RELATED PROJECTS
RESEARCH TEAM
Beatriz Serrazina
ERC-ArchLabour
2024 — 2029
Architecture, Colonialism and Labour. The role and legacy of mass labour in the design, planning and construction of Public Works in former African territories under Portuguese colonial rule
LabourMap-Macao
2025 — 2025
Mass labour impact on Public Works in Macau under Portuguese administration (1849-1999)
ARCHWAR
2021 — 2024
Dominance and mass-violence through Housing and Architecture during colonial wars. The Portuguese case (Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Mozambique): colonial documentation and post-independence critical assessment
RELATED NEWS
Event
III Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes Congress
27/01/2026
The 3rd edition of the International Congress Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes will take place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, from 11 to 13 February 2026. Following the questioning of Architecture, Cities and Infrastructures (2019) and Architecture, Colonialism and War (2023) in previous editions, this edition will focus on Architecture, Cities, and Labour.
News
A chapter by Beatriz Serrazina: Building the Fringes of Empire - Mining Companies, Transnational Experts, Race and Space in Colonial Africa
12/01/2026
Beatriz Serrazina, Integrated Researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, has published the chapter ‘Building the Fringes of Empire. Mining Companies, Transnational Experts, Race and Space in Colonial Africa' in the Routledge Critical Companion to Race and Architecture.
News
Asian (post)colonial works, labour and gender through the camera lens
04/09/2025
On September 18th, the session 'Asian (post)colonial works, labour and gender through the camera lens' will be held at the SAH Virtual conference. The session examines how photography intersects the histories of work, architecture, and gender in Asian (post)colonial contexts, particularly in Macau.