Episode 12

“That's what I learned with this project… Essentially, I learned to look at the heritage and preexisting structures with greater responsibility and respect for those who originally designed them.”

[Guilherme Machado Vaz about Casa da Arquitectura (House of Architecture)]

Episode 14

“As architects, architecture is something we make with kindness to preserve actions and to shelter life. When we design buildings, we have to think about this. We have to think about what people will do in buildings and how they will coexist with them.”

[Luís Sobral about ‘In Conflict’ - Portuguese representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale]

Episode 16

“I like it when I come to a project, and I see that the work begins to be part of all the people involved. From the simplest to the most sophisticated building contractor, everyone felt they were contributing to something new.”

[Frederico Valsassina about Herdade do Freixo winery]

Episode 18

“We are the consumers, and the architect is the builder. This production implies consumption. This consumption involves ecosystems and, of course, the effectiveness of the architecture. Today this cannot be made any other way. Therefore, this awareness, this awakening, this attention has to be, from the first moment on the table. If the student does not start having this at school will never start.”

[Camilo Rebelo about Museum of Art and Archaeology of the Côa Valley]

Episode 20

“It is a huge responsibility. I usually say that we are the guardians of the landscape. In other words, the course they gave us – and the responsibility we have in projects to design and redesign cities and renew our heritage ­– I understand it as a responsibility that I have to assume. I try to take it very seriously.”

[Luís Rebelo de Andrade about Eco Houses, Pedras Salgadas Park]

Episode 22

“What we learned from this project was the importance of architecture and the role that architecture may have in the transformation of the territory. In other words, we realized how small equipment and public investment can bring dynamism to this place. This project is, essentially, one way to make a difference.”

[Pedro Azevedo about Tua Valley Interpretive Centre (CIVT)]

Episode 24

“The challenge of this project… – and I say this as an architect and as a designer – but actually the challenge it's much bigger actually. The challenge – besides being the one to finish a palace after 220 years, as I mentioned… And in these circumstances, after all these accidents, after all these episodes I already referred, and that are tragic – there is a very important aspect: the power of exhibiting a collection that has never been seen, for the first time.”

[João Carlos Santos about Royal Treasure Museum]