Seminar "Lugar Comum"

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 designers, technical experts, and photographers, who will share their experiences and perspectives on these and other territories.

As the keynote speaker, architect Mario Súñer, from the Batlleiroig studio in Barcelona, will bring an international and practical perspective drawn from interventions in public space, landscape, and territory.

Ranging from a more technical and pragmatic approach to one focused on the social and cultural representations of the extensive city, the two round tables offer an opportunity to reflect on the places we wish to inhabit and how we can realize their transformation. It will also be an opportunity to debate innovative strategies for the creation or improvement of public space, considering its mobilizing role in bringing communities together.

Recognizing the central role of public space in urban life, the seminar is aimed at a diverse audience: the academic community—researchers, professors, and students—seeking to reflect on the importance of public space and the regeneration of metropolitan spaces; designers and municipal technical experts whose daily work encounters the issues studied in this project; and civil society groups with an interest and active role in these themes.

Admission is free, subject to registration via the form.

More information at https://lugarcomum.pt/.

This project is funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and was developed at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte.

Full programme available here.