Tuesday, 5/5/2026
EAAD - Campus de Azurém - auditório 1
The next session of the UC Convida lecture series, titled 'Under
Construction' (Em Construção) and part of the Introduction to
Construction course, will feature Soraia Fernandes from PURA
Atelier.
The event takes place tomorrow, May 5th, at 4:00 PM in
Auditorium 1 of the Azurém Campus in Guimarães, marking the final session of
this series.
This session will focus on conventional
construction systems — masonry, pillars, and beams — discussing their
application in contemporary practice through the lens of technique, economy,
and context.
'Under Construction' is a series of case study presentations within the real-world context of architecture. It promotes a
critical reading of construction, exploring how technical decisions structure
both the space and the performance of a project.
PURA is
an architecture and design studio whose practice focuses primarily on
single-family housing. They explore site-specific approaches and the use of
common construction systems to optimize resources and deliver conscious,
context-aware architecture.
