The Poetics of Reason

The Poetics of Reason
The 5th edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale will be The Poetics of Reason. This title states that, for all its subjective and non-scientific dimension, architecture does rest on reason, and its aim is to shed light onto the specificity of this reason. Indeed, the fact that architecture is grounded into reason and rationality is key to its being understandable, i.e. shareable, by everyone, and not just by architects. More than ever before, it stands as a condition to define an architecture for our contemporary ordinary condition. As a result of a massification of construction—more buildings have been built since the beginning of the previous century than ever before—such a condition implies that everybody is entitled to understand architecture without a specific background in the field. Each of the five exhibitions that compose the Triennale 2019 will take up one particular aspect or dimension of this theme, in an attempt to circumscribe the stakes of architectural rationality. You can find info on the exhibitions, our program of talks and more here 


Calls for 2019 are open

Début Award
Open to architects till the age of 35, or to any studio with an average age that does not exceed 35, the Début Award wants to boost the recognition of recently established studios. During the Triennale’s opening week, whoever wins this prize will also be invited to present their work in a conference. Call open till March 26, 2019. More here

Universities Award Competition
The Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Universities Award Competition will entail the participation of architecture schools that will be invited to study a territory. In 2019, that territory will be Marvila, in the oriental part of Lisbon. Some of the selected proposals will be part of the exhibition Natural Beauty. Call open till April 30, 2019. More here

Associated Projects
An independent and rich production of great relevance and value, so essential to the cultural living mechanisms of the city. We invite exhibition projects, workshops, talks, and this year also film or music events, which deal with crucial problems relating to contemporary architecture and are interested in a lively debate, to join the Triennale 2019. Call open till October 31, 2018. More here


The Lisbon Triennale
Since 2007, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale is a non-profit association whose mission is to research, foster and promote architectural thinking and practice. We have been doing just that throughout the last 10 years with a myriad of activities. And we will mark 2019 with another edition of our major international forum, which once again promotes debate, discussion and the dissemination of architecture while crossing geographic and disciplinary boundaries. 

Lisbon Architecture Triennale
The Poetics of Reason
October 3–December 2, 2019

Opening week: October 3–5, 2019  
Chief curator: Éric Lapierre
Curatorial team: Sébastien Marot, Mariabruna Fabrizi, Fosco Lucarelli, Ambra Fabi, Giovanni Piovene, Laurent Esmilaire, Tristan Chadney and Vasco Pinelo de Melo

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