The 3rd Seminar of the Tecnopolíticas da Participação Project will take place on 2 and 3 December 2026. The programme will be spread over two days, with the first taking place at the Lisbon School of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (FA.ULisboa) and the second at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon. 

The event will present the findings of the different working groups on housing policies and practices in Brazil and Portugal.

Four research projects led by Integrated Researchers at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte have been selected for funding through calls launched by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

The seminar will bring together four speakers to explore different perspectives on architecture, contemporary territorial transformations, curatorial practices and artistic production. Taking place on 11 November 2026, at 2:30 PM, in Auditorium 302, Building 4, Iscte, Lisbon. The seminar is part of the PhD Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories and is free and open to the public.

Drawing on the concept of housing discontent, the researcher reflects on the social and political impacts of the housing crisis and examines the measures proposed by the Portuguese Government in this context.

The document was presented by Nuno Costa, President of the Secção Regional dos Açores da Ordem dos Arquitectos (Azores Regional Section of the Order of Architects, OA.SRAZO), Fernando Diogo, from the Universidade dos Açores (University of the Azores), and Lídia Fernandes, from DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, representing the report’s coordinating team.

The seminar “Transições - Sair da Prisão, Habitar a Liberdade” (Transitions - Leaving Prison, Inhabiting Freedom) marks the launch of the project “Housing Freedom - Housing as a Tool for Freedom: A Future Away from Incarceration.” The event will take place on 20 October at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, in Building 4, Floor 3, Auditorium A302.