DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the 11th Colloquium of the Doctoral Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories, which will take place on 28 and 29 May at CIUL – Lisbon Urban Information Centre.

If housing is a constitutional right, is Portugal becoming a homeless nation? DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Ricardo Costa Agarez recently participated in a comprehensive TSF in-depth report, by Rita Carvalho Pereira, that scrutinizes the systemic challenges in the current property market and highlights the urgent need to reorganize public policies to address the realities of housing in the country. 

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is proud to announce that researcher Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto has been invited to join the AESOP YA Coordination Team for 2026–2028.

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa will host an Open Lecture of the PhD Programme in Urban Studies (a joint degree between Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and NOVA-FCSH) on May 26th, at 18:00 (6:00 p.m.) in Auditorium C1.04, Building 2 of Iscte.

The article 'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice', authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Elian Stefa has been published by Taylor & Francis.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to share the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” (New Portuguese Houses: Bak Gordon).

Coordinated by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Tavares da Costa, who is also the author of the preface, the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” invites you to explore the relationship between architectural thought, light, and the permanence of materials, in a profound essay on the art of dwelling.

The article Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations, co-authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researchers Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato has been published by Taylor & Francis.

On May 18, 2026, at 14:30, the public defense of Daniela Moreira da Silva doctoral thesis will take place at Iscte.

The project is titled The Impact of Digital Fabrication as a Methodology in the Context of Design Practice.

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte announces the opening of an International Call for Applications for a position of Junior PhD Researcher (level 1) in the scientific fields of Social Sciences, for HABIDATA – Housing Observatory.

Application Deadline: 27 May 2026.

The project Tecnopolíticas da Participação - Panorama das políticas e práticas habitacionais contra-hegemônicas nos contextos brasileiro e português – invites you to the 2nd edition of Tecnopapos, a series of conversations for inter-institutional sharing and critical debates on technopolitics, democratic participation, and housing policies within the context of both countries.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Teresa Marat-Mendes will take part in a debate on ‘The Food Issue’, in conversation with Esther Lohri (Slow Food) and Francisco Moura Veiga (The Good Life Research Studio), to reflect on the role of architecture and urban planning in the functioning of the food system.

The event, promoted by Open House Lisboa, will take place on 9 May, at 17:30, at the Mercado do Bairro Padre Cruz in Lisbon.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to participate in the Research Seminar of the PhD in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories “Epicurus’ Letter to Pythocles and Celestial and Meteorological Phenomena. On Architecture”, to be held on April 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM, at Iscte, Building 2, Auditorium B302.