DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte expresses its condolences on the passing of architect Nuno Portas  this past Sunday, July 27, 2025. Nuno Portas’s theoretical thinking influenced DINÂMIA'CET’s scientific culture in the fields of architecture and urban studies. The breadth and cross-disciplinary nature of his political and methodological work repeatedly brought him close to researchers such as Vítor Matias Ferreira, Isabel Guerra, José Manuel Henriques, and Sandra Marques Pereira, with whom

The journal CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios  has just released its 49th issue (July 2025), which includes the thematic dossier...

On July 23, 2025, at 10:30 AM, the public defense of Filipe Nassauer Mónica 's doctoral thesis will take place at Iscte. The project is titled "Natural Selection: Architectural Competitions and the Case of Sagres in 1954"  and is supervised by Professor Paulo Tormenta Pinto. The session will be held in Auditorium B203 of Iscte's Building II.

Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves House-Museum; Model: Model of the surrounding area Boundaries: Avenida Duque d’Ávila, Rua Filipe Folque, Rua de São Sebastião da Pedreira, Rua Viriato, Rua Andrade Corvo, Avenida Duque de Loulé, Rua da Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Avenida dos Defensores de Chaves; Scale: 1/1000; Conception: João Sousa and Teresa Rodeia (Vitruvius FabLab-Iscte) Data: CIUL-CML Data Processing: Carla Duarte (Dinâmia’cet-Iscte) 3D Model: Margarida Bessa Concept: Paula A

Rita Calvário , researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, will participate as guest speaker at the International Workshop ‘Transforming Agri Food Systems in Rural/Urban Contexts' , which will take place at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Berlin, on July 10th and 11th, 2025.   TRANSFORMING AGRI FOOD SYSTEMS IN RURAL/URBAN CONTEXTS Agri-food system changes concerning issues of sovereignty, justice, democracy, environment/climate, labor, and health, among others, demand academic atten

Candidates enrolled and registered in the interdisciplinary PhD Program in Political Economy for the 2025/2026 academic year can apply...

The electoral process for choosing the new Board of Directors and Scientific Committee of DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte for the 2025 to 2028...

The documentary "Lugar Comum"  is now available on the DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte YouTube channel. "Lugar Comum" is a DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte research project coordinated by Ana Brandão , focused on public spaces and public life in the extensive metropolitan city. It explores how these places are formed, used, managed, and transformed, giving visibility to everyday practices and spaces to understand the production of the built environment and to debate future challenges. The documentary, wi

Susana Azevedo's PhD Public Defense Date:  July 3, 2025 Time:  10:30 AM Location:  Room B327, 3rd Floor, Building 4, Iscte. Architecture and Health: The Role of the Built Environment in Healthy Aging This is an innovative investigation conducted at ISCTE-IUL that analyzes one of the greatest social, economic, and political transformations of the 21st century: population aging. Led by Susana Azevedo , the study "Architecture, Health, and Healthy Aging: Planning, Practice, and

Rita Calvário , researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, will participate as a guest lecturer at the International Summer School of Political Ecology 2025 'Strategies for a Just Green Transition' , which will take place at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, from June 30 to July 4.   STRATEGIES FOR A JUST GREEN TRANSITION How can we implement a just green transition? This is a question we frequently pose, yet rarely explore in sufficient depth to answer it with a

Over 500 participants, from more than 50 countries, are expected at the 16th International Sustainability Transitions (IST) Conference...

The scientific meeting, "15-Minute City in Practice - Insights from DUT Projects involving Portuguese-Based Partners,"  will take place on July 10, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the University of Aveiro (UA) - Department of Social, Political, and Territorial Sciences (DCSPT) - Amphitheater 12.1.19. This event, which will promote debate among the Portuguese participants of the DUT projects—including "HAT - Agriculture and Mobility in 15-Minute Cities"—is coordinated by Prof

It is with great pleasure that DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte announces the 2024 Scientific Awards , distinguishing the quality of work carried out by...

The Conference Mulheres, Mundos do Trabalho e Cidadania - Outros Olhares, Diferentes perpetivas  will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 , in a hybrid format (online and in-person) at the Alcântara Library , Lisbon. For information on how to participate, please visit the website at https://confmulheres2025.great-site.net/ Program me .

The 10th Doctoral Colloquium on the Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories  will take place on 26 and 29 May  at CIUL . The event will be streamed via the following li nk . Programme .

How are public spaces in metropolitan areas facing the future? What are the challenges and opportunities in an era where sustainability is increasingly an imperative? On 3 June, we invite everyone to reflect on these questions at the “Lugar Comum”  [Common Place] seminar. The seminar will present the results of research conducted in the municipalities of Almada and Odivelas, extending the reflection to the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. It will also feature the participation of de

The Political Ecology Network invites participation in the 4th Political Ecology Meeting, under the theme “Territories and Resistances”, which will take place from 23 to 25 May in Coimbra, and on 30 and 31 May and 1 June in Lisbon. The frontiers of capitalism are advancing, increasing the demand for new territories for the accumulation of wealth and power. Facing the destruction of territories and their human and non-human communities, we see the emergence of a pluriverse of

“Immaterial Matters: Unveiling the Presence of the Invisible” , has been selected as one of the six finalists of the Universities Competition for the 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2025 . Under the theme “How Heavy is a City?”, this edition challenges us to rethink urban weight beyond its physical dimension — acknowledging the symbolic, social, and subjective layers that shape the urban experience. Immaterial Matters explores the city through its voids — spatial residues