'Conexões entre arquitetura, antropologia e artes plásticas: um estudo de caso (Matalana, Moçambique)' public presentation, by Lorenzo Macagno

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)' (Connections between architecture, anthropology, and fine arts: a case study (Matalana, Mozambique)).

The presentation will take place on 16 March 2026 at 10:00 at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Building 4, Room B226.

The present research aims to explore the connections between architecture, anthropology, and the visual arts. The work seeks to show how African knowledge informed architectural knowledge and practices in late colonial Mozambique (between the 1950s and 1970s). At the same time, it aims to analyse the contemporary effects of these connections and their impact on southern Mozambique, more specifically in Matalana, in the district of Marracuene.

This research project is supported by: Acordo ERC-CONFAP, Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Estado do Paraná (FA), Proc. nº 23075.065655/2025-11.