architectural studio with architect Jorge Marum, she has collaborated with IHRU on the program “Da Habitação ao Habitat” within the framework of the New Generation of Housing Policies.

PAZ NUNEZ MARTI
Paz Núñez-Martí (Madrid, 1971) PhD in Architecture (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 1998); Technical Specialist in Heritage Recovery and Rehabilitation (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 2000) and Technical Specialist in Development Cooperation (Univ. Politécnica Madrid, 2005). PhD in Architecture (Univ. Politecnica Madrid, 2016) and currently Phd from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Univ. Alcalá (2002-act). She coordinates the area of Habitat and Territory of the Research Group applied to development cooperation COOPUAH. She has been Technical Advisor to the Madrid City Council for the shanty town settlement of Cañada Real (2015-2019) and currently conducts applied research on spatial justice, urbanism and citizenship from various civic platforms with political impact in the city of Madrid.

 

8ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DE SOPHIA JOURNAL - FAUP | SEPT 2023

 
 
 

8ª CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL DE SOPHIA JOURNAL

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

Organização: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

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Nos dias 15 e 16 de setembro, na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP), realizou-se mais uma edição da nossa conferência internacional Sophia Journal, dando continuidade ao ciclo anual bem-sucedido de fóruns internacionais dedicados à exploração crítica das interseções entre a imagem e a arquitetura.

Tendo como motivo de interesse as práticas fotográficas e visuais contemporâneas que exploram como a arquitetura, no seu sentido mais amplo, pode contribuir para a cura de um planeta em crise, a 8ª Conferência Internacional do Sophia Journal: "Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture, and Landscape Heritage" centrou-se tanto na reflexão teórica como no trabalho de campo. A conferência analisou de que forma a fotografia e a produção cinematográfica podem servir como ferramentas descritivas, analíticas e interpretativas, transmitindo perspectivas originais e novas visões sobre a arquitetura moderna e o património paisagístico.

O evento compreendeu um programa que combinou sessões ao vivo e videoconferências, transmitidas online, permitindo assim a participação de uma maior audiência. O programa apresentou uma variedade de atividades ricas e diversas, incluindo:

·       Três mesas-redondas, cada uma dedicada a um tópico específico (Types, Places e Processes), onde as discussões giraram em torno da fotografia, cinema, arquitetura moderna e patrimônio paisagístico, com apresentações de artigos e ensaios visuais enviados.

·       Uma exposição de fotografia intitulada "The Idea of Álvaro Siza"

·       Uma discussão em painel/mesa-redonda com autores convidados sobre o tema "Documentary Artistic Publications About Architecture,", com a apresentação de quatro publicações, nomeadamente "Another Approach to the Works of Álvaro Siza" by Pedro Leão Neto e a coleção scopionewspaper "The Idea of Álvaro Siza" by Mark Durden and João Leal.

·       Chamada Aberta (Open Call) Sophia Journal, Vol. 9, "Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: Crossing theories and practices". 

A conferência emergiu como uma plataforma dinâmica capaz de abordar questões significativas centralizadas na discussão da fotografia e do cinema, permitindo-nos compreender a dimensão social da arquitetura. O evento incentivou a compreensão da arquitetura, como Alvar Aalto preconizou, como "a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions." Acreditamos que esta perspectiva contribui para um entendimento mais profundo do potencial do equilíbrio ecológico e sustentável entre arquitetura e natureza na arquitetura moderna e paisagística.

Organizado pelo Centro de Estudos em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, sediado na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (CEAU/FAUP), em colaboração com a University College Dublin (UCD), London South Bank University (LSBU), University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Newport – University of South Wales (USW/eCDR), e a School of Media Arts and Design (P.PORTO/ESMAD), a 8ª Conferência Internacional Sophia Journal marcou a continuação de uma série de conferências intimamente alinhadas com a revista científica com revisão por pares Sophia Journal que publica artigos teóricos e ensaios visuais que investigam e pensam criticamente as intersecções entre a imagem e a arquitectura.

Estamos muito satisfeitos com o sucesso da 8ª Conferência Internacional do Sophia Journal, que ocorreu quer online quer presencialmente na nossa magnífica Cidade e Escola de Arquitetura do Porto, projetada por Álvaro Siza. O evento provou ser não apenas um fórum importante para fomentar a reflexão e o debate nos campos da Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem, mas também uma plataforma significativa para criar um ambiente amigável que facilitou trocas construtivas de ideias e networking entre investigadores e colegas de diversos países. Além disso, os participantes tiveram a oportunidade de conhecer através uma experiência pessoal alguns dos edifício icónicos de Álvaro Siza, como as Piscinas das Marés de Leça de Palmeira e o Pavilhão Carlos Ramos da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto. A Exposição da conferência "The Idea of Álvaro Siza" foi inaugurada com uma recepção de Vinho do Porto, cortesia da Niepoort e Vieira de Castro, que contou com a presença do Vice-Reitor para a Investigação e Inovação da U. Porto, Prof. Doutor Pedro Rodrigues.

Queremos expressar a nossa gratidão a todos os participantes desta 8ª Conferência Internacional Sophia Journal, que tem sido uma parte integral da nossa comunidade acadêmica já há mais de oito anos. A conferência tem desempenhado um papel significativo para a criação de uma rede internacional focada na interseção entre Fotografia e Arquitetura. A comissão organizadora está muito satisfeita por ter conseguido realizar esta conferência com sucesso, tanto virtualmente quanto presencialmente, e esperamos que todos os participantes tenham desfrutado o melhor possível da sua estadia na nossa magnifica cidade do Porto.

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8th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - FAUP | SEPT 2023

 
 
 

8th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

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On September 15th and 16th, at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference took place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.

Focusing on contemporary photographic and visual practices that explore how architecture, in its broadest sense, can contribute to healing a planet in crisis, the 8th Sophia Journal International Conference: "Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture, and Landscape Heritage" centered on both theoretical and fieldwork. The conference examined how architectural photography and filmmaking serve as descriptive, analytical, and interpretive tools, conveying original perspectives and fresh insights into modern architecture and landscape heritage.

The event comprised a program that combined live and video-conferencing sessions, which were broadcast online and allowed a large audience to participate. The program featured a rich and diverse set of activities, including:

  • Three roundtables, each dedicated to a specific topic (Types, Places, and Processes), where discussions revolved around photography, film, modern architecture, and landscape heritage, with presentations of submitted articles and visual essays.

  • A photography exhibition titled " The Idea of Álvaro Siza"

  • A panel/roundtable discussion with invited speakers on the topic of "Documentary Artistic Publications About Architecture," featuring the presentation of four scopio Editions publications, namely "Another Approach to the Works of Álvaro Siza" by Pedro Leão Neto and the "scopionewspaper" collection "The Idea of Álvaro Siza" by Mark Durden and João Leal.

  • Launching the new call of Sophia Journal, Vol. 9, "Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: Crossing theories and practices". 

The conference emerged as a dynamic platform for addressing thought-provoking issues central to the discussion of photography and film, enabling us to view the social dimension of architecture. It encouraged us to perceive architecture, as Alvar Aalto did, as "a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions." This perspective contributes to a deeper understanding of the potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance between architecture and nature within modern architecture and landscape.

Organized by the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, based at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (CEAU/FAUP), in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD), London South Bank University (LSBU), University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Newport – University of South Wales (USW/eCDR), and the School of Media Arts and Design (P.PORTO/ESMAD), the 8th Sophia Journal International Conference marked the continuation of a series of conferences closely aligned with Sophia's peer-reviewed publication. Sophia supports and disseminates scientific research by publishing theoretical articles and visual essays that critically explore the intersections between image and architecture.

We are delighted with the success of the 8th Sophia Journal International Conference, which took place both online and in person at our magnificent City and School of Architecture in Porto, designed by Álvaro Siza. The event proved to be not only an important forum for fostering reflection and debate within the realms of architecture, art, and imagery, but also a significant platform for creating a congenial atmosphere that facilitated constructive exchanges of ideas and networking among researchers and colleagues from various countries. Additionally, attendees had the opportunity to experience in person some of Álvaro Siza's iconic buildings, such as the Tidal Pools of Leça de Palmeira and the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto's Carlos Ramos Pavilion. The exhibition exhibition integrated in the conference opened with a Port Wine reception, courtesy of Niepoort and Vieira de Castro, which all attended, having had the presence of Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of U. Porto Pedro Rodrigues, marking the inauguration of the exhibition "The Idea of Álvaro Siza".

We extend our gratitude to all participants in this 8th Sophia Journal International Conference, which has been an integral part of our academic community for over eight years. It has played a significant role in establishing an international network focused on the intersection of Photography and Architecture. The organizing committee is thrilled to have successfully hosted this conference, both virtually and in person, and we hope that all attendees enjoyed their time in our beautiful city of Porto.

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8th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Exhibition The Idea of Álvaro Siza by Mark Durden and João Leal

 
 
 

Exhibition The Idea of Álvaro Siza by Mark Durden and João Leal

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INTEGRATED PROGRAM TO CONFERENCE: Exhibition The Idea of Álvaro Siza by Mark Durden and João Leal

The exhibition shows the photographic work developed around two of Siza´s paradigmatic buildings, which are the Carlos Ramos Pavilion and the Faculty of Architecture of Porto, resulting in the publication of the the first of the three volumes of the collection 'scopionewspaper journal The Idea of Álvaro Siza.

About The Idea of Álvaro Siza

The Idea of Álvaro Siza is a photographic project that has its origins in the work developed by Mark Durden and João Leal in response to Siza's architecture since 2017.

The project involving a selection of architectural buildings designed by Álvaro Siza has been supported from the outset by the research group Architecture, Arte and Image - CEAU | AAI – and has given rise to the editorial | graphic design project scopionewspaper journal The Idea of Álvaro Siza with the seal of scopio Editions, being also supported by the University of South Wales.

The Idea of Álvaro Siza understands architecture as both subject and artistic matter exploring a visual strategy that moves away from traditional mainstream architectural photography. It expands the comprehension of architecture, investigating photography’s ability as a unique form of expression, capable of creating a visual narrative that moves between the real and the poetic. The photography series of this project allow viewers to sense both the magical experience that Siza’s architectural spaces produce for us and how light and nature interplay within those spaces and how Siza’s spatial forms relate with the context, offering a deeper understanding of the architect’s oeuvre.

The project is now expanding to include works by other architects. In 2023, in addition to the publication “Ocean Swimming Pool”, two more will be launched focused on the work of Carlos Scarpa and Aldo Rossi, namely “Brion Memorial” and “Aldo Rossi: San Cataldo Cemetry”.

About the curatorial work of the Exhibition The Idea of Álvaro Siza in Pavilion Carlos Ramos

It was sought to explore a site-oriented approach to the exhibition The Idea of Álvaro Siza in the Pavilion Carlos Ramos taking advantage of the building´s unique architectural characteristics in terms of natural light, rich relations between interior and exterior spaces and the white boards of many walls ready to be pinned with students work.

The objective was to communicate and exhibit the work in a more alternative way, as well as related to the project concept itself, withstanding from common strategies and challenge the viewer's relationship to the work exhibited, exploring the “architectural promenade” concept and trying to break any sequential monotony and barriers between the work and the public.

DATE
15th and 16th of September 2023

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The Conference will be held in person and online at FAUP - Auditorium Fernando Távora - and the Exhibition will be at Carlos Ramos Pavilion - 19h00 | Pavilhão Carlos Ramos

Opening and visit to the Exhibition 'The Idea of Álvaro Siza'
Port Wine reception | Ocean Swimming Pool Launch - scopionewspaper journal collection

 

8th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - LANDSCAPES OF CARE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, MODERN, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE

 
 
 

8th SOPHIA JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage

Organized by: Hugh Campbell, Igea Troiani, João Leal, Mark Durden, Olívia Marques da Silva, Pedro Leão Neto, Rikke Munck Petersen, Teresa Ferreira

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The 8th Sophia Journal International Conference will present a live and videoconference program organised by CEAU / FAUP and the event will be broadcasted live online, encompassing a rich and diverse program around: (i) roundtables for each panel concerning a focused topic coming from Sophia´s comprehensive call; (ii) presentation of articles and visual essays submitted; (iii) Photography exhibition: The Idea of Álvaro Siza.

This International Conference integrates the thematic cycle “Landscapes of Care”, addressing contemporary photographic and visual practices that focus on how architecture understood in a wide sense can help to heal a broken planet. The concept of “Landscapes of Care” has increasingly been adopted by diverse areas of study, from health geography to the arts, architecture and heritage preservation. It is used here in order to understand and document modern architecture, building, city and territory as living and inclusive organisms, as well as heritage resources for global sustainability. 

Modern architecture is a ‘heritage at risk’ as it belongs to a recent past that has not yet been sufficiently recognised by the authorities, scholars and general public. Our aim is to explore the ways in which photography and film can be used as meaningful instruments of research into the socioeconomic, political, historical, technical and ecological dimensions of modern architecture, city and territory.

 

Landscapes of care: photography, film, modern architecture and landscape heritage invited theoretical and field work where architectural photography and filmmaking are descriptive, analytical and interpretive, communicating original perceptions and new understandings of modern architecture and landscapes. Photography and film projects that will allow us to show how modern buildings and landscapes have responded to and reflect the local conditions of their production and importance.  Projects which critique and expand our understanding of what constitutes modern architecture and landscape, in terms of its language, locations, functions, creators, patrons and publics.

Photography and film work that can allow us to see the social dimension of architecture and landscape, to understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions” to contribute to a greater understanding of modern architecture’s and landscape’s potential for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interplay between architecture and nature.

DATE
15th and 16th of September 2023

PLACE
The Conference will be held in person at FAUP - Auditório Fernando Távora - on the 15th of September and the Exhibition will take place at Carlos Ramos Pavilion on the 15th.

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Meeting ID: 919 6579 4170

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