Commentary: Jorge Figueira (CES) and Armando Rabaça (CES)

Abstract

Research is essential to the advancement of knowledge. In disciplines with a long University tradition, the relationship between education and professional practice is considered fundamental. Alongside the project, recognized as the method in architecture, research is still perceived as a diffuse figure. In an increasingly transdisciplinary context, the state of the art of research in architecture lacks a comprehensive line of observation, synthesis and proposition. This seminar proposes a reflection through research experiences in national and international context, discussing how the research has contributed to the (in) definition of disciplinary limits of architecture.

Bio
Bruno Gil is an architect by the Department of Architecture of FCTUC, since 2005. He presented his final assessment for his architecture degree as "School of Architecture, Today." Currently developing his doctoral thesis at the University of Coimbra, with a grant from the Foundation for Science and Technology. His research aims to issues related to the practice of research in architecture, identifying cultures and particularisms and measuring experiences in the context of the relationship between the schools of architecture and practice.

Scientific Field - Architecture and Urbanism