Reflection. 30 Years, 30 Projects

Reflexo. 30 Anos, 30 Projetos

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Monday 21 September · until 22 Nov

Free open-air exhibition by Saraiva + Associados, with 30 large-scale panels on Avenida Infante Santo revisiting three decades of the studio's projects.

To celebrate three decades of activity, Saraiva + Associados (S+A) chooses the public space as the stage to present its trajectory, under the title Reflection. 30 Years, 30 Projects. From 18 September, the exhibition literally occupies the street, installing itself in the space in front of number 69 A-C on Avenida Infante Santo, the studio's headquarters, turning it into a meeting point between architecture and the city. The central device of the show is 30 large-scale vertical panels, designed like a bookmark, the object that, in daily life, marks the exact moment at which a narrative is interrupted so as not to be forgotten. On the street, each panel plays the same role: it interrupts the urban flow and anchors in the collective memory the evolution of cities and of a studio. Among the thirty selected projects are some of the works that marked S+A's national and international trajectory since 1996, such as the Portugal Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, the headquarters of the Polícia Judiciária in Lisbon, the Hospital Beatriz Ângelo in Loures, and the Infinity Tower, also in the capital — a set that mirrors the diversity of scales, geographies and programmes with which the studio has worked over three decades. The photographic component and technical drawing of each project share the spotlight with a set of voices that cross the studio's path. Along the exhibition route, the pavement and pillars incorporate sentences by S+A architects who have played and still play an essential role in this path, and which dialogue with the work presented, situating the studio in the context of a broader reflection on architecture, time and permanence. The exhibition is free, will be on view for two months, uninterrupted, and requires no prior booking, inviting residents, shopkeepers and passers-by to engage with the city's design directly and without barriers. Location: Avenida Infante Santo, 69 A-C. Free.