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RESEARCH TEAM
Francesca Vita
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
RELATED NEWS
Event
'Conexões entre arquitetura, antropologia e artes plásticas: um estudo de caso (Matalana, Moçambique)' public presentation, by Lorenzo Macagno
11/02/2026
DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the public presentation of Lorenzo Macagno's research project: 'Conexões entre arquitetura, antropologia e artes plásticas: um estudo de caso (Matalana, Moçambique)'.
The presentation will be held on 16 March 2026 at 10:00 at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Building 4, Room B226.
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.