Lectures from the Garage

Architecture has always been closely entangled with the major challenges faced by each society. Being an architect requires unique skills which make it possible to combine a critical practice with a pragmatic response. Such a combination provides powerful insights into the quandaries of contemporary life.

A new generation of architects have been developing their practice while simultaneously acknowledging the cultural relevance of their profession: their work goes far beyond the mere replication of twentieth-century models. This series of lectures seeks to present the wide range of different positions through which architects are currently redefining their role in society, having the courage to research and explore less obvious areas of architecture in order to find appropriate ways for building our world.


Lectures from the Garage 2019

Pier Paolo Tamburelli
Tuesday, March 19, 7pm
Wonders of the Modern World

Oliver Wainwright
Tuesday, April 16, 7pm
Inside North Korea

Samia Henni
Tuesday, May 21, 7pm
Architecture of Counterrevolution

Catherine Mosbach
Tuesday, June 25, 7pm
Activated Lands


Related upcoming events
The lecture series runs parallel to the exhibitions program, currently displaying:

The University is Now on Air. Broadcasting Modern Architecture UK 1975–1982, organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) and curated by Joaquim Moreno, the exhibition explores “A305: History of Architecture and Design, 1890-1939,” a televised, third-level Arts Course first aired in 1975 by the Open University, headquartered in Milton Keynes, UK.

Moving Constructions: Films from the Architecture Archive of gta / ETH Zurich, organized in cooperation with the gta Institute and curated by Andreas Kalpakci, Jacqueline Maurer and Daniela Ortiz dos Santos. Through a selection of fifteen films ranging from the 1930s to the 1990s, the exhibition reflects on the relevance of these materials for the memory of architecture, and calls to construct new narratives in architectural history.


About Garagem Sul
Garagem Sul is a space dedicated to architecture at Centro Cultural de Belém, a cultural venue in Lisbon known for its music, dance and theatre program. Housed in a former parking garage, Garagem Sul offers a unique atmosphere for the presentation of architectural works and ideas. Projects at the Garagem Sul seek to present a wide range of different positions through which architects might redefine their role in society, and interrogate new means of building our world.