Lisbon Architecture Triennale / A House in Luanda: patio and pavilion
16.10.2010 - 16.01.2011
Fundacao EDP - Museu da Electricidade, Avenida Brasilia Central Tejo, 1300-598 Lisboa, Portugal
In collaboration with the Luanda Triennale, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale has designed a competition of ideas for the construction of a controlled-cost, single-family dwelling for the city of Luanda. Starting from a very narrow typological characterisation, defined on the basis of the specific needs of a city that has ten times the number of inhabitants than it should ideally contain, this competition will make it possible to set up a discussion forum on the urban future of the city. With an internationally renowned jury, presided over by Alvaro Siza Vieira, it benefits from the participation of Barry Bergdoll (Chief Curator of MoMA), Joao Luis Carrilho da Graca (Pessoa Prize and Commissioner of the Exhibition), Fernando Mello Franco (Brazilian architect appointed by the Patrons of the Exhibition) and Angela Mingas (architect appointed by the Luanda Triennale). The shortlist containing the thirty best proposals submitted to the competition will be presented at the central exhibition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, and the winner will be announced on the opening date of the exhibition.
Once again, in partnership with the Luanda Triennale, this exhibition is expected to tour around the various provinces of Angola.
Curator
Joao Luis Carrilho da Graca
About Triennale
The Lisbon Architecture Triennale - the most significant architectural event in the Iberian Peninsula - is now in preparation for its second edition. Based on the high quality and development of Portuguese architecture, the Triennale aims to establish itself as an outstanding forum for discussing issues of contemporary architecture, starting from the principle that architectural practice is a fundamental expression of the creation of place, the construction of an integrating sense of citizenship, and cultural affirmation.
The 2010 Triennale
The theme of the 2010 Lisbon Architecture Triennale is LET'S TALK ABOUT HOUSES, a phrase from a poem by the Portuguese poet Herberto Helder. And its inherent urgency is nowadays fully justified.
The idea is to debate the question of housing, both literally and in a broader sense of housing in the world.
For three months the Triennale will be held at Lisbon's most important cultural venues, centring on three exhibitions, one centre in Cascais and an international conference about the relationship between architecture and politics, or how architecture and politics are mutually represented.
A large number of associated projects are spread among various Lisbon art galleries and other cultural institutions, making the city the European capital of architecture, its discussion and celebration.
The Triennale is above all an architecture festival, besides being a platform for debate and discussion about questions involving the social aspect of architecture, its ethical component and the cultural importance of architecture today. |
October 2010
