As part of the PhD Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories, Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon is pleased to host the conference: O Jardim de Epicuro e o Realismo da Nova Arquitetura Portuguesa (The Garden of Epicurus and the Realism of the New Portuguese Architecture). The session will take place on 12 November 2025, at 3:00 PM, in Auditorium B302, Building 2.

The conference will take place on 11 November 2025, at 6:00 PM, at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Building 1, Auditorium 0NE02 - Caiano Pereira.

The 7th Meeting Cidades, Arquitetura e Arquivos em contexto Ibero-Americano, coordinated by Paula André, Paulo Batista, and Ricardo Trevisan, will take place on 24 and 25 October at the Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos.

Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon will host the Opening Session of the PhD Programme in Urban Studies (a joint Doctoral programme between Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon and NOVA FCSH). The session will take place on 16 October, at 6:00 PM, in Auditorium C1.04, Building 2.

Following the participation of DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers Inês Nascimento, Raquel Lopes, Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto, and Elian Stefa, under the scientific coordination of Alexandra Paio, in the Lisbon Architecture Triennale Millennium BCP Universities Award, the project Immaterial Matters was selected for the final shortlist of six projects and is currently on display at Garagem Sul – CCB, as part of the Lighter exhibition.

The Arquiteturas Film Festival will take place from 1–4 July 2026 in Porto, Portugal. Organised by INSTITUTO and directed by architect Paulo Moreira, the festival was founded in 2013 and has since become a platform for debating and disseminating architecture in dialogue with the visual and spatial arts, critical thought, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Joana Pestana Lages participated in the infographic report Barracas na área de Lisboa - o regresso de um problema que nunca desapareceu, (Shantytowns in the Lisbon area - the return of a problem that never went away) in the 28 september 2025 issue of Público.

This publication is the result of a collaboration between the Câmara Municipal de Cascais, CIDEHUS – Centro Interdisciplinar de História, Culturas e Sociedades da Universidade de Évora, PPG-FAU-UnB – Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de Brasília, and DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte.

Joana Lages was featured in an article about the Housing Freedom project, in Diário de Notícias.

On October 21, 2025, at Fundação Oriente, the conference Sob o Mesmo Teto (Under the same Roof) will take place, addressing the topic of housing poverty and health.

The Seminar A Crise da Habitação nos Açores (Housing Crisis in the Azores) will take place on September 10th, 11th, and 12th in Ponta Delgada. The event will include a conference, workshops, and visits.

Joana Pestana Lages, integrated researcher at DINÂMIA’CET, won an ERC Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) to develop the Housing Freedom project for the next 5 years.