Presentation of the book AKIK, by Camilo Rebelo, at the Casa da Arquitetura
November 4th, 5:30 PM, Casa da Arquitetura
A conversation about architecture, ideation, and the poetics of design, following the donation of the architect's archive to the Casa da Arquitetura
On November 4th, at 5:30 PM, the Casa da Arquitectura – Centro Português de Arquitectura will host the Donation Ceremony of the archive of architect Camilo Rebelo, a significant moment for the institution and for the appreciation of the memory of contemporary Portuguese architecture.
Immediately after the ceremony, the book AKIK, authored by Camilo Rebelo and published by scopio Editions, will be presented in a conversation with the author and editor Pedro Leão Neto, moderated by Isa Clara Neves, and with the presence of the executive director of the Casa da Arquitetura, Nuno Sampaio.
A Dialogue on Ideation and the Practice of Design
AKIK continues the line of reflection begun with OLIM, but expands it into a more essayistic and intimate register, exploring how ideas emerge, organize themselves, and transform into architectural matter.
More than a book about works, AKIK proposes a dive into the ideation process, into the tensions between intuition, memory, and construction, and into the search for the poetic meaning of space.
In the conversation accompanying this presentation, the author will share reflections on architectural practice with the audience, crossing thought, experience, and image. The dialogue between Camilo Rebelo and Pedro Leão Neto – moderated by Isa Clara Neves – will seek to reveal how architecture can also be a form of writing, and the book a sensitive extension of the project.
A book born from the intersection of art, mind, and architecture
Published by scopio Editions, an independent imprint coordinated by the Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) research group of the Center for Architecture and Urbanism Studies (CEAU-FAUP), AKIK is part of a collection that explores the relationship between architecture, photography, and visual thought. Each copy is conceived as a unique object, where text and image dialogue to reveal the mental and poetic dimension of architecture.
This presentation at the Casa da Arquitectura follows the donation ceremony of Camilo Rebelo's collection, reinforcing the connection between the author and the institution, and highlighting the shared commitment to the preservation, study, and dissemination of contemporary architectural heritage.
The book AKIK will be available for sale during the session and at the Casa da Arquitectura shop.
Event Details
Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Casa da Arquitectura – Centro Português de Arquitectura, Matosinhos
Event: Donation Ceremony of the Camilo Rebelo Archive, followed by the presentation of the book AKIK
Participants:
Camilo Rebelo (author)
Nuno Sampaio (executive director of Casa da Arquitetura)
Pedro Leão Neto (editor, scopio Editions / CEAU-FAUP)
Moderation: Isa Clara Neves
Organization: Casa da Arquitectura / scopio Editions / CEAU-FAUP
Book available for sale during the session and at the CA store.
AKIK, by Camilo Rebelo
SCOPIO EDITIONS AUTHOR’S BOOK COLLECTION
Porto, 2025
ISBN 978-989-36273-0-3
152 pages
About the AKIK book
AKIK bookis focused on communicating Camilo Rebelo's ideas and built work, allowing to hint at the relationships between the images representing the built or proposed architecture and the author's logic, intuition and poetics for its spaces. Thus, the book's spreads combine the text on each project with a visual representation and the type and diversity of those representations that envisage Camilo's rich design process and architectural project. At the same time, you can perceive from those visuals how the making of Camilo's architecture is very much based on intuition and a rich exploration of diverse design tools where the force is in the mind, as can be seen with other many great architects
