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Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies

RELATED PROJECTS

RESEARCH TEAM

Francesca Vita
POSITION

Integrated Researcher

RESEARCH GROUP

Cities and Territories

EMAIL
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

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

WomArchStruggle

2023 — 2024

Women architects in former Portuguese colonial Africa: gender and struggle for professional recognition (1953-1985)

RELATED NEWS

Event

The III Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes Congress begins today

11/02/2026

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.

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