Intersection of photography and architecture: scopio Editions, Sophia Journal and photography projects in the book Another approach to the works of Álvaro Siza

June 12, 2024

Intersection of photography and architecture: scopio Editions, Sophia Journal and photography book Another approach to the works of Álvaro Siza

Lecture AT ETSAB - Barcelona School of Architecture - UPC | JUNE 17 | 10:00/12:00 - Time zone: Europe/Madrid - by Pedro Leão Neto (Faculty of ArCHITECTURE OF University of Porto - FAUP)

Mirar es proyectar. Los arquitectos y la fotografía - Degree in Architecture | ETSAB |EA LLOTJA - Intensive Day | June 2024

LECTURE VIDEO-CALL

Time zone: Europe/Madrid
Information for joining with Google Meet
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ava-aqsm-wuv

Pedro Leão Neto (Porto, 1962) is an architect and a faculty member of the School of Architecture at the University of Porto (FAUP), where he is also the coordinator of the research group Architectur, Art and Image (AAI). Pedro holds an MA from the in architecture from the University of Porto (1997) and a PhD from the University of Manchester (2002). He has curated several exhibitions on architectural photography and international conferences, namely ‘Sophia Journal International Conference’, now in its ninth edition (2024 / 2025). Pedro is the Editor-in-Chief of Sophia Journal and coordinator of the scopio Editions, which is focused on documentary artistic photography related to architecture.

Cristina Gaston Guirao, PhD - Associate professor in Departament of Architectural Design - ETSAB - Barcelona School of Architecture - UPC, responsible for the program Mirar es proyectar. Los arquitectos y la fotografía - Degree in Architecture | ETSAB |EA LLOTJA - Intensive Day | June 2024 - will open the session. The lecture Intersection of photography and architecture: scopio Editions, Sophia Journal and photography book Another approach to the works of Álvaro Siza will be the responsibility of Pedro Leão Neto (Editor-in-Chief of the Sophia Journal), who will at the end open the floor for any questions concerning the scopio editorial project and Sophia Journal.

The aim of the lecture is to communicate the broader context of scopio Edition, which creates a series of publications in magazine and book format, as well as a photographic archive online, providing information on architecture and the public spaces in Portugal. The work is developed with the support of the research group AAI – FAUP and imany projects have the partnership of Rectory of U. Porto Rectory, U.PORTO PRESS and Porto Town Hall, Department of Culture. The lecture will focus on scopio Editions editorial project, Sophia Journal publication and a selection of photography projects in the book Another approach to the works of Álvaro Siza, being followed by open questions from the public concerning the editorial projects and the work developed by research group AAI-FAUP.

Visit scopio website at http://www.scopionetwork.com/ for recent projects as well as scopio bookstore and Sophia Journal.

Mirar es proyectar. Los arquitectos y la fotografía

Grado en Arquitectura | ETSAB |EA LLOTJA

JORNADA INTENSIVA 17 de junio 2024

Program

9.45-10.00
Recepción en la Llotja en el porche del vestíbulo de entrada
10.15_11.30
Conferencia online por Pedro Leao Neto: Intersection of photography and architecture: scopio Editions, Sophia Journal and photography projects in book Another approach to the works of Álvaro Siza. (en Aula I2)

11.30-12-00 Pausa

12.00_14.30
Taller de cianotipia en Laboratorios de fotografía y de serigrafía.

14.30-15.30
Pausa-comida en Espai Olivera. Podéis traer vuestros tuppers. Nosotras ponemos el postre.

16.00-17.00
Masterclass por Martí Llorens: El arte de conservar. Una aproximación a los orígenes de la fotografía de Arquitectura en la Sala petita.

17.00-18.00
Exposición de fotolibros y cianotipias en la Biblioteca

Unlocking Architectural Discourse and Ideas: scopio Editorial Project

At its core, scopio Editions focuses on contemporary photography related to architecture, the urban landscape, and territories. The presentation will allow to understand the "why" and "how" of scopio, elucidating its nuclear role in stimulating discussions and nurturing ideas within the realm of architecture through the lens of photography.

The presentation intends to highlight the tangible impact of this editorial endeavour, manifesting in a remarkable series of publications in both magazine and book formats, namely the academic journals on the U.Porto OJS platform—Sophia Journal —bridging the worlds of photography, architecture, and art.

This editorial project is closely affiliated with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) and its Centre for Architecture and Urbanism Studies (CEAU) and it has played a pivotal role increating a network of researchers and initiatives around this universe of common interest as in the the present forthcoming conference - Landscapes of Care: Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices.

Sophia Journal

Sophia Journal is an international academic, open access, peer-reviewed journal, published by the Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU) - Research group Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal (FAUP), in collaboration with the association Cityscopio and their publishing imprint scopio Editions.

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

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.

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.

Another Approach on the Works of Álvaro Siza
Contemporary Documentary Photography on Portuguese Architecture
The book is based on the research work that has been carried out at FAUP since 2015 around Documentary Artistic Photography focused on Portuguese Architecture, namely the research work carried out by the author for his Post-Doctorate at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, ‘Mapping Documentary Artistic Photography: A Contemporary Look at Architecture in Porto (MFDA-ARP)’ (2018). Pedro Leão Neto's scientific advisors were Jorge Figueira, Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra between 2010 and 2017 and Visiting Professor in the PhD Programme in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, who supervised the research work, together with José Maçãs de Carvalho, Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Coimbra and at the College of Arts. The reissue of the book (2022) helps to consolidate the research, as well as ensuring the continuity of this study and analysis, namely the particular study on the different perceptions and representations of a set of architectural buildings designed by the architect Álvaro Siza that are photographed by different photographers.

Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI' CEAU.FAUP
FAUP SIGARRA

SCOPIONETWORK WEBSITE
SOPHIA JOURNAL | AAI OJS WEBSITE

ABOUT SCOPIO EDITIONS

scopio Editions is an independent publisher closely affiliated with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) and its Research and Development Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies (CEAU). The scope of interest for scopio Editions broadly encompasses Architecture, Art, and Image (AAI), with a particular focus on Documentary and Artistic Photography related to Architecture, the City, and Territory.

scopio Editions operates with a dynamic structure, featuring both periodic and non-periodic publications. Its primary objective is to disseminate various works and authors who engage with or investigate the AAI field through a critical, exploratory, and innovative approach. The central emphasis is on Photography associated with Architecture, the City, and Territory.

2ª edição do Project Rooms 2024 - Rodrigo Machado Encarnação - Bienal' Fotografia do Porto

May 30, 2024

Participação da FAUP no Project Rooms 2024 - Ci.CLO - BienaL Fotografia do Porto

Rodrigo Machado Encarnação - Artista seleccionado da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto para integrar os Project Rooms 2024 da Bienal Fotografia do Porto

Rodrigo Machado Encarnação em representação da FAUP estará na Bienal Fotografia do Porto, entre os 6 artistas emergentes selecionados pelas 6 escolas de arte parceiras da Bienal Fotografia do Porto para integrar os Project Rooms em 2024.

A apresentação decorrerá no dia 4 de junho 2024, às 18h, no Batalha Centro de Cinema.

Esta apresentação assinala o início da segunda edição dos Project Rooms, que têm como intenção apoiar a produção de um portefólio sobre os projectos de final de curso, para ser apresentado a profissionais das artes e público geral. Os artistas emergentes seleccionados terão a oportunidade de discutir a produção e a apresentação do seu portefólio com 3 profissionais no campo das artes visuais — Vera Carmo, curadora independente, e os diretores artísticos da Bienal’23 Fotografia do Porto, Jayne Dyer e Virgílio Ferreira.

O professor responsável por acolher o projeto na Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto foi o professor Pedro Leão Neto.

Organização e Produção: Ci.CLO Plataforma de Fotografia

Apoio Financeiro: República Portuguesa – Direção-Geral das Artes, Câmara Municipal do Porto

Mecenas: Banco BPI, Fundação “la Caixa”

Instituições de ensino parceiras: Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, Escola das Artes Católica Porto

Parceiros: Batalha Centro de Cinema

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May 25, 2024

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BY KATYA YANOVA

It's said that the universe always makes a sound, but we cannot hear it because we are born in it.

I was born in the year when my country ceased to exist and became another country. Just as my dad taught our dog to bark his last name syllable by syllable, so did my country learn to be called a different name and live in a new way. I was simply learning to live in the place where I was born.
These days I think more and more about what my parents and teachers put into defining me as "good" or "bad." How much of "me" was in a snowflake costume at a New Year's Eve party in the kindergarten or at the church service with my grandmother. How much "me" was at school assembly in a brown dress with a white apron, how much was at the seasonal potato harvest down in the country, how much was at the family holiday with the chimes announcing the beginning of a new year, how much "me" are there in each step of the bright green entrance hall of our five-story condo?
More often I think about what are the actor of my statements and the true agents of intentions? Thoughts are dependent on a system of linguistic, cultural and social rules. To feel means to manifest true experiences and unconsciously transmit meanings. Who is the author of signs, symbols, codes, precise structures, templates? Just a flickering portrait of the motives and reasons accumulated by memory and consciousness to do one way and not the other. Perhaps I am only a part of a collective formed by time, where it is no longer possible to define the boundaries of personal contribution and highlight one's own "I".

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

The key themes of my artistic practice are related to issues of agency, problems of communication and the human impact of traumatic events. I work with long-term photographic projects, combining with installation form, sculpture, performative video and sound. I am interested in the image of the contemporary person experiencing emotional instability, transitional states between stages of personal and social development. Using and rethinking my lived experience, exploring the elements of my personal archive, as if being an indicator, I emphasize the problems and crises of my generation.

Website
www.yanovakatya.com

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/nichaykat/

LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE - UTOPIA

May 22, 2024

LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE - UTOPIA

19th June 2024 (Wednesday), 18h00 | Common House (Rectory) of the U. Porto

PT/ENG

The launch and public presentation of the scientific journal scopio Magazine Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem AAI - Utopia Volume 1 will take place on 19 June 2024 at 6pm at the Casa Comum (Rectory) of the U. Porto, as well as the award ceremony for the second edition of the International Drawing and Photography Competition (DPIc).

The event's programme includes an opening panel by Fátima Vieira (Vice-Rector of U. Porto - Culture, Museums and U.Porto Press), followed by a presentation of the scientific journal by its director Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP).

After this, the editor of the Flash: Reviews and Curatorial Projects section, Gabriel Hernandez (ETSAM), will take the floor. Pedro Maia (FBAUP) will then present the International Drawing and Photography Competition (DPIc) and the session will close with the DPIC 2023 Awards ceremony, which will be attended by a representative of AEFAUP.

This event will also be attended by the various authors and editors who are part of this Volume 1 of scopio Magazine Arquitetura, Arte - UTOPIA, namely Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro (FBAUP), Jose Carlos Mota and Sofia Marques da Silva (FPCEUP), among many others.

Editors: David Viana, Fátima Vieira, Gabriel Hernández, Isa Clara Neves, José Carneiro, Maria Neto, Mário Mesquita, Miguel Leal, Pedro Maia, Pedro Leão Neto

Invited Authors and Submitions: Alexander García Düttmann, Chloé Darmon, Gabriela Manfredini, David Leite Viana, Jorge Maia, Telma Ribeiro, Gabriela Vaz-PInheiro, Inês Nascimento, Inês Osório, James Smith, José Carlos Mota, Alexandra Ataíde, Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto, Peter Bennett, Rafaela Lima, Roberto Bottazzi, UCL, Sofia Marques da Silva

Programme

Opening session - Fátima Vieira (Vice-Rector of U. Porto)

18.00 - 18.15

Presentation of the scientific journal - Pedro Leão Neto (FBAUP)

18.15 - 18.30

Fllash: Reviews and Curatorial Projects - Gabriel Hernandez (ETSAM)

18.30 - 19.15

Presentation of the DPIc Competition and DPIC 2023 Awards Ceremony - Pedro Maia (FBAUP) and Miguel Silva (representing AEFAUP)

19:15 - 19:45

Presentation of the scientific journal Scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia by Pedro Leão and Maria Neto | CEAU-FAUP

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

scopio Magazine Architecture, Art and Image is an international academic, open access, peer-reviewed journal, published by the Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU) - Research group Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal (FAUP), in collaboration with i2ADS and CETAPS being published by U. Porto Press and scopio Editions.

It is formed by an interdisciplinary team integrating the Editorial and Scientific Committee of this periodical. The publication embodies a dynamic information space focused on the dissemination of the themes of Architecture, Art and Image (AAI), understanding these subjects in a comprehensive interdisciplinary way and integrating several research centres.

The physical and online publication aims to offer critical, explorative and informative text capable of reaching an interdisciplinary audience, making it accessible to criticism and discussion, namely to debate / (re) think Architecture, Art and Image in contemporaneity.

Scopio Magazine will be governed annually by a major theme of interest and is structured through different sections allowing readers to travel between the worlds of Architecture, Art and Image through multiple perspectives and subject focuses.

More information: scopio Magazine Architecture, Art and Image

VOLUME 1 - SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE | UTOPIA

The magazine scopio Architecture, Art and Image for Volume 1 had as its thematic cycle ‘Utopia’, inspired by the idea that the transformation of our society will only be possible if we have ambitious visions for the future and propose operational paths, devised in a creative and collaborative way. As Ernst Bloch argued eight decades ago in The Hope Principle, utopias offer visions of a better future and should therefore be seen as part of our reality and not thought of outside of it. In this sense, utopias are illusory images that direct us towards real possibilities and help us build a path towards social transformation.

OPEN CALL | "EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY REALITIES"
With this Open Call "Exploring Contemporary Realities", we launch the annual major theme of interest for scopio Magazine AAI – Exploring Contemporary Realities, Volume 2, and initiate a new collaboration with the project Contrast: Multidisciplinary network of artistic initiatives in Art, Architecture, Design and Photography through SCOPIO & CONTRAST International Conference.

The call will have as responsible Editors academics / artists coming from both scopio Magazine AAI and the Contrast project. This editorial team will ensure the necessary peer review work through the U. Porto OJS platform.

scopio Magazine AAI will be, in this way, the official publishing academic periodical for International Conference SCOPIO & CONTRAST and the submissions are both for the Conference and its 2nd volume in partnership with Contrast addressing the theme Exploring Contemporary Realities.

Submission instructions

Submission guide help

For any queries:

Please contact our Editors at scopiomagazine@arq.up.pt

LANÇAMENTO E APRESENTAÇÃO DA REVISTA CIENTÍFICA SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARQUITETURA, ARTE E IMAGEM - UTOPIA

May 22, 2024

LANÇAMENTO E APRESENTAÇÃO DA REVISTA CIENTÍFICA SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARQUITETURA, ARTE E IMAGEM - UTOPIA

19 DE JUNHO de 2024 (quarta-feira), 18h00 | Casa Comum (Reitoria) da U. Porto

PT/ENG

No dia 19 de Junho de 2024, às 18h00, na Casa Comum (Reitoria) da U. Porto vai ter lugar o lançamento e apresentação pública da revista científica scopio Magazine Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem AAI - Utopia do Volume 1, bem como a entrega dos prémios da segunda edição do Concurso Internacional de Desenho e Fotografia (DPIc).

O programa do evento integra uma mesa cuja abertura estará a cargo de Fátima Vieira (Vice-Reitora da U. Porto - Cultura, Museus e U.Porto Press), seguindo-se a apresentação da revista científica por parte do seu diretor Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP).

Após este início, será dada a palavra ao editor da secção Flash: Reviews and Curatorial Projects Gabriel Hernandez (ETSAM). Em seguida Pedro Maia (FBAUP) fará a apresentação do Concurso Internacional de Desenho e Fotografia (DPIc) e a sessão encerra com a cerimónia de entrega dos Prémios DPIC 2023 contando a presença de um representante da AEFAUP.

Este evento conta ainda com a presença dos diversos autores e editores que integram este Volume 1 scopio Magazine Arquitetura, Arte – UTOPIA, nomeadamente entre muito outros, Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro (FBAUP), Jose Carlos Mota e Sofia Marques da Silva (FPCEUP).

Editors: David Viana, Fátima Vieira, Gabriel Hernández, Isa Clara Neves, José Carneiro, Maria Neto, Mário Mesquita, Miguel Leal, Pedro Maia, Pedro Leão Neto

Invited Authors and Submitions: Alexander García Düttmann, Chloé Darmon, Gabriela Manfredini, David Leite Viana, Jorge Maia, Telma Ribeiro, Gabriela Vaz-PInheiro, Inês Nascimento, Inês Osório, James Smith, José Carlos Mota, Alexandra Ataíde, Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto, Peter Bennett, Rafaela Lima, Roberto Bottazzi, UCL, Sofia Marques da Silva

Programa

Abertura da mesa - Fátima Vieira (Vice-Reitora da U. Porto)

18.00 - 18.15

Apresentação da revista científica - Pedro Leão Neto (FBAUP)

18.15 - 18.30

Fllash: Reviews and Curatorial Projects - Gabriel Hernandez (ETSAM)

18.30 - 19.15

Apresentação do Concurso DPIc e cerimónia de entrega dos Prémios DPIC 2023 - Pedro Maia (FBAUP) e Miguel Silva (em representação da AEFAUP)

19:15 - 19:45

Apresentação da revista científica Scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia por Pedro Leão e Maria Neto | CEAU-FAUP

SOBRE A REVISTA

scopio Architecture, Art and Image é uma publicação científica internacional de acesso aberto, anual e com revisão por pares, publicada pelo Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo (CEAU) - Grupo de Investigação Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem (AAI) da Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP), Portugal, em colaboração com o Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura (ID+) e o Centro de Estudos Ingleses de Tradução e Anglo-Portugueses (CETAPS) com a chancela dupla da U. Porto Press e scopio Editions.

Constituída por uma equipa interdisciplinar que integra o Conselho Editorial e Científico, a publicação periódica encarna um espaço dinâmico de informação centrado na divulgação das áreas de estudo relacionadas com Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem (AAI), sendo estas temáticas compreendidas de uma forma abrangente e interdisciplinar, integrando diversos centros de investigação.

A publicação física e online visa oferecer um texto crítico, exploratório e informativo capaz de atingir um público interdisciplinar, tornando-o acessível à análise e ao debate, nomeadamente para (re)pensar Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem na contemporaneidade.

A revista scopio Magazine será regida anualmente por uma temática geral e está estruturada em diferentes secções, permitindo aos leitores viajar entre os mundos da Arquitectura, da Arte e da Imagem através de múltiplas perspectivas e focos temáticos.

Volume 1 - SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE | UTOPIA

A Revista scopio Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem convidou à apresentação de propostas para este Volume 1 do seu ciclo temático "Utopia" inspirada pela ideia de que a transformação da nossa sociedade só será possível se tivermos visões ambiciosas para o futuro e propusermos caminhos operacionais, idealizados de forma criativa e colaborativa. Como defendeu Ernst Bloch há já oito décadas, em O Princípio Esperança, as utopias oferecem visões de um futuro melhor, devendo, por isso, ser vistas como parte de nossa realidade e não pensadas fora dela. As utopias são, nesse sentido, imagens ilusórias que nos direcionam para possibilidades reais e nos ajudam a construir um caminho de transformação social.

CHAMADA ABERTA | "EXPLORAR REALIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS”

Com esta Chamada Aberta "Explorar Realidades Contemporâneas", lançamos o grande tema de interesse anual da scopio Magazine AAI - Exploring Contemporary Realities, Volume 2, e iniciamos uma nova colaboração com o projeto Contrast: Rede multidisciplinar de iniciativas artísticas em Arte, Arquitetura, Design e Fotografia através da Conferência Internacional SCOPIO & CONTRAST.

A chamada terá como editores responsáveis académicos/artistas provenientes tanto da revista scopio AAI, bem como do projeto Contrast. Esta equipa editorial assegurará o necessário trabalho de peer review através da plataforma OJS da U. Porto.

A scopio Magazine AAI será, desta forma, o periódico académico oficial da Conferência Internacional SCOPIO & CONTRAST e as submissões são tanto para a Conferência como para o seu 2º volume em parceria com o Contrast, abordando o tema Explorando Realidades Contemporâneas.

Guia de ajuda para a Submissão
Link para submissões

Para qualquer consulta:

Por favor contacte os nossos Editores em scopiomagazine@arq.up.pt.

INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO E CENTROS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO

Train to the future

April 29, 2024

Train to the future

BY KRISTINA SERGEEVA

Norilsk is the northernmost city in the world with a population of over 150,000. An artificially created industrial city during Stalin's repressions, Norilsk is popular for its various mineral resources and large mining operations. Norilsk is associated with permafrost, lack of light, depressing landscapes and a grim history.

I went on a photographic expedition to Norilsk with the aim of reflecting the identity of contemporary Russia through the mythologization of ruinized spaces. Train to the future is a journey into a future that has already arrived.

I see Norilsk as a place where the sense of time has been lost. As in all of Russia, the war has suspended the present. I am trying to find a suitable metaphor for the new time, the thin line between past and future. Wandering around the city, I imagine myself as a discoverer of a new land that is no longer with me. During the creation of the project, I was inspired by the stories of eyewitnesses about the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Kristina Sergeeva (1996) is a visual artist from St. Petersburg, Russia. She uses photography, book and print forms in her artistic practice. The field of study in Kristina's projects revolves around the exploration of themes of collective and individual memory and personal perception of the contemporary Russian context. In her work she focuses on reworking and making sense of history, searching for national identity through observation and exploration of the landscape of post-soviet space.

Website
https://kristina-sergeeva.ru

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/_tinaserg/

Presentation of scopio editorial Editions | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference: Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

April 23, 2024

Presentation of scopio EDITIONS | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

a catalyst for discussion and construction of architectural ideas, by Pedro Leão Neto, University of Porto

Sophia Journal Vol. 9: 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)

ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE ARQUITECTURA | UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA – APRIL 12 - 16:00 to 17:00

ENG
The scopio Editions project and Sophia Journal presentation will take place on April 12 - 16:00 to 17:00, 2024, at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura | Universidad de Navarra.

Asier Santas, the director of the architecture department at the University of Navarra, will open the session. The scopio Editorial Project and Sophia Journal presentation will be the responsibility of Pedro Leão Neto (Editor-in-Chief of the publication), who will open the floor for any questions concerning the editorial project and Sophia Journal.

Unlocking Architectural Discourse and Ideas: scopio Editorial Project

Sophia Journal

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

Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI' CEAU.FAUP
FAUP SIGARRA

SCOPIONETWORK WEBSITE
SOPHIA JOURNAL | AAI OJS WEBSITE

ABOUT SCOPIO EDITIONS

Anomie

April 22, 2024

ANOMIE

BY QUINTIN H. O’CONNELL

Anomie, the title of this series, refers to a concept rooted in Durkheimian sociology. It denotes a state characterized by weakened normative bonds between individuals and the broader community, leading to moral ambiguity and alienation.

Émile Durkheim's exploration of anomie in the context of suicide rates revealed a critical connection between social integration and normative regulation. Anomie represented a void where social norms conflicted with the internal motives of individuals, causing discontent and ennui. In fact, the modern world is plagued by unheard of rates of depression and suicide.

In this series, O’Connell focuses on his own anomic sentiments. Namely, the disconnect experienced as one embedded within a culture which normalizes behaviors that harm the global ecosystem and thwart personal growth and flourishing; a culture which privileges consumption over poise and meaning.

Yet, amidst the sense of anomie, the series aims to unravel a veiled beauty concealed within solitary and quiet moments. It contemplates the mysterious allure of nature, inviting viewers to reflect on a delicate harmony that still exists within the unsettling dissonance of our modern world.

Serving as both a visual and philosophical exploration, Anomie offers a pensive journey into the transformative power of photography as not only a means of escape, but also self-overcoming and valuation.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Quintin H. O’Connell developed the Anomie series in 2023 alongside his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, where he obtained his BA in Sociology and Philosophy. Born in 1998, O’Connell is a budding American artist working in photography. His images attempt to reach into the complexities of the human condition, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and the timeless human pursuit of a meaningful life.

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/eliadesqu/

Camilo Rebelo PARALLEL UNIVERSES

April 17, 2024

Camilo Rebelo PARALLEL UNIVERSES

17.04.24 - 17.05.24

Opening 17 aprile con Andrea Campioli | Massimo Bricocoli | Pedro Neto

Lecture ore 16:00, Aula IV

Visita alla Mostra ore 18:00
Comitato organizzatore Guva Bertelli, Marco Bovati, Marco Bozzola, Stefano Di Vita, Pierfranco Galliani, Henrique Pessoa, Michele Roda.

POLITECNICO MILANO | SCUOLA DI ARCHITETTURA URBANISTICA INGEGNERIA DELLE COSTRUZIONI | DIPARTIMENTO DI ARCHITETTURA E STUDI URBANI | SPAZIO TUNNEL

On 17th April, at 4:00 PM, Politecnico Milano – Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzion – Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbano – Spazio Tunnel –hosted the Lecture and Exhibition Camilo Rebelo Parallel Universes, which embraced Camilo Rebelo´s lecture about his work, a short presentation by Pedro Leão Neto about his book “OLIM”, and the Exhibition opening and launch of its catalogue in the collection “Red Series | A Project on Display”, edited by Guya Bertelli.

The event commenced with the official opening of the session by Professor Guya Bertelli, who introduced Arq. Camilo Rebelo to an audience of students, professionals, and scholars. Then, professors Andrea Campioli and Massimo Bricocoli discussed the interest and importance of the long-time collaboration with Polimi.

Next, Camilo Rebelo presented his lecture, beginning by communicating his engagement in teaching at POLIMI for 11 years and then explaining several of his architectural projects from the set in the Camilo Rebelo Parallel Universes Exhibition, and published in a special catalogue.

Finally, the Editor of Camilo Rebelo´s book “OLIM”, Pedro Leão Neto, conducted a short presentation about Rebelo´s book, elaborating on the author´s ideation process and nonlinear narrative, where memory, identity and places are linked to one another in a rhizomatic way.

Mesa Redonda Contrast | Evento integrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum 8 de Abril de 2024

April 9, 2024

Mesa Redonda Contrast | O ensino da Fotografia como um dispositivo Utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas

Evento integrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum 8 de Abril de 2024 (segunda-feira), 18h | Casa Comum – Reitoria da U. Porto

No dia 8 de Abril, pelas 18h, a Casa Comum acolheu a mesa redonda Contrast | A Fotografia como um dispositivo utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas. Esta mesa redonda, enquadrada na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum, tinha como objetivo debater a importância do ensino da fotografia como um dispositivo utópico, ou seja, para a ideação de projetos transformadores e criação artística, bem como para analisar e representar criticamente a arquitetura, a cidade e o território, e a forma como as pessoas vivem e transformam estes espaços.

O evento teve início com a abertura oficial feita por Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP) que depois de apresentar os convidados a uma audiência de estudantes, profissionais e académicos,, introduziu e contextualizou as temáticas do debate e em seguida deu início ao debate que se seguiu.

A mesa redonda contou com a participação de diversos investigadores e docentes, muitos deles coordenadores e editores que integram o projeto Contrast, nomeadamente, Joana Caetano (CETAPS / FLUP), José Carneiro (FBAUP / ID + / i2ADS), Maria Neto (CEAU / FAUP - UBI), Mário Mesquita (FAUP / FBAUP / i2ADS), Olívia Marques da Silva (uniMAD/ESMAD /IPP) e Rui Lourosa (ESAP).

O debate que teve como mote a temática O Ensino da Fotografia como um Dispositivo Utópico foi enriquecido através das perspetivas únicas de cada um dos participantes que partilharam as suas análises e experiências enriquecedoras em volta da ideias da Utopia, e da fotografia como um dispositivo utópico capaz de um registo documental ficcional. Foram debatidas diversas estratégias visuais que permitem repensar e questionar a identidade e o significado simbólico dos lugares, de cidade bem como perceber como os mesmos são vividos e transformados.

Não esquecendo as celebrações do 25 de abril, a conversa abordou os seguintes pontos chave:

A fotografia como registro histórico da Revolução dos Cravos e suas repercussões na sociedade portuguesa.
A importância da memória visual na preservação da identidade coletiva e individual.
De que modo a fotografia pode desempenhar um papel na educação para a cidadania, valorizando a democracia e a liberdade.

O evento integrou ainda a vídeo-exposição “Contrast: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Contemporâneas” que ainda está patente por alguns dias na Casa Comum, e que comunica os trabalhos fotográficos de estudantes e de autores emergentes realizados no contexto de ensino das diversas instituições envolvidas no porjeto Contrast.

O projeto CONTRAST pretende contribuir para a divulgação, criação e ensino da fotografia na sua interação com a Arte, Arquitectura e Design. Esta contribuição será desenvolvida no âmbito nacional e internacional através da partilha de experiências e conhecimentos entre escolas, grupos e associações não académicas, aproximando o interesse de diversos públicos por estes temas numa perspetiva transversal e holística.

BIOGRAFIAS

Joana Caetano (CETAPS / FLUP)
Joana Caetano é assistente convidada na FLUP, onde leciona Estudos sobre a Utopia, colaboradora do CETAPS-Centre for English and Anglo-Portuguese Studies e da U.Porto Press, e Editora Executiva de VIA PANORAMICA: Revista de Estudos Anglo-Americanos/ A Journal of Anglo-American Studies. Concluiu o Doutoramento com uma tese intitulada Hainish Hospitalities: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Constellation of Utopian Care, em 2023, na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, com financiamento da FCT. Tem publicado capítulos de livros, recensões e artigos em várias revistas científicas, nomeadamente em Utopian Studies Journal, nos Cadernos de Literatura Comparada e na Revista BANG!, na qual tem uma rubrica dedicada a Ursula K. Le Guin.

José Carneiro (FBAUP)
Professor Auxiliar na Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto. Director do Mestrado em Design da Imagem (FBAUP). Director do Centro de Estudos em Design e Arte (FBAUP). É doutorado em Arte e Design pela FBAUP, 2014. É investigador integrado no ID+ Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura e colabora com o i2ADS - Instituto de Investigação em Arte Design e Sociedade. É autor de vários artigos científicos e tem participado regularmente em conferências nacionais e internacionais. Desenvolve trabalho artístico e de design de comunicação. É autor do projecto Records & Photographs e do programa de rádio Clube da Esquina. Mais informação em www.josecarneiro.org.

Maria Neto (CEAU / FAUP - UBI)
Arquitecta, professora auxiliar convidada no DECA-UBI e investigadora no CEAU-FAUP e ICHaB-ETSAM. Doutorada em Arquitectura (EA-UAH+ICHaB-ETSAM, 2022) com bolsa individual FCT, merecedora de nomeação para o Prémio Extraordinário, tem estudos de pós-graduação em Development of Human Settlements in the Third World (ICHaB/ETSAM) e prática profissional em Humanitarian Shelter Coordination (IFRC/UNCHR/Oxford Brookes University). Colaborou, no terreno, com o UNHCR no Quénia e a BRC em Inglaterra, no suporte ao refugiado e requerente de asilo. Foi distinguida com o Prémio Fernando Távora, foi oradora convidada da representação portuguesa na 17ª Exposição Internacional de Arquitectura da Bienal de Veneza e seleccionada para a antologia do Prémio Universidades Trienal de Lisboa. Integra diversos projetos de investigação com fundos competitivos (FCT, MICIU e DGArtes), e é autora de vários artigos, capítulos de livros e livros publicados. Editou também várias revistas e livros da especialidade pela Scopio Editions, editora com a qual colabora desde 2013. A par da docência no DECA-UBI e da prática em gabinete próprio no Porto, colaborou com o IHRU no programa “Da Habitação ao Habitat”, e actualmente coordena na UBI, o acordo interinstitucional UBI-FAUP-CMF, para a execução de 5 edifícios no âmbito da Bolsa Nacional de Alojamento Urgente e Temporário (BNAUT), direccionada às comunidades de refugiados, requerentes de asilo e migrantes.

Mário Mesquita (FAUP)
É Arquitecto, Urbanista e Fotógrafo. É Doutorado em Arquitetura (FAUP) - “Das redes da invisibilidade na equação contemporânea do território. De processo, projeto, obra e serviço público de água no Porto no entre séculos XIX/XX: uma investigação/acção na perspectiva do ser arquitecto e da emergência das transdisciplinaridades”, Mestre em Planeamento e Projeto do Ambiente Urbano (FAUP/FEUP) - “Formação e consolidação do tecido urbano na zona das Antas - Porto 1880- 1950” e Licenciado em Arquitetura (FAUP). É Professor Auxiliar na FAUP, onde lecciona desde 1999. Nesta instituição é Professor de Projeto 5, Regente de “Porto: Territórios e Redes da Invisibilidade” e Co-regente de “Arquitetura: Processos de Transformação no Ensino Aprendizagem” (MIARQ/ FAUP) Pertence ao corpo docente dos seguintes cursos: INOVPED “A Comunidade como Prática” (FPCEUP), “Formação Avançada em Interpretação e Criação Coreográfica” (Companhia Instável), “Portefólio” (FBAUP) e “Beyond Museums Training course” (UNESCO Chair “Water Heritage and Sustainable Development”, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy) É Coordenador da Comunidade de Inovação Pedagógica - UP “PTRI” Como Investigador Integrado no i2ADS coordena “Processos de transformação no ensino artístico-científico no Porto (1950-2016)” e, como Investigador Colaborador no CITCEM, coordena “Territórios das invisibilidades” e a Comunidade de Investigação PTRI. É Investigador Principal na Águas do Porto, coordenando o Plano Director do Património, da Plataforma de Informação e Interpretação do Património e do Parque Patrimonial das Águas - UNESCO/WWM.

Olívia Marques da Silva (ESMAD)
Licenciada em Filosofia pela Universidade do Porto e doutorada em Fotografia pela Escola de Arte & Design de Derby, Reino Unido (Ph.d.,Mphil/ Ph.d./MA). Associa a atividade académica à expressão artística enquanto fotógrafa, participando em diversas exposições individuais e coletivas. Foi bolseira da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e do Centro Português de Fotografia. A ligação ao Politécnico do Porto começou em 1992, onde foi diretora do Departamento de Artes da Imagem da Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (ESMAE), criou e coordenou o Mestrado em Comunicação Audiovisual com uma Especialização em Fotografia e Cinema Documental e Produção e Realização Audiovisual. Foi presidente do Conselho Técnico- Científico da ESMAE. Foi consultora fotográfica do Museu do Carro Elétrico dos Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto0. Colabora com os seguintes centros de investigação: CCRE, FAUP e eCPR/South Wales University. Coordena a Conferência Anual de Multimédia, Fotografia e Cinema , de Imagens do Real Imaginado (IRI) É atualmente Presidente da Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design (ESMAD) do P.PORTO.

Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP)
Arquiteto licenciado pela Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP, 1992), mestre em Planeamento e Projeto do Ambiente Urbano (FAUP-FEUP, 1992), doutor em Planning and Landscape (Universidade de Manchester, 2002) e pós-doutorado (FAUP, 2018). Professor e Investigador na FAUP, é coordenador do grupo de investigação Arquitetura, Arte e imagem (AAI) e das Edições scopio, sendo Editor-in-chief da revista científica Sophia Journal Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem e Investigador Principal (PI) do projeto Visual Spaces of Change (VSC) financiado pela FCT e do projeto Contrast: Rede de Iniciativas Artísticas Multidisciplinar na Arte, Arquitetura, Design e Fotografia (Apoio a Projetos - Criação e Edição – DGartes). Regente das unidades curriculares de Comunicação de Projeto de Arquitetura e de Fotografia de Arquitetura, Cidade e Território, o seu campo de investigação é focalizado no universo da Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem. Dentro deste campo de investigação publicou e editou mais de 30 livros, diversos artigos científicos, coordenou diversos projetos de Investigação, exposições, conferências e concursos internacionais.

Rui Lourosa (ESAP)

Doutorado em Arte dos Media na Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Licenciado em Arte e Comunicação pela Escola Superior Artística do Porto, participante e bolseiro no Stage Europeo degli Esordi em Lucca, possui o DEA pela Universidade de Vigo no programa Modos de Conhecimento na Prática Artística Contemporânea. Atualmente é investigador do grupo de investigação Arte e Estudos Críticos do Centro de Estudos Arnaldo Araújo. Enquanto artista, desenvolve continuamente trabalho no âmbito da sua investigação: a fotografia, a etnografia e o funerário. Trabalha e investiga o fotográfico no seu carácter processual: digital, mas mais especialmente analógico, alternativo e histórico. Experimenta continuamente com o processo fotográfico e cinematográfico estereoscópico na relação da geração e manutenção da imersividade com a perturbação e o desconforto. Tem vindo a apresentar continuamente comunicações, conferências e exposições acerca da sua investigação e prática artística. É docente na Escola Superior Artística do Porto em várias unidades curriculares na área do projeto e da impressão e onde organiza o programa “VISUA – Laboratório de Experimentação e Práticas Visuais” é também membro do Conselho Geral e do Conselho Pedagógico da ESAP e foi desde 2009 até 2016 Director do Curso Superior de Artes Visuais – Fotografia.

Apresentação do projeto scopio EDITIONS | Revista Sophia

April 2, 2024

Apresentação do projeto scopio EDITIONS | Revista CIENTÍFICA Sophia e da sua próxima conferência | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

um catalisador para O DEBATE e construção de ideias EM VOLTA DO UNIVERSO DA ARQUITETURA, por Pedro Leão Neto, Universidade do Porto

Revista Científica Sophia Vol. 9: 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)

ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE ARQUITECTURA | UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA – 12 ABRIL - 16:00 to 17:00

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A apresentação do projeto scopio Editions e da Revista Científica Sophia terá lugar no dia 12 de abril - 16:00 às 17:00, 2024, na Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitetura | Universidad de Navarra.

Asier Santas, diretor do departamento de arquitetura da Universidade de Navarra, abrirá a sessão. A apresentação do Projeto Editorial scopio e da Revista Científica Sophia estará a cargo de Pedro Leão Neto (Diretor de Sophia Journal), após a apresentação a sessão será aberta ao público para quaisquer questões relativas ao projeto editorial e à Revista Científica Sophia.

Unlocking Architectural Discourse and Ideas: scopio Editorial Project

Sophia Journal

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

Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI' CEAU.FAUP
FAUP SIGARRA

SCOPIONETWORK WEBSITE
SOPHIA JOURNAL | AAI OJS WEBSITE

ABOUT SCOPIO EDITIONS

Presentation of scopio editorial project | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference: Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

April 2, 2024

Presentation of scopio EDITIONS project | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

a catalyst for discussion and construction of architectural ideas, by Pedro Leão Neto, University of Porto

ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE ARQUITECTURA | UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA – APRIL 12 - 16:00 to 17:00

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The scopio Editions project and Sophia Journal presentation will take place on April 12 - 16:00 to 17:00, 2024, at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura | Universidad de Navarra.

Unlocking Architectural Discourse and Ideas: scopio Editorial Project

Sophia Journal

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

Research group 'Arquitectura, Arte e Imagem — AAI' CEAU.FAUP
FAUP SIGARRA

SCOPIONETWORK WEBSITE
SOPHIA JOURNAL | AAI OJS WEBSITE

ABOUT SCOPIO EDITIONS

CHAMADA ABERTA | "EXPLORAR REALIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS”

March 30, 2024

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CHAMADA ABERTA | "EXPLORAR REALIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS”

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Com esta Chamada Aberta "Explorar Realidades Contemporâneas", lançamos o grande tema de interesse anual da scopio Magazine AAI - Exploring Contemporary Realities, Volume 2, e iniciamos uma nova colaboração com o projeto Contrast: Rede multidisciplinar de iniciativas artísticas em Arte, Arquitetura, Design e Fotografia através da Conferência Internacional SCOPIO & CONTRAST.

A chamada terá como editores responsáveis académicos/artistas provenientes tanto da revista scopio AAI, bem como do projeto Contrast. Esta equipa editorial assegurará o necessário trabalho de peer review através da plataforma OJS da U. Porto.

A scopio Magazine AAI será, desta forma, o periódico académico oficial da Conferência Internacional SCOPIO & CONTRAST e as submissões são tanto para a Conferência como para o seu 2º volume em parceria com o Contrast, abordando o tema Explorando Realidades Contemporâneas.

Scopio Magazine AAI is transitioning to continuous publication to better align with the dynamics of Open Access electronic publishing, moving away from the constraints of its previous model geared towards traditional print formats. This shift aims to expedite the dissemination of research to the community, offering immediate benefits to both readers and authors by ensuring quicker access to new findings. The adoption of a continuous publication strategy enhances the open review process by reducing the time from submission to publication and by boosting the visibility of individual contributions, thus fostering greater engagement and dissemination within the scholarly community.

The present call aims to explore the use of photography and other means of visual representation as forms of artistic research, documentation, and analysis of different configurations on the transformation of the physical environment and how it is understood and shaped by a diverse field of study, practices and cultures. This means, besides other things, to better understand through photography and film the relationship between culture and space and explore how culture, beliefs, behaviours, and practices, interacts with and shape the physical environment of different territories and their architectures, cities and landscapes, as well as to acknowledge contemporary discourses and usages of landscape concepts[1].

Social transformations are linked to changes in the inhabited place, and recent history has revealed the speed with which space changes. These transformations have been so radical that regular documentation about the impermanence of the place has become urgent. In fact, places are uncertain spaces and to represent them visually is to preserve their understanding, recent life experiences such as the gentrification of large cities or the health crisis have imposed profound changes on contemporary life models and, consequently, allowed the creation of previously unthinkable photographs. This is where the “Exploring contemporary realities” is located, artistic projects and documentary projects that operate from the expanded field of architecture, art and design from its actual materialization to the experiences of the place; exploring different levels of privacy, scales and urban landscapes. Focusing also on the exploration of the discursive space that operates in broader systems: sociocultural, political, historical and even technical.

If we accept the image as a kind of visual language2 , disseminated and received in different geographic points, this call extends this dialogue, opening up to the integration of different looks of cultural identities from other regions, places and countries; the specificity of the place as a way to increase our understanding of society and the territory. The objective is to encourage the use of images for the construction of artistic projects that promote critical views on the transformation of the physical environment as a result of the way they are perceived and experienced in their multiple facets. In summary, the aim is to take advantage of the current role of the image as a way of expanding knowledge with a particular focus on photography, recognized as a privileged means of expression and research for the understanding of architecture and urban landscapes and for the construction of the imaginary; between document and fiction; reproduction and manipulation; analogue and digital visual representation as a means of crossing different disciplines, blurring artistic boundaries.

The call is interested in the construction of artistic projects and theoretical essays using photography and film as a way of communicating the experience of space, questioning how people live and work, as well as architectural practices and urban landscapes. We want to encourage students and researchers to develop projects that are not limited to documenting and describing reality, but to deepen knowledge that enhance the construction of more effective and meaningful ways of understanding our relationships with the territory, even anticipating a possible future. It is intended to develop visual essays based on conceptually and artistically strong photographic artistic practices.

We are open to submissions that explore photographic representation as an artistic research tool, both in theoretical work and in field work, in all its possible and complex artistic visions. We want to awaken the interest of authors in the areas of architecture, art and design encouraging the creation of photographic series that explore new frontier paradigms, which can contribute to the critical analysis of the dynamics of physical and social transformation, understanding architecture and urban landscape as living and inclusive organisms.

The organization of the international conference will integrate members coming from scopio Magazine AAI Editorial team and the Contrast project, reinforcing in this way the network of multidisciplinary artistic initiatives in Art, Architecture, Design and Photography.

Abstracts for conference presentation will be published in the e-book of abstracts of the SCOPIO & CONTRAST International Conference, which will have also the program and will be accessible and free to download through scopio Magazine AAI and Contrast platforms at the time of the event.

Subsequent publication of the most relevant (expanded – full manuscripts) contributions will be published in section Exploring Contemporary Realities | Open Call of scopio Magazine AAI ], Volume 2.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

scopio Magazine AAI

Research group AAI (FAUP) integrated in the I&D centre of FAUP (CEAU) and the Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (CETAPS/FLUP), i2ADS – Institute of Research in Art, Design and Society is a R&D unit based at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP), Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID+] and the Institute Arquitecture and Development (Arq.ID) based at University Lusófona of Porto, counting with the institutional support of U.Porto’s Rectorate and in partnership with AEFAUP, counting with the support of other Student Associations of U.Porto.

Contrast project

The team of this project counts on the solid experience ofseveral higher education institutions – ARCO, DARQ, DCAM, EA.UCP, ESAP, ESMAD, FAUP, FBAUL, FBAUP, FEUP, IPT e UL.CUP – that through several projects, research and initiatives, ensure a strong integrated and complementary strategy of teaching, research and communication.

The project has a joint coordination in partnership with the Cultural Association Cityscopio, ESMAD-uniMAD andFBAUP – i2ADS, and is led by FAUP through the research group Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) integrated in theCentre for the Study of Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), being funded by DGARTES contest to support projects of creation and edition, through the Cultural Association Cityscopio.

Integrated program to conference

The Contrast RC Exhibition “Exploring Contemporary Realities”

The exhibition is the result of a selection of photographic works by students and emerging authors made in the context of teaching at the various institutions involved in the project, "while at the same time allowing students to explain their projects, as well as observe their photographic works both in book format and on the online platforms of Contrast and of Society of Artistic Research Research Catalog (RC)", using a Mobile Projector for projecting the exhibition in diverse rooms and auditoriums.

The RC allowed to create custom designed webpages used for the exhibition containing many types of media including: text, video, images, and audio recordings. The way in which these materials are presented was customizable by the authors and curators exploring the possibilities of collaboration with multiple authors on the development of the exhibition.

The exhibition aims to contribute to the dissemination of photography in its interaction with Art, Architecture and Design. This contribution will be developed at national and international level through the sharing of experiences and knowledge between schools, groups and non-academic associations, bringing together the interest of different audiences in these themes from a transversal and holistic perspective.

The contents of the exhibition will also be online and the exhibition experience is registered purely for research purposes, being analysed in the context of the ongoing Contrast project.

Author GuidelinesSubmissions of abstracts for conference

Instructions

To submit your abstract proposal, please send a 400 – 500 words text (including title, references and a maximum of five images) and a short bio for author’s (up to 70 words each) and name, title, affiliation, pronouns, email, phone, and address until 1st of November 2024.

All presentations must be in English and should take no more than 15 minutes to present. Please indicate the number of panellists to participate in your presentation.

Abstracts for conference presentation will be published in the e-book of abstracts of the SCOPIO & CONTRAST International Conference, which will have also the program and will be accessible and free to download through scopio Magazine AAI and Contrast platforms at the time of the event.

Abstracts and manuscript drafts of the entries considered most relevant (expanded – full manuscripts) contributions will be invited to published in scopio Magazine AAI - Exploring contemporary realities, Volume 2 and for that purpose will be further reviewed to deliver a 2nd final manuscript.

Publication date (tbc): by December 2024

Some issues of interest that can be taken on board when answering this call are the following:

How photography and film can be used for communicating contemporary realities and the way architecture, landscape and city forms relate with public spaces and their contemporary appropriation;
What photography and film tell us about the world we inhabit and can be used as a creative process that brings to light new ways of understanding architecture and landscape realities in contemporary urban space, as well as document their cultural significance and heritage values;
How photography and film can be used to confront present architectural programs, planning and public spaces;
How photography and film may set forward the idea of a new understanding of architecture, changing our on-site perception and even turning it into a projected vision in space
The uses of photography and film in identifying, recording and 'unlocking' sites of transformation – i.e. buildings, landscapes, and places, which are undergoing, or will undergo, a process of renewal
Photographic and filmic series that focus on the perceptive, sensorial and affective experience of architecture and landscape in the urban and rural context.

Accepted submissions engage with the issues above in the form of full papers, short papers or visual essays.

[1] See the discussion of key conceptions of landscape circulating as part of the recent discourse i.e. landscape as a fundamental building block, a communicative medium, and a realm of imaginative constructs." Vera Vicenzotti. "The Landscape of Landscape Urbanism." Landscape Journal 36, no. 1 (2018): 75-86. https://lj.uwpress.org/content/36/1/75

[2] Nathan Jurgenson - The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media, Verso, 2019, p. 13-14

Mais informação em:

scopio Magazine AAI: https://www.up.pt/revistas/index.php/scopio/announcement/view/33
CONTRAST: https://contrast.arq.up.pt/en/news/open-call-exploring-contemporary-realities/
SIGARRA / FAUP: https://sigarra.up.pt/faup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=81962

Research group: Architecture, Arte and Image — AAI CEAU.FAUP

OPEN CALL | "EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY REALITIES"

March 30, 2024

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OPEN CALL | "EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY REALITIES"

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With this Open Call "Exploring Contemporary Realities", we launch the annual major theme of interest for scopio Magazine AAI – Exploring Contemporary Realities, Volume 2, and initiate a new collaboration with the project Contrast: Multidisciplinary network of artistic initiatives in Art, Architecture, Design and Photography through SCOPIO & CONTRAST International Conference.

Subsequent publication of the most relevant (expanded – full manuscripts) contributions will be published in section Exploring Contemporary Realities | Open Call of scopio Magazine AAI ], Volume 2.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

scopio Magazine AAI

Contrast project

The team of this project counts on the solid experience of several higher education institutions – ARCO, DARQ, DCAM, EA.UCP, ESAP, ESMAD, FAUP, FBAUL, FBAUP, FEUP, IPT e UL.CUP – that through several projects, research and initiatives, ensure a strong integrated and complementary strategy of teaching, research and communication.

Integrated program to conference

The Contrast RC Exhibition “Exploring Contemporary Realities”

The contents of the exhibition will also be online and the exhibition experience is registered purely for research purposes, being analysed in the context of the ongoing Contrast project.

Author GuidelinesSubmissions of abstracts for conference

Instructions

Selected authors will be notified by the 15th of September 2024 and will benefit from Editorial orientation and instructions in order to deliver conference presentation in pdf or powerpoint / keynote format by the 1 of November 2024 and a first draft of manuscript by the 1 of December 2024.

All presentations must be in English and should take no more than 15 minutes to present. Please indicate the number of panellists to participate in your presentation.

Publication date (tbc): by December 2024

Some issues of interest that can be taken on board when answering this call are the following:

How photography and film can be used for communicating contemporary realities and the way architecture, landscape and city forms relate with public spaces and their contemporary appropriation;
What photography and film tell us about the world we inhabit and can be used as a creative process that brings to light new ways of understanding architecture and landscape realities in contemporary urban space, as well as document their cultural significance and heritage values;
How photography and film can be used to confront present architectural programs, planning and public spaces;
How photography and film may set forward the idea of a new understanding of architecture, changing our on-site perception and even turning it into a projected vision in space
The uses of photography and film in identifying, recording and 'unlocking' sites of transformation – i.e. buildings, landscapes, and places, which are undergoing, or will undergo, a process of renewal
Photographic and filmic series that focus on the perceptive, sensorial and affective experience of architecture and landscape in the urban and rural context.

Accepted submissions engage with the issues above in the form of full papers, short papers or visual essays.

[2] Nathan Jurgenson - The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media, Verso, 2019, p. 13-14

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Lançamento e apresentação de Sophia Journal Vol. 8 No. 1 (Copy)

March 24, 2024

Sophia Journal Vol. 8 Lançamento e Mesa Redonda na OASRN

“Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage”

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No dia 20 de março, pelas 18h00, a Ordem dos Arquitetos - Secção Regional Norte (OASRN) acolheu o aguardado lançamento da Revista Sophia Vol. 8, intitulada "Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage". Esta mesa-redonda dá assim continuidade à análise critica que a revista promove anualmente em volta da confluência entre os mundos da imagem e da arquitetura, assinalando mais um ano de sucesso da publicação.

O evento teve início com a abertura oficial da sessão pela Arquiteta Adriana Floret, coordenadora da área de Cultura e Comunicação da OASRN. De seguida, o Diretor da publicação, Pedro Leão Neto, apresentou a revista e o projeto scopio Editions a uma audiência de estudantes, profissionais e académicos, no local e online. Com especial enfoque no estudo da interseção entre a fotografia e a arquitetura, nomeadamente a fotografia documental artística, a scopio Editions procura inspirar o diálogo e a inovação nestas áreas.

Neto explicou a missão da scopio Editions, salientando o seu papel na promoção do intercâmbio intelectual em volta do universo da arquitetura, da arte e da imagem, com especial incidência na fotografia, mostrando o seu impacto significativo através de uma gama diversificada de publicações. Durante o lançamento, foi também apresentada a publicação Sophia Journal, uma revista académica revista por pares que integra a scopio Editions, estabelecendo uma ponte entre as disciplinas de fotografia, arquitetura e arte através da investigação e de um discurso académico e criativo significativo.

O envolvimento da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP) e do seu Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (CEAU), bem como as colaborações com fóruns internacionais, foram destacados como fundamentais para reforçar o reconhecimento global da revista. Todo este trabalho desenvolvido revela o empenho de Sophia Journal em dar continuidade e reforçar os fóruns e debates académicos em volta do estudo da interseção entre arquitetura, arte e fotografia.

Uma Mesa Redonda Inspiradora

O evento foi enriquecido por uma mesa redonda com os editores do Volume 8, moderada por Hugh Campbell, Professor de Arquitetura na University College Dublin. Os editores, cada um com uma perspetiva única, partilharam as suas experiências enriquecedoras com a revista, sublinhando o espírito de colaboração e a abordagem interdisciplinar que define Sophia Journal.

A discussão aventurou-se pelos temas matizados de "Tipos", "Lugares" e "Processos", estando a publicação estruturada em volta deste temas, revelando a profundidade de análise e exploração caraterística da revista. Hugh Campbell (UCD), juntamente com os editores Igea Troiani (LSBU), João Leal (ESMAD), Mark Durden (USW /eCDR), Rikke Munck Petersen (UCPH) e Teresa Ferreira (FAUP), debateram e analisaram a importância da fotografia e do filme para o estudo e atribuição de valor ao património e às paisagens. O diálogo entre os editores sublinhou o potencial dos meios visuais para transformar percepções e narrativas em torno de ambientes arquitectónicos e naturais e a conversa foi um testemunho da abordagem inovadora e inclusiva para com a arquitetura moderna e o património paisagístico.

A partir de “Lugares”, Igea Troiani e Mark Durden sublinharam a natureza reveladora dos lugares através de ensaios cinematográficos, tanto ficcionais como documentais. Destacaram a riqueza interdisciplinar que surge quando se trabalha com colegas de várias áreas, como a fotografia, o cinema, a arquitetura e a história. Foi sublinhada a utilização da fotografia e do filme como instrumentos primários de investigação, enfatizando a atribuição de valor às imagens nas publicações.

João Leal e Rikke Munck Petersen, abordando “Processos”, discutiram a importância dos processos experimentais nas suas publicações. A essência de estar fisicamente presente num local, observando-o, fotografando-o e filmando-o, é crucial. Este envolvimento direto garante que os locais estudados não são apenas documentados, mas profundamente vividos, enriquecendo assim o conteúdo da publicação.

Abordando “Tipos”, Hugh Campbell e Teresa Ferreira falaram sobre o conceito de atribuição de valor a diferentes tipos de edifícios e sítios, abordando aspectos patrimoniais. Foi salientado o potencial da fotografia e do filme para atribuir e, por vezes, transferir valor ou reconhecimento para edifícios e paisagens. Esta conversa aponta para um processo cíclico em que os locais e os edifícios procuram reconhecimento e valorização através do envolvimento visual e experimental.

Um assunto que esteve subjacente em todo o debate foi o da importância que os meios visuais (fotografia e filme) e a experiência direta possuem para a investigação, documentação e valorização dos lugares. Quer seja através dos lugares, dos processos ou dos tipos, cada par de editores sublinhou a riqueza da abordagem multifacetada para compreender e apreciar o significado dos lugares, as suas histórias e o seu potencial valor patrimonial. Esta visão colectiva enfatiza uma abordagem interdisciplinar, misturando arte, história, arquitetura e muito mais, para aprofundar a nossa ligação e apreciação dos espaços e arquiteturas que nos rodeiam.

No final da mesa redonda, o empenho e a paixão dos participantes eram perceptíveis, reflectindo um compromisso partilhado com a missão da revista de explorar as intersecções da fotografia, do cinema, da arquitetura e do património paisagístico.

Olhar em Frente

O sucesso do lançamento de Sophia Journal Vol. 8 e a sua mesa redonda assinalam um marco significativo na nossa exploração contínua de "Paisagens de Cuidado". Estamos imensamente gratos pelas contribuições de todos os editores, autores e participantes, cuja dedicação e perspicácia têm sido fundamentais para o sucesso da publicação.

A Revista Sophia Journal tem sido parte integrante da nossa comunidade académica há mais de oito anos e tem desempenhado um papel significativo no estabelecimento de uma rede internacional centrada na intersecção da Fotografia com a Arquitetura.

Deste modo, ao olharmos para o futuro, continuamos motivados com o impacto e crescimento contínuos da revista Sophia Journal no seio das comunidades académica e profissional com interesse pelo universo da arquitetura, arte e imagem, com especial incidência pela interseção da fotografia com a arquitetura, promovendo a nossa compreensão da intrincada relação entre fotografia, arquitetura e património paisagístico.

Editores de Sophia Journal Vol. 8

Hugh Campbell, Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin (UCD)
Igea Troiani, Professor of Architecture and Head of Division for Architecture at London South Bank University (LSBU)
João Leal, artist and full time professor in the Department of Image Arts P.Porto | ESMAD
Mark Durden, Professor of Photography at Newport and Director of European Centre for Documentary Research (USW / eCDR)
Rikke Munck Petersen, Professor at University of Copenhagen, Landscape Architecture and Planning (UCPH)
Teresa Ferreira, Principal Investigator at Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU-FAUP) and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Cities and Landscapes. Sustainable Management, Conservation

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Sophia Journal Vol. 8 Launch & Round-Table at OASRN

March 24, 2024

Sophia Journal Vol. 8 Launch & Round-Table at OASRN

“Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage”

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On 20th March, at 6:00 PM, the Portuguese Association of Architects – North Regional Section (OASRN) hosted the awaited launch of Sophia Journal Vol. 8, titled "Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage" This edition continues the journal's tradition of critically examining the confluence of image and architecture, marking another successful year of publication.

The event commenced with the official opening of the session by Architect Adriana Floret, OASRN's Culture and Communication area coordinator. Pedro Leão Neto, the Editor-in-Chief, then presented the journal alongside the scopio Editorial project to an audience of students, professionals, and scholars, both onsite and online. Focused on the synergy between photography and architecture, particularly documentary artistic photography, scopio Editions seeks to inspire dialogue and innovation within these fields.

Neto elaborated on scopio's mission, emphasizing its role in fostering intellectual exchange and showcasing its significant impact through a diverse range of publications. The launch also saw the unveiling of Sophia Journal, a peer-reviewed academic journal that complements the scopio initiative, further bridging the disciplines of photography, architecture, and art with a robust academic and creative discourse.

The involvement of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto (FAUP) and its Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), as well as collaborations with international forums, were highlighted as pivotal in enhancing the journal's global stature. Such efforts underscore Sophia's commitment to advancing scholarly and practical discussions across architecture, art, and photography.

An Inspiring Round-Table Discussion

The event was further enriched by a round-table featuring the editors of Volume 8, moderated by Hugh Campbell, Professor of Architecture at University College Dublin. The editors, each bringing a unique perspective, shared their enriching experiences with the journal, underscoring the collaborative spirit and interdisciplinary approach that defines Sophia.

The discussion ventured into the nuanced themes of "Types," "Places," and "Processes," since the journal organised itself through these themes, revealing the depth of analysis and exploration characteristic of Sophia. Hugh Campbell (UCD), along with editors Igea Troiani (LSBU), João Leal (ESMAD), Mark Durden (USW / eCDR), Rikke Munck Petersen (UCPH), and Teresa Ferreira (FAUP), delved into the importance of photography and film in ascribing value to heritage and landscapes. The dialogue underscored the potential of visual mediums to transform perceptions and narratives surrounding architectural and natural environments and the conversation was a testament to the journal's innovative and inclusive approach to modern architecture and landscape heritage.

Starting with Places, Igea Troiani and Mark Durden, emphasized the revealing nature of places through film essays, both fictional and documentary. They highlighted the interdisciplinary richness that emerges when working with colleagues from various fields such as photography, cinema, architecture, and history. The use of photography and film as primary research tools was underscored, emphasizing the assignment of value to images in publications.

João Leal and Rikke Munck Petersen, addressing Processes, discussed the significance of experiential processes in their publications. The essence of being physically present at a location, observing, photographing, and filming it, is crucial. This direct engagement ensures that the places studied are not only documented but deeply experienced, thereby enriching the publication's content.

Addressing Types, Hugh Campbell and Teresa Ferreira talked about the concept of ascribing value to different types of buildings and sites, touching on heritage aspects. The potential of photography and film to assign and sometimes shift value or recognition towards buildings and landscapes was pointed out. This conversation suggests a cyclical process where places and buildings seek acknowledgment and valuation through visual and experiential engagement.

Uniting all discussions is the underlying theme of the importance and power of visual mediums (photography and film) and direct experience in researching, documenting, and valuing places. Whether through the lens of places, processes, or types, each pair of editors underscores the multifaceted approach to understanding and appreciating the significance of locations, their histories, and their potential heritage value. This collective insight emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, blending art, history, architecture, and more, to deepen our connection with and appreciation of the spaces around us.

As the round-table concluded, the engagement and passion of the participants were palpable, reflecting a shared commitment to the journal's mission of exploring the intersections of photography, film, architecture, and landscape heritage.

Looking Forward

The successful launch of Sophia Journal Vol. 8 and the accompanying round-table discussion mark a significant milestone in our ongoing exploration of "Landscapes of Care." We are immensely grateful for the contributions of all editors, authors, and participants, whose dedication and insight have been instrumental in the journal's success.

Sophia Journal has been integral to our academic community for over eight years, and it has played a significant role in establishing an international network focused on the intersection of Photography and Architecture.

Thus, as we look ahead, we remain motivated about the continued impact and growth of Sophia Journal within the academic and professional communities, furthering our understanding of the intricate relationship between photography, architecture, and landscape heritage.

Editors of Sophia Journal Vol. 8

Hugh Campbell, Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin (UCD)
Igea Troiani, Professor of Architecture and Head of Division for Architecture at London South Bank University (LSBU)
João Leal, artist and full time professor in the Department of Image Arts P.Porto | ESMAD
Mark Durden, Professor of Photography at Newport and Director of European Centre for Documentary Research (USW / eCDR)
Rikke Munck Petersen, Professor at University of Copenhagen, Landscape Architecture and Planning (UCPH)
Teresa Ferreira, Principal Investigator at Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU) and Chair Holder of the UNESCO Cities and Landscapes. Sustainable Management, Conservation

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Mesa Redonda Contrast | O ensino da Fotografia como um dispositivo Utópico

March 24, 2024

Mesa Redonda Contrast | O ensino da Fotografia como um dispositivo Utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas

Evento integrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum 8 de Abril de 2024 (segunda-feira), 18h | Casa Comum – Reitoria da U. Porto

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Enquadrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum, a mesa redonda Contrast | A Fotografia como um dispositivo utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas pretende debater a importância do ensino da fotografia como um dispositivo quer para a ideação de projeto e criação artística quer para analisar e representar criticamente a arquitetura, a cidade e o território, bem como a forma como as pessoas vivem e transformam estes espaços.

A abertura da mesa redonda e apresentação do projeto Contrast estará a cargo do coordenador do projeto Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP) que irá moderar o debate que se segue. A mesa redonda conta com a presença dos seguintes convidados, muitos deles coordenadores e editores que integram o projeto Contrast, nomeadamente, Joana Caetano (CETAPS / FLUP), José Carneiro (FBAUP / ID + / i2ADS), Maria Neto (CEAU / FAUP - UBI), Mário Mesquita (FAUP / FBAUP / i2ADS), Olívia Marques da Silva (uniMAD/ESMAD /IPP) e Rui Lourosa (ESAP) e o debate que se segue terá como mote a temática O Ensino da Fotografia como um Dispositivo Utópico e será moderado por Pedro Leão Neto.

Interessa-nos debater a fotografia como um dispositivo utópico capaz de um registo documental ficcional, explorando diversas estratégias visuais que nos permitem repensar e questionar a identidade e o significado simbólico dos lugares, de cidade bem como perceber como os mesmos são vividos e transformados. Alguns pontos chave:

A fotografia como meio de expressão artística e crítica social, questionando e reimaginando a arquitetura, a cidade e o território.
Estratégias visuais utilizadas para repensar e transformar a percepção dos espaços urbanos.
Exemplos de projetos fotográficos que combinam documentação e ficção para explorar utopias urbanas.

Neste contexto de celebrações do 25 de abril, importa também perceber como a fotografia tem sido usada como uma ferramenta para documentar momentos históricos, capturar a essência da resistência cultural e expressar a identidade de um povo em transformação. Alguns pontos chave:

A fotografia como registro histórico da Revolução dos Cravos e suas repercussões na sociedade portuguesa.
A importância da memória visual na preservação da identidade coletiva e individual.
De que modo a fotografia pode desempenhar um papel na educação para a cidadania, valorizando a democracia e a liberdade.

Este evento integra ainda a vídeo-exposição “Contrast: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Contemporâneas” que tem acompanhado o programa de disseminação da rede de iniciativas artísticas multidisciplinares na Arte, Arquitectura, Design e Fotografia que conta com o envolvimento direto de onze escolas de ensino superior a lecionar fotografia em diversas áreas disciplinares e artísticas: ARCO, DARQ, DCAM, EA.UCP, ESAP, ESMAD, FAUP, FBAUL, FBAUP, FEUP e IPT.

A vídeo-exposição tem vindo a comunicar os trabalhos fotográficos de estudantes e de autores emergentes realizados no contexto de ensino das diversas instituições envolvidas neste projeto, permitindo simultaneamente ouvir os estudantes explicar os seus projetos, bem como observar os seus trabalhos fotográficos quer em formato de livro quer na plataforma online.

BIOGRAFIAS

Caveat

March 11, 2024

Caveat

BY ANDREA MARTINO

Caveat: a Latin word that sounds like a warning, “beware”. It is the title of a photographic series that explores the caves of Vallone di San Rocco in Naples, a hidden and endangered treasure, a challenge for the eye and the memory. The caves are ancient cavities dug in the yellow tuff, the volcanic material that formed after an eruption of the Campi Flegrei about 12,000 years ago. From these caves Naples grew, which used the tuff for its constructions, but which also gave the caves other uses: shelter, workplace, storage, landfill. Today these caves are covered by an urban jungle that hosts an extraordinary biodiversity, but that leaves an open wound in the rock and in history. The photographic series tries to return a historical and formal “portrait” of these caves, showing their architectural, landscape, environmental, social value. The Caves of Vallone present themselves as urban rooms, where space is a void, where air is closed by matter that traces its boundary. A system that has its own logic, its own geometry, its own aesthetics, but that has remained invisible and inaccessible for a long time, and that now proposes itself to discovery and enhancement. This investigation aims to demonstrate that these quarries are an integral part of Naples’ history and culture, but they are also at risk of degradation and oblivion. The quarries are a dormant giant waiting to be awakened with care and respect, not only as geological heritage but also as a custodian of Neapolitan cultural memory.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Born in Naples in 1996, my hometown shaped my worldview, teaching me to observe space and understand the intricate relationships that are created with it. During my university studies in architecture, I developed a parallel interest in photography, using it as a tool for research and documentation. The photographic language became my main means to explore and narrate what I see through the lens, investigating the physical environment that surrounds us, scrutinizing not only the architectural elements, but also the human relationships that interact with space. Each shot represents an attempt to absorb the atmosphere of the place, allowing the context to suggest its stories. Photography thus becomes a form of visual narration that seeks to capture the essence of places and human connections in a delicate balance between art and documentation.

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Lançamento online [acesso Livre] | Volume 1, No. 1scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

March 4, 2024

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scopio Magazine - Architecture, Art and Image Vol. 1  - Utopia tem acesso livre através do url https://www.up.pt/revistas/index.php/scopio/issue/current

Lançamento da revista scopio Magazine AAI Online Journal - Um Novo Horizonte na Exploração da Utopia

O lançamento da versão online da scopio Magazine Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem - Utopia constitui um marco significativo para a disseminação e debate de projetos e ideias capazes de cruzar fronteiras e deslocar limites no universo da Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem (AAI) e explorar um conceito renovado de Utopia na contemporaneidade.

Esta revista académica internacional, de acesso livre e com revisão por pares, publicada pelo Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (CEAU) - Grupo de Investigação Arquitetura, Arte e Imagem (AAI) da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP), em colaboração com o i2ADS, ID+ e CETAPS, é editada pela U. Porto Press e scopio Editions.

A publicação que é orientada para a investigação surge em colaboração com o projeto Contraste - uma rede de iniciativas artísticas multidisciplinares em Arte, Arquitetura, Design e Fotografia que conta com o envolvimento direto de onze instituições de ensino superior que lecionam fotografia em diversas áreas disciplinares e artísticas - com o intuito de fomentar um diálogo multidisciplinar em torno do universo da AAI.

Com uma renovada Equipa Editorial Internacional, a scopio AAI pretende explorar as paisagens da criatividade, da inovação e do pensamento crítico. Este ano, a publicação tem como tema central, "Utopia", desafiando as percepções convencionais e convidando diversos autores a imaginar novos paradigmas de pensamento utópico nas nossas sociedades complexas.

A edição inaugural da scopio Magazine AAI - Utopia é inspirada na ideia de que as visões utópicas não são meras fantasias, mas instrumentos essenciais para inspirar a transformação da sociedade. Fazendo eco da defesa de Ernst Bloch em O Princípio da Esperança, a revista aspira a aproveitar as utopias como catalisadores de mudança no mundo real, promovendo visões inovadorass que abrem caminhos criativos e colaborativos para um futuro melhor.

A scopio Magazine AAI está interessada em atrair trabalhos que aproveitem o poder da imagem como um meio que transcende fronteiras, deslocando convenções e promovendo diálogos inovadores entre domínios arquitectónicos e artísticos. A revista incentiva a apresentação de trabalhos de equipas multidisciplinares, inspirados por noções amplas de criatividade, inovação, cibernética e o seu papel na condução da co-evolução social e institucional.

A revista scopio Magazine AAI pretende contribuir para debates interdisciplinares sobre a forma como a arquitetura e o espaço público definem as nossas cidades, como as cidades moldam os territórios e como estes domínios podem ser explorados e comunicados através da lente da imagem.

Ao refletir criticamente sobre os ideais modernistas e ao repensar o pensamento utópico no contexto das democracias modernas, a revista aspira a promover uma noção contemporânea de Utopia. Uma noção que não só prevê futuros ambiciosos, mas também desencadeia caminhos accionáveis para reformar a sociedade de formas inovadoras e inclusivas.

Ao celebrarmos o lançamento online da scopio Magazine AAI, convidamos autores, investigadores e profissionais a juntarem-se a nós nesta exploração inovadora. Juntos, podemos desafiar o comum, inspirar visões transformadoras e contribuir para um mundo mais sustentável, equitativo e imaginativo.

Para obter directrizes de submissão e mais informações sobre a revista, visite o nosso sítio Web. Junte-se a nós para reimaginar o futuro, uma contribuição visionária de cada vez.

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Online release [Open Access] | Volume 1, No. 1scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

March 4, 2024

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[Open Access]

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Online release [Open Access] | Volume 1 |
scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

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scopio Magazine - Architecture, Art and Image Vol. 1  - Utopia is available online with free access at https://www.up.pt/revistas/index.php/scopio/issue/current

Launch of scopio Magazine AAI Online Journal - A New Horizon in the Exploration of Utopia

In an era where the boundaries of Architecture, Art, and Image (AAI) are continuously expanding, the launch of the online version of scopio Magazine Architecture, Art and Image - Utopia marks a significant milestone.

This international academic, open access, peer-reviewed journal, published by the Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU) - Research group Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal (FAUP), in collaboration with i2ADS, ID + and CETAPS being published by U. Porto Press and scopio Editions.

This research-oriented publication emerges in collaboration with the Contrast project - a network of multidisciplinary artistic initiatives in Art, Architecture, Design and Photography that counts with the direct involvement of eleven institutions of higher education teaching photography in various disciplinary and artistic areas - to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue around the universe of AAI.

With a renewed international Editorial Team and Scientific Committee, scopio AAI is set to redefine the landscapes of creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. This year, the journal embarks on an explorative journey with its central theme, "Utopia," challenging conventional perceptions and inviting contributors to envision new paradigms of utopian thinking within our complex societies.

The inaugural issue of scopio Magazine AAI - Utopia is inspired by the belief that utopian visions are not mere fantasies but essential tools for inspiring societal transformation. Echoing Ernst Bloch's advocacy in The Principle of Hope, the journal aspires to harness utopias as catalysts for real-world change, promoting ambitious visions that pave creative and collaborative paths towards a better future.

scopio Magazine AAI is keen on attracting works that leverage the power of image as a medium transcending boundaries, dislocating conventions, and fostering innovative dialogues across architectural and artistic domains. The journal encourages submissions from multidisciplinary teams, inspired by broad notions of creativity, innovation, cybernetics, and their role in driving social and institutional co-evolution.

This year's focus on Utopia seeks to encourage imaginative questions on space appropriation, urban perception, socio-cultural diversity, and the role of digital media in shaping our environments. scopio Magazine AAI aims to contribute to interdisciplinary debates on how architecture and public space define our cities, how cities shape territories, and how these realms can be explored and communicated through the lens of image.

By critically reflecting on modernist ideals and rethinking utopian thought within the context of modern democracies, the journal aspires to promote a contemporary notion of Utopia. One that not only envisions ambitious futures but also triggers actionable pathways for reforming society in innovative and inclusive ways.

As we celebrate the online launch of scopio Magazine AAI, we extend an invitation to authors, researchers, and practitioners to join us in this groundbreaking exploration. Together, we can challenge the ordinary, inspire transformative visions, and contribute to a more sustainable, equitable, and imaginative world.

For submission guidelines and more information about the journal, please visit our website. Join us in reimagining the future, one visionary contribution at a time.

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Lecture AT ETSAB - Barcelona School of Architecture - UPC | JUNE 17 | 10:00/12:00 - Time zone: Europe/Madrid - by Pedro Leão Neto (Faculty of ArCHITECTURE OF University of Porto - FAUP)

Program

Participação da FAUP no Project Rooms 2024 - Ci.CLO - BienaL Fotografia do Porto

Rodrigo Machado Encarnação - Artista seleccionado da Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto para integrar os Project Rooms 2024 da Bienal Fotografia do Porto

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LAUNCH AND PRESENTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE - UTOPIA

19th June 2024 (Wednesday), 18h00 | Common House (Rectory) of the U. Porto

Presentation of the scientific journal Scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia by Pedro Leão and Maria Neto | CEAU-FAUP

VOLUME 1 - SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE | UTOPIA

LANÇAMENTO E APRESENTAÇÃO DA REVISTA CIENTÍFICA SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARQUITETURA, ARTE E IMAGEM - UTOPIA

19 DE JUNHO de 2024 (quarta-feira), 18h00 | Casa Comum (Reitoria) da U. Porto

Apresentação da revista científica Scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia por Pedro Leão e Maria Neto | CEAU-FAUP

Volume 1 - SCOPIO MAGAZINE ARCHITECTURE, ART AND IMAGE | UTOPIA

CHAMADA ABERTA | "EXPLORAR REALIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS”

Train to the future

Presentation of scopio EDITIONS | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

a catalyst for discussion and construction of architectural ideas, by Pedro Leão Neto, University of Porto

ANOMIE

Camilo Rebelo PARALLEL UNIVERSES

17.04.24 - 17.05.24

Mesa Redonda Contrast | O ensino da Fotografia como um dispositivo Utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas

Evento integrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum 8 de Abril de 2024 (segunda-feira), 18h | Casa Comum – Reitoria da U. Porto

Apresentação do projeto scopio EDITIONS | Revista CIENTÍFICA Sophia e da sua próxima conferência | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

um catalisador para O DEBATE e construção de ideias EM VOLTA DO UNIVERSO DA ARQUITETURA, por Pedro Leão Neto, Universidade do Porto

Presentation of scopio EDITIONS project | Sophia Journal and its forthcoming conference | Landscapes of Care:Public housing across multiple geographies - crossing theories and practices

a catalyst for discussion and construction of architectural ideas, by Pedro Leão Neto, University of Porto

CHAMADA ABERTA | "EXPLORAR REALIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS”

OPEN CALL | "EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY REALITIES"

Sophia Journal Vol. 8 Lançamento e Mesa Redonda na OASRN

“Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage”

Sophia Journal Vol. 8 Launch & Round-Table at OASRN

“Landscapes of Care: Photography, Film, Modern Architecture and Landscape Heritage”

Mesa Redonda Contrast | O ensino da Fotografia como um dispositivo Utópico: Repensar, Questionar Realidades Urbanas

Evento integrado na programação do 25 de Abril da Casa Comum 8 de Abril de 2024 (segunda-feira), 18h | Casa Comum – Reitoria da U. Porto

Caveat

Lançamento online [acesso Livre] | Volume 1 | scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

Online release [Open Access] | Volume 1 | scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

Lançamento online [acesso Livre] | Volume 1 |
scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

Online release [Open Access] | Volume 1 |
scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia