What's Missing

Casa da Arquitectura is joining the moment of celebration and reflection around the 50th anniversary of the April Revolution with the exhibition "What's Missing. 50 Years of Portuguese Architecture in Democracy", which is curated by architects Jorge Figueira (coordinator) and Ana Neiva (assistant curator) and will open on 25 October.

he title of the exhibition pays homage to one of the figures of April, José Afonso, and to the song "O que faz falta", from the album Coro dos Tribunais, released in 1974.

In the words of the curators, "the general aim of the exhibition is to establish a panoramic reading of architectural production between the Revolution of April 1974 and the present day (2024), revealing how architecture was, and is, both a reflection and an incentive of the democratic regime in Portugal. In this sense, the projects selected reflect the ways in which architecture has implemented various public programmes, taking into account the geographical diversity of the country, both continental and insular, and the contribution of architects from different backgrounds and generations."

The exhibition "O que faz falta. 50 years of Portuguese Architecture in Democracy" is taken from the "50 years of Portuguese Contemporary Architecture" collection, a collection created by Casa da Arquitectura that analyses the production of architecture in the democratic period, with the aim of creating a collection with a territorial and temporal focus. This collection, curated by Carlos Machado e Moura, Graça Correia, João Belo Rodeia, Jorge Figueira, Paula Melâneo and Ricardo Carvalho, aims to promote study and research by all interested parties and from which various thematic readings will be drawn in future exhibitions, activities and publications.

Scheduled to open on 25 October 2024 at Casa da Arquitectura, this exhibition will be accompanied by a parallel programme curated by architects Nuno Sampaio and Jorge Figueira. The exhibition will run until 7 September 2025.