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THE PORTUGUESE REPRESENTATION AT THE 13th INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA Commissioner/Curator: Inês Lobo Assistants to the Commissioner: João Rosário and João Vaz Lisbon Ground is the exhibition that will represent Portugal at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. It is a project conceived and developed by the architect Inês Lobo as designated curator by the Portuguese Directorate-General for the Arts (DGArtes), which is a response to the theme topic Common Ground put forward by the director of this 13th international Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, David Chipperfield. Lisbon is the main focus of the planned exhibition, from the standpoint of this city as a common territory, just one possible meaning of the theme topic Common Ground, a common area of knowledge, territory shared by a group of thinkers, which includes people from architecture, cinema, photography, literature... in the words of Inês Lobo. In Lisbon Ground the city is presented by means of three themes: Lisbon Downtown, Lisbon River and Lisbon Connections. These three themes arose after reflection and discussion about a select group of specific works and projects sharing a territory and common themes Lisbon. Participants in the process included well-known architects such as Álvaro Siza Vieira, Bárbara Rangel, Eduardo Souto Moura, Francisco Mateus, Gonçalo Byrne, Joana Vilhena, João Carrilho da Graça, João Favila Menezes, João Gomes da Silva, João Nunes, João Pedro Falcão de Campos, João Simões, José Adrião, Manuel Graça Dias, Manuel Mateus, Manuel Salgado, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Pedro Domingos, Ricardo Bak Gordon, Ricardo Carvalho, Rui Furtado and Rui Mendes. The works in question reflect 24 years of intervention in the city, the time period (1988-2012) on which those reflections are focused, and serve as raw material for the exhibition s various components: Video, by Catarina Mourão, recordings of conversations from three round-tables that consider the city vis-à-vis the proposed themes, and drawings made by the speakers during those discussions; Map of Lisbon indicating between spaces, a synthesis register of the city in 2012; Photographs, by Duarte Belo, which represent and synthesise the inherent complexity of the city s design while at the same time affirming Lisbon as a metropolis with multiple meanings in the context of European urban culture; Testimony about the city through selected texts by Antonio Tabucchi. The curator Inês Lobo asserts that if we think of cities as complex and nowadays dysfunctional systems, albeit still one of mankind s greatest inventions, then they should be returned to their inventor. Mobility/access, public space, private space, programmes, closeness and comfort must be considered to get those systems working again. This exercise implies recognition/understanding of the city, the invention of a city-dwelling mode pertinent to these times. With the precise aim of promoting a future perspective, the Lisbon Ground exhibition also includes the holding of an international public competition to design a project for the Campo das Cebolas/Doca da Marinha area of the waterfront in Lisbon s Baixa Pombalina, organised in partnership with the Lisbon Municipal Council. The Portuguese representation will be on show in the Fundaco Marcello building located on the Grand Canal between the Rialto and Accademia bridges. The space has an entrance on the canal for those arriving by boat as well as a street access for pedestrians. Image: Duarte Belo, s/t (No title), 2012. Credit: Photo by Duarte Belo. Design by Atelier Pedro Falcão / Inês Lobo. Courtesy of Direção-Geral das Artes/Inês Lobo. Duarte Belo. For further informations, please be so kind to contact: Mónica Oliveira Direção-Geral das Artes Comunicação Campo Grande 83 1º 1700-088 Lisboa T. (+351) 211 507 010 F. (+351) 211 507 261 geral@dgartes.pt / www.dgartes.pt 2
List of architectural projects in discussion L I S B O N D O W N T O W N Reconstruction of Chiado Álvaro Siza Arquitecto SA Álvaro Siza Vieira Museum and Numismatic Library of the Bank of Portugal Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos Falcão de Campos Arquiteto Gonçalo Byrne João Pedro Falcão de Campos Mude. Design Museum Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena Arquitetos Ricardo Carvalho Joana Vilhena Fanqueiros José Adrião Arquitecto José Adrião L I S B O N R I V E R Coach Museum PMBP Paulo Mendes da Rocha arquitectos MMBB arquitectos Bak Gordon arquitectos AFA Consult Paulo Mendes da Rocha Ricardo Bak Gordon Rui Furtado Rehabilitation of the Ribeira das Naus PROAP Estudos e Projectos de Arquitectura Paisagista Global Arquitectura Paisagista João Nunes João Gomes da Silva Lisbon Cruise Ship Terminal JLCG Arquitectos Lda João Luís Carrilho da Graça L I S B O N C O N N E C T I O N S Urban Study for Park Mayer, Botanical Garden and Surroundings Aires Mateus e Associados Manuel Mateus Francisco Mateus General Plan for Accessibility of Castle Hill Atelier Bugio João Favila Menezes João Simões Pedro Domingos Rui Mendes Príncipe Real Souto de Moura Arquitectos Eduardo Souto de Moura 3
La Biennale di Venezia Architecture Álvaro Siza Vieira, Bárbara Rangel, Catarina Mourão,Duarte Belo, Eduardo Souto Moura, Francisco Aires Mateus, Gonçalo Byrne, Joana Vilhena, João Favila, João Gomes da Silva, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, João Nunes, João Pedro Falcão de Campos, João Simões, José Adrião, Manuel Aires Mateus, Manuel Graça Dias, Manuel Salgado, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Pedro Domingos, Ricardo Bak Gordon, Ricardo Carvalho, Rui Furtado, Rui Mendes Curated by Inês Lobo 29 August 25 November 2012 4
Biennale Architettura 2012. Common Ground LUZ CARNIDE TELHEIRAS BENFICA 1B 0 100 1000 5
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Common territory is just one possible meaning of Common Ground, a common area of knowledge, territory shared by a group of thinkers. What I essentially propose is to discuss modes of action and ways to transform the territory. If we think of cities as complex and nowadays dysfunctional systems, albeit still one of mankind s greatest inventions, then they should be returned to their inventor. Public space, private space, access/mobility, programmes, closeness and comfort must be considered to get those systems working again. This exercise implies recognition/understanding of the city, the invention of a city-dwelling mode pertinent to these times. We can look at the city as an abandoned and thus prematurely aged organism or as an open system upholding the clear relationship with its original territory, containing years of history and memory that should be revealed. The common ground is Lisbon (Lisbon Ground): a group of actions about this territory of different times and purposes are gathered in this reflection space which is the Venice Biennale. I propose to have Lisbon spoken of vis-à-vis three theme topics: 1. Lisbon downtown; 2. Lisbon river; 3. Lisbon connections. These will be associated to specific projects/constructions that share a territory and common themes, reflecting on a period of 24 years (1988-2012). They all transform by finding new places for people and are all able to reveal those ignored interstices of the bodies of cities. L I S B O N D O W N T O W N Reconstruction of Chiado Álvaro Siza Arquitecto SA Álvaro Siza Vieira Museum and Numismatic Library of the Bank of Portugal Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos Falcão de Campos Arquiteto Gonçalo Byrne João Pedro Falcão de Campos L I S B O N R I V E R Coach Museum PMBP Paulo Mendes da Rocha arquitectos MMBB arquitectos Bak Gordon arquitectos AFA Consult Paulo Mendes da Rocha Ricardo Bak Gordon Rui Furtado Rehabilitation of the Ribeira das Naus PROAP Estudos e Projectos de Arquitectura Paisagista Global Arquitectura Paisagista João Nunes João Gomes da Silva Lisbon Cruise Ship Terminal JLCG Arquitectos Lda João Luís Carrilho da Graça L I S B O N C O N N E C T I O N S Urban Study for Park Mayer, Botanical Garden and Surroundings Aires Mateus e Associados Manuel Mateus Francisco Mateus General Plan for Accessibility of Castle Hill Atelier Bugio João Favila Menezes João Simões Pedro Domingos Rui Mendes Príncipe Real Souto de Moura Arquitectos Eduardo Souto de Moura Mude. Design Museum Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena Arquitetos Ricardo Carvalho Joana Vilhena Fanqueiros José Adrião Arquitecto José Adrião 7
The Lisbon Ground proposal is for discussion/reflection about the city to be accomplished using various supports and simultaneously by representatives of different disciplines: video, photography, cartography, literature. V I D E O Recordings are made of conversations at three round tables that discuss the city based on the proposed theme topics and selected work. The drawings produced during the talks are also recorded. Catarina Mourão Lisbon downtown Álvaro Siza Vieira Gonçalo Byrne João Pedro Falcão de Campos Ricardo Carvalho Joana Vilhena José Adrião Manuel Salgado Lisbon river Paulo Mendes da Rocha Ricardo Bak Gordon Rui Furtado João Nunes João Gomes da Silva João Luís Carrilho da Graça Manuel Graça Dias Lisbon connections Manuel Mateus Francisco Mateus João Favila Menezes João Simões Pedro Domingos Rui Mendes Eduardo Souto de Moura Barbara Rangel P H O T O G R A P H Y Group of photos meant to fix the architectural works and territory in the present time, thereby comprising an image data base meant to stimulate reflection about the architecture and city of Lisbon. The pictures should be arranged as an organised and systematic archive of Lisbon s urban landscape and architecture. Duarte Belo. Concept The concept grounding the proposal derives from the project for a photographic register to be done for the Portuguese participation in the 13 th International Architecture Exhibition Biennale di Venezia. The photographic work will be accomplished at three different levels. In the first level a group of architectural works chosen to take part in the exhibition are photographed, the theme topic being Common Ground Lisbon. In the second the city of Lisbon will be photographed, in the extended space around the projects, the common ground and matrix of the city s buildings. In a third level a photographic record of the architecture firms and architects of the selected works is proposed. The aim of this third level of photos, to be done in the architects working spaces, is to show places akin to small cells within the urban fabric from which the city is produced, or the urban space of a future humanity. These are the places of creativity, the future. The group of three levels of photos should represent and synthesise in a way understandable to the nonspecialist public the overall complexity of the city s design and simultaneously put forward Lisbon as a metropolis of multiple significance in the context of a European urban culture. The idea is to produce a photographic register of documentary nature to record structural aspects of the selected architectural works and the city around them, but also details of its various constituent areas, as well as aspects of the contexts of the buildings, both inside and outside space. The descriptive outlook will be accompanied by a sensitive outlook or the search for the differential nature of the various works and urban sections. Objective The group of photographs is meant to set the architectural works and territory in the present time, thereby configuring an image base to support the Portuguese participation in the Venice Biennale while at the same time encouraging reflection about architecture and the city of Lisbon. The photos to submit, rigorously and skilfully taken, should be arranged as an organised and systematic archive to be used for multiple purposes, from supporting activities associated to intervention in the exhibition and publishing space, to publicising digitally or in print the urban landscape and architecture of the city of Lisbon. Methodology The methodology to develop is based on the care taken, starting with the drawings, to systematically sweep the entire breadth of the urban space and the various buildings, specifically the latter s plans. Materials All the photos taken during the work will be submitted in low resolution (900x600px,.jpg format) so that a more limited selection can later be chosen jointly with those responsible for the initiative. They will then be digitally edited and delivered in high resolution to correspond to their purpose. Right now it is hard for me to estimate the number of photos to take, though my experience in similar projects leads me to believe that the initial number of photos should be more than 10,000 (ten thousand). M A P Lisbon the between spaces synthesis register of the city in 2012. 8
S T A T E M E N T S Antonio Tabucchi s Lisbon A selection of texts by Antonio Tabucchi are recited and will be heard in Venice. C O M P E T I T I O N The exhibition starts the reflection about a territory a competition launched in partnership with the Lisbon Municipal Council. That reflection is extended to all the participants, allowing it to continue throughout the Biennale. Description International public competition to design a project for the Campo das Cebolas/Doca da Marinha area by the waterfront in central Lisbon s Baixa Pombalina. Area of intervention The intervention space encompasses the Campo das Cebolas, Doca da Marinha and surrounding area. It is bounded to the west by the buildings on the Praça do Comércio, to the north by the Rua dos Bacalhoeiros/Rua Cais de Santarém, to the east by the small street connecting the Rua Cais de Santarém to Avenida Infante Dom Henrique (marking the eastern boundary of Campo das Cebolas) and to the south by the Doca da Marinha and the waterfront. The study that is the subject of the design competition concerns a large area of public space with two distinct aspects: 1. Proposal for the Public Space of the Campo das Cebolas/ Doca da Marinha, constituting the area from the Doca da Marinha front to the buildings along Rua dos Bacalhoeiros; 2. Urban and architectural study for the block labelled Block Q1 delimited by Rua do Instituto Virgílio Machado, Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Rua da Alfândega and Campo das Cebolas and within the competition area. execution and coordination of infrastructures should ensure that the various surface equipment and components are compatible with the public space design. The master infrastructure plan should thus indicate that it guarantees compatibility vis-à-vis the various networks below ground. Noteworthy are the specific characteristics of this space, whose diversity associated to the valuable built-up area around it should be appreciated and safeguarded. Deadlines Competition launched by the end of June 2012. Proposals delivered by mid-september 2012. T H E E X H I B I T I O N The exhibition of the Portuguese representation at the Venice Biennale will be held in the Fondaco Marcello building, located by the Grand Canal between the Rialto Bridge and the Academia Bridge on the axis of circulation linking those two crossing points. This single-storey building comprises two contiguous spaces. An entrance clearly relating to the Grand Canal provides access to those arriving by boat via two mooring stations, Pontile Marcello and Pontile Gondolieri, as well as pedestrian access from the street. The second space is rectangular and measures approximately 15x17 metres. Its central element is the exposed wooden roof structure made of triangular trusses borne by two lines of stone pillars parallel to the space s orientation and also by the side walls. Strategic Objectives The design of the project for Campo das Cebolas/Doca da Marinha shall comply with the principles and actions set out by the Lisbon Municipal Council, specifically regarding the uniformity/hierarchy of surfacing materials for the public space and all other aspects associated to the design of those public spaces as well as the urban study for Block Q1 included in the competition area. The intervention area is located in the parish of the Cathedral (Sé) and covers an area of about 46,100.00 m², zoned as follows: 1. Public Space Campo da Cebolas/Doca da Marinha 41,100.00 m²; 2. Block Q1 5,000.00 m². The project design includes the urban and landscape component and coordination of the associated specialties, namely reestablishment and integration of all existing and planned infrastructures according to the set aims and principles. The 9
Inês Lobo s Biography Inês Lobo set up her own firm in 2002, after working for the architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça from 1990 to 1996 and forming a partnership with the architect Pedro Domingos from 1996 to 2001. Since graduating from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1989 she lectured project design and is presently a guest lecturer in architecture at Lisbon Autonomous University (since 1997). Her studio has developed projects in different areas of activity, ranging from the construction of infrastructures and housing to the renovation of public spaces and buildings. The firm s work is based on continual joint reflection by specialists and designers from diverse fields, assuring in all project phases a broad, multiple and concerted approach to all issues associated to construction of that territory. Major Projects 2012 Urban study for Santana Hill, Lisbon 2011/12 Public competition to design a project for the BIO- MED III Building of Health Sciences Pole III at the University of Coimbra 1 st place 2011 Urban Study for Capuchos Hospital, Lisbon 2010 Proposal (competition for conception, construction and operation) for student residences in Évora 2010 Rehabilitation of Dr. Mário Sacramento Secondary School, Aveiro 2009 Second phase (competition limited by prior qualification) of Science Museum of the University of Coimbra 3 rd prize 2008.09 Reuse of Joaquim Carvalho Secondary School, Figueira da Foz 2008.09 Reuse of Rodrigues Lobo Secondary School, Leiria 2007.08 Reuse of Avelar Brotero Secondary School, Coimbra 2006 Project (competition limited by prior qualification) for reuse old Leões Factory art and architecture complex of the University of Évora 1 st place 2006 Project (competition limited by prior qualification) for new Public Library and Regional Archive of Angra do Heroísmo and Offices of the Regional Directorate of Culture 1 st place 2005.06 Project for headquarters of an audiovisual producer in Lisbon (GarageFilms) 2004.05 Project (public competition) for building and swimming pool of the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education in Pole II of the University of Coimbra 1 st place 2004 18 terraced houses at Bom Sucesso Design Resort, Leisure Golf & SPA in Óbidos 2003 Reuse of building for the Museum and Residential Complex of the Order of St John of God in Portugal, Telhal, Sintra 1998 Project (international public competition) for chancery and residence of the future Embassy of Portugal in Berlin 1 st place (co-designed with the architect Pedro Domingos) 1998.02 Project (public competition) for the Amphitheatres Complex of the campus of the University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada 1 st place (co-designed with the architect Pedro Domingos) Exhibitions And Representations 2009 Official Portuguese representation at the 8 th International Architecture Biennale in São Paulo 2009 Overlappings: Six Portuguese Architecture Studios 2004 14 Architects: Projects at Bom Sucesso in Óbidos 2004 Participation in the Portuguese representation (metaflux) at the Venice Biennale 2004 Participation in the Portuguese representation at the Milan Triennale 2004 Habitar Portugal Exhibition (Lisbon and Porto) 2002 Influx 0.3 recent Portuguese architecture Nominations And Prizes 2012 Jury for the 2012 FAD Prize 2012 Portuguese delegate to the 8 th Iberian-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennale, Cádiz 2012 [estando la mar por medio 2011 Selection for the Mies van der Rohe Prize (Rodrigues Lobo Secondary School, Leiria) 2005 Selection for the Mies van der Rohe Prize (Amphitheatres Complex in the Azores) 2004 Selection for the 2004 Secil Prize: Special Jury Prize (Amphitheatres Complex in the Azores) 10
For further informations, please be so kind to contact: Mónica Oliveira Direção-Geral das Artes Comunicação Campo Grande 83 1º 1700-088 Lisboa T. (+351) 211 507 010 F. (+351) 211 507 261 geral@dgartes.pt / www.dgartes.pt 11
La Biennale di Venezia Architecture Álvaro Siza Vieira, Bárbara Rangel, Catarina Mourão,Duarte Belo, Eduardo Souto Moura, Francisco Aires Mateus, Gonçalo Byrne, Joana Vilhena, João Favila, João Gomes da Silva, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, João Nunes, João Pedro Falcão de Campos, João Simões, José Adrião, Manuel Aires Mateus, Manuel Graça Dias, Manuel Salgado, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Pedro Domingos, Ricardo Bak Gordon, Ricardo Carvalho, Rui Furtado, Rui Mendes Curated by Inês Lobo 29 August 25 November 2012 12