Building the "black" city: approaches developed by Portuguese architects in colonial Africa

In the final period of Portuguese colonization (1945-1975), architects faced a challenge: to build the city for the local populations. This paper intends to explain the process of discovery of the native settlements and how its study contributed to develop a "black" city planned by architects. From the late 1950s on, the urban space and housing for the African populations is one of the main architectural and urban programs carried by Portuguese architects in Africa. Facing the fact of being economically impracticable and culturally undesirable to build neighbourhoods for the "native" population in a European canon, architects start to survey the African habitat in missions. The African house is one of the most studied subjects

Um projecto inglês: a influência da arquitectura anglo-saxónica nas Torres de Alfragide

Este trabalho final foi fruto de uma curiosidade despontada no decorrer do Laboratório de Cultura Arquitectónica Contemporânea, quer pela pesquisa de diversas obras do Atelier Conceição Silva – pela sua inserção contextual no panorama (prático e teórico) arquitectónico, europeu e nacional, nos anos 60 e 70 do último século –, quer pela entrevista realizada ao arquitecto Tomás Taveira, colaborador neste atelier entre 1965 e 1972. O objectivo deste ensaio foi procurar detectar e compreender as principais influências da arquitectura inglesa no trabalho do Atelier Conceição Silva. Pioneiro português na “descoberta” da arquitectura brutalista, este atelier levou a cabo inúmeras obras, muitas delas ombreando com projectos internacionais. A metodologia de trabalho passou por uma investigação focalizada na obra analisada em grupo no referido laboratório: as Torres de Alfragide. Procurou-se, através da análise de projectos britânicos, detectar na obra portuguesa influências directas ou indirectas dessas obras e da cultura arquitectónica anglo-saxónica em geral. Para esse fim foi realizada uma viagem ao Reino Unido, já em posse de todos os elementos necessários para um levantamento fotográfico e para a realização de um circuito de viagem, possível de ter sido efectuado pelos arquitectos portugueses que visitaram o país britânico nessas décadas. Como apoio neste trabalho, a bibliografia assenta tanto na pesquisa de obras e arquitectos específicos, como em leituras teóricas que suportam as opções estéticas e funcionais adoptadas na época. Foi fundamental perceber quer o contexto nacional como o internacional, principalmente através das discussões, artigos e projectos publicados em publicações periódicas, nacionais e estrangeiras.This final work was the result of a curiosity that took form in the course of the Laboratório de Cultura Arquitectónica Contemporânea (Laboratory of Contemporanean Architectural Culture), either by the research of the different works from the Atelier Conceição Silva – by his contextual insertion in the architectural panorama (practical and theoretical), european and portuguese, in the 60s and 70s of the last century –, either by the interview held to the architect Tomás Taveira, collaborator in this atelier between 1965 and 1972. The goal of this essay was to seek out and understand the main influences of the english architecture in the work of the Atelier Conceição Silva. Poruguese pioneer in the “discover” of the brutalist architecture, this atelier has conducted numerous works, many of them comparable in importance with internacional projects. The work methodology has consisted in an investigation focused in the work analised in group at the referred laboratory: the Torres de Alfragide. It was sought out, through the analysis of british projects, the direct or indirect influences of them in the portuguese building. For this propose it was realized a trip to the United Kingdom, already in possession of the necessary elements for a photographic survey and to perfom a circuit of travel, the could be done by portuguese architects which visited the british country in those decades. To support this work, the bibliography was based in both research works and in specific architects, as well as in theoretical readings that support the aesthetic and functional options taken at the time. It was fundamental to understand either the nacional panorama as well as the internacional, mainly through the discussions, articles and published projects in periodic publications, Portuguese and foreign

Optimistic Suburbia – Large housing complexes for the middle-class

The special dossier Optimistic Suburbia – Large housing complexes for the middle-class brings closure to the cycle initiated with the International Conference Optimistic Suburbia – Large housing complexes for the middle-class beyond Europe, which took place at ISCTE-IUL from 20 to 22 May 2015. This conference integrated the research project “Homes for the biggest number: Lisbon, Luanda, Macau” funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Principal Investigator: Ana Vaz Milheiro, PTDC/ATP-A..

Serviço social e cuidados paliativos : a intervenção do assistente social integrado na equipa de cuidados paliativos

Tese de mestrado, Cuidados Paliativos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, 2017A presente investigação foca-se na intervenção do assistente social no âmbito dos cuidados paliativos, tencionando compreender como é reflectida a identidade da profissão de Serviço Social, integrado na equipa de Cuidados Paliativos. A pergunta de investigação que direccionou esta dissertação é: Qual a intervenção do Assistente Social integrado na equipa de Cuidados Paliativos? E teve por base os objectivos: identificar os princípios e a metodologia da intervenção do assistente social em cuidados paliativos; analisar a percepção que os profissionais integrados na equipa de cuidados paliativos têm sobre a intervenção do assistente social; e compreender a articulação interdisciplinar na intervenção da equipa de cuidados paliativos. A presente investigação qualitativa enquadra-se no paradigma interpretativo. Foram realizadas 13 entrevistas semi-estruturadas aos profissionais multidisciplinares que integram as equipas da Unidade de Cuidados Continuados Integrados – Residência São Domingos e da Unidade de Medicina Paliativa, do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Hospital de Santa Maria. Durante a recolha dos dados apresentados foi tida em conta a disponibilidade dos profissionais. Quanto aos resultados obtidos com esta investigação verifica-se que os princípios de intervenção do assistente social em Cuidados Paliativos se baseiam na dignidade e no respeito, o que implica o princípio da confidencialidade. A intervenção do assistente social está presente em todos os aspectos da vida do doente, dado que não têm a sua intervenção apenas direccionada para a doença, mas também ao nível das suas necessidades, relações familiares e profissionais. Quanto à percepção dos profissionais integrados na equipa de cuidados paliativos têm sobre a intervenção do assistente social, pode-se verificar que os profissionais entrevistados consideram a sua intervenção fundamental para a acção decorrida com os doentes e suas famílias, em Cuidados Paliativos. Contudo também se verificou que o apoio no luto não deve ser reduzido a pequenas acções isoladas, bem como o acompanhamento deverá ser mais constante e com maior disponibilidade horária.This research focuses on the intervention of the social worker in the context of palliative care, intending to understand how it reflects the identity of the profession at Social Work, integrated in the Palliative Care team. The research question that directed this thesis is: Which is the intervention of integrated social worker in the palliative care team? And it was based on the following goals: identify the principles and the methodology of intervention of the social worker in palliative care; analyze the perception that professionals integrated into the palliative care team have on the intervention of the social worker; and understand the interdisciplinary articulation in the intervention of the palliative care team. This qualitative research falls within inside the interpretative paradigm. Were conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with multidisciplinary professionals that make up the teams of the Unit for Integrated Continuous Care - Residência de São Domingos and the Medical Unit palliative, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Hospital de Santa Maria. These interviews have been made according the availability of these professionals. As for the results of this investigation it appears that the principles of intervention of the social worker in Palliative Care are based on dignity and respect, which implies the principle of confidentiality. The intervention of the social worker is present in all aspects of patient's life, as they don't have their intervention only directed to illness, but also the level of your needs, family and professional relationships. As for the perception of integrated professionals in palliative care team have on the intervention of the social worker, it can be seen that professionals surveyed think their intervention essential with patients and their families in Palliative Care. However it was also found that support in grief should not be reduced to small isolated actions and the monitoring should be steadier and more time availability

Position of the Polar Front along the western Iberian margin during key cold episodes of the last 45 ka

This paper documents the migration of the Polar Front (PF) over the Iberian margin during some of the cold climatic extremes of the last 45 ka. It is based on a compilation of robust and coherent paleohydrological proxies obtained from eleven cores distributed between 36 and 42°N. Planktonic δ18O (Globigerina bulloides), ice-rafted detritus concentrations, and the relative abundance of the polar foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral were used to track the PF position. These three data sets, compared from core to core, show a consistent evolution of the sea surface paleohydrology along the Iberian margin over the last 45 ka. We focused on five time slices representative of cold periods under distinct paleoenvironmental forcings: the 8.2 ka event and the Younger Dryas (two recent cold events occurring within high values of summer insolation), Heinrich events 1 and 4 (reflecting major episodes of massive iceberg discharges into the North Atlantic), and the Last Glacial Maximum (typifying the highest ice volume accumulated in the Northern Hemisphere). For each event, we generated schematic maps mirroring past sea surface hydrological conditions. The maps revealed that the Polar Front presence along the Iberian margin was restricted to Heinrich events. The sea surface conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum were close to those at present day, except for the northern sites which briefly experienced subarctic conditions

Women Architects in Portugal: Working in Colonial Africa before the Carnation Revolution (1950–1974)

How did women architects shape a modern world in the late period of Portuguese colonial Africa, just before the Carnation Revolution? The specific role of women in Portugal working in colonial African architectural culture has now started to be addressed by Portuguese and Lusophone-African historiography. During the 1950s, the presence of women in the metropolitan schools of architecture was reduced. Of those who could graduate, few actually worked as architects. Most were absorbed by the commonly feminine roles, resulting from marriage and from the ideal of family promoted by the Estado Novo dictatorship. To the ones that risked prosecution for working outside the family, the option of jobs associated with the feminine universe, such as teaching, was privileged. Among those who were emancipated from this pattern, the majority worked in familiar partnerships, regarded as an extension of marriage. The women architects that follow the husbands in their African emigration often ended up having the opportunities to work in their professional field partly due to the lack of qualified technicians, and to the high demand of commissions. This paper not only seeks to outline a perspective on these women, but also tries to understand the context of their work by presenting two case-studies in the late in the late period of Portuguese Colonisation: Maria Carlota Quintanilha and Maria Emilia Caria

Trabalho de projecto - Equity Research Efacec

Mestrado em FinançasEfacec é uma empresa que tem sofrido diversas alterações ao longo do tempo, passando de uma pequena empresa industrial para o maior grupo português no campo eléctrico. As suas principais características são o mercado internacional, o constante investimento em inovação e as novas tecnologias. Para além disso tem uma força de trabalho altamente qualificada, resultando numa posição persistente na vanguarda dos sectores em que desenvolve as suas atividades. O principal objectivo deste projeto é a determinação do valor intrínseco das ações da Efacec, através de uma análise detalhada da performance operacional da empresa, o seu ambiente externo e as suas perspectivas de crescimento. A avaliação foi baseada no método Free Cash Flow to Firm, o que de acordo com a revisão da literatura é o melhor método para avaliar a Efacec. De acordo com os pressupostos definidos, o valor da Efacec é 401.666.793 euros e o valor acionista é 12.457.793 euros (0,30 euros por ação). Como a Efacec não é uma empresa cotada em bolsa, o múltiplo Price Earnings Ratio foi usado para decidir se os investidores devem ou não comprar as suas ações. Tendo isto em conta, o indicador da Efacec de 1,51 é extremamente baixo comparativamente ao seu peer group (14,60). Consequentemente, o valor das ações da Efacec está desvalorizado, apesar de ser considerada umas das maiores multinacionais portuguesas. Portanto, a recomendação é de não comprar as ações da Efacec.Efacec is a company that has undergone several changes, going from being a small industrial company to the largest group in the electric field. Its core emphases are the international market among its constant investment in innovation and new technologies. Furthermore, it has a highly skilled workforce resulting in a persistent position at the forefront of the sectors where it develops its activities. The goal of this project is to determine the intrinsic value of Efacec's shares, through a detailed analysis of the operational performance of the company, its external environment and its growth prospects. The valuation was based on the Free Cash Flow to Firm method, which according to the literature review represents the best method to assess Efacec. According to the assumptions defined, the firm value of Efacec is 401.666.793 euros and the equity value is 12.457.793 euros (0,30 euros per share). Since Efacec is not a quoted company the Price Earnings Ratio multiple was used to decide whether or not if investors should buy the shares. Taking this into account, the indicator for Efacec of 1,51 is extremely low when compared with its peer group (14,60). Consequently, Efacec's share price is undervalued, despite being considered one of the largest Portuguese multinationals. Thus the recommendation is not to buy Efacec shares

Serviço social e cuidados paliativos : a intervenção do assistente social integrado na equipa de cuidados paliativos

Tese de mestrado, Cuidados Paliativos, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, 2017A presente investigação foca-se na intervenção do assistente social no âmbito dos cuidados paliativos, tencionando compreender como é reflectida a identidade da profissão de Serviço Social, integrado na equipa de Cuidados Paliativos. A pergunta de investigação que direccionou esta dissertação é: Qual a intervenção do Assistente Social integrado na equipa de Cuidados Paliativos? E teve por base os objectivos: identificar os princípios e a metodologia da intervenção do assistente social em cuidados paliativos; analisar a percepção que os profissionais integrados na equipa de cuidados paliativos têm sobre a intervenção do assistente social; e compreender a articulação interdisciplinar na intervenção da equipa de cuidados paliativos. A presente investigação qualitativa enquadra-se no paradigma interpretativo. Foram realizadas 13 entrevistas semi-estruturadas aos profissionais multidisciplinares que integram as equipas da Unidade de Cuidados Continuados Integrados – Residência São Domingos e da Unidade de Medicina Paliativa, do Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Hospital de Santa Maria. Durante a recolha dos dados apresentados foi tida em conta a disponibilidade dos profissionais. Quanto aos resultados obtidos com esta investigação verifica-se que os princípios de intervenção do assistente social em Cuidados Paliativos se baseiam na dignidade e no respeito, o que implica o princípio da confidencialidade. A intervenção do assistente social está presente em todos os aspectos da vida do doente, dado que não têm a sua intervenção apenas direccionada para a doença, mas também ao nível das suas necessidades, relações familiares e profissionais. Quanto à percepção dos profissionais integrados na equipa de cuidados paliativos têm sobre a intervenção do assistente social, pode-se verificar que os profissionais entrevistados consideram a sua intervenção fundamental para a acção decorrida com os doentes e suas famílias, em Cuidados Paliativos. Contudo também se verificou que o apoio no luto não deve ser reduzido a pequenas acções isoladas, bem como o acompanhamento deverá ser mais constante e com maior disponibilidade horária.This research focuses on the intervention of the social worker in the context of palliative care, intending to understand how it reflects the identity of the profession at Social Work, integrated in the Palliative Care team. The research question that directed this thesis is: Which is the intervention of integrated social worker in the palliative care team? And it was based on the following goals: identify the principles and the methodology of intervention of the social worker in palliative care; analyze the perception that professionals integrated into the palliative care team have on the intervention of the social worker; and understand the interdisciplinary articulation in the intervention of the palliative care team. This qualitative research falls within inside the interpretative paradigm. Were conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with multidisciplinary professionals that make up the teams of the Unit for Integrated Continuous Care - Residência de São Domingos and the Medical Unit palliative, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Hospital de Santa Maria. These interviews have been made according the availability of these professionals. As for the results of this investigation it appears that the principles of intervention of the social worker in Palliative Care are based on dignity and respect, which implies the principle of confidentiality. The intervention of the social worker is present in all aspects of patient's life, as they don't have their intervention only directed to illness, but also the level of your needs, family and professional relationships. As for the perception of integrated professionals in palliative care team have on the intervention of the social worker, it can be seen that professionals surveyed think their intervention essential with patients and their families in Palliative Care. However it was also found that support in grief should not be reduced to small isolated actions and the monitoring should be steadier and more time availability

Optimistic Suburbia. Large Housing Complexes for the Middle Class Beyond Europe

ISCTE-IUL, DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, CIAAM, FC