Spaces for children as "citizens of the future" by political ideologies of the twentieth century
Alexandra Alegre and Yael Alweil
Childhood in the Past, Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2020
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Alegre, Alexandra and Yael Alweil (guest editors). 2020. "Spaces for children as 'citizens of the future' by political ideologies of the twentieth century", Childhood in the Past, Special Issue, Volume 13, issue 2, 85-92. July 2020. DOI: 10.1080/17585716.2020.1791491
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"Renovation of Modern Secondary School Buildings: Two Cases Studies in Portugal"
Ana Fernandes, Maria Bacharel, Patrícia Lourenço, Alexandra Alegre
15th International DOCOMOMO Conference - Metamorphosis - The Continuity of Change
Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
28-31 August 2018
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This paper aims at analysing the conceptual strategies and design principles adopted in the renovation process of two school buildings that are part of the modern heritage of Portugal located in the cities of Lisbon and Beja, which are part of the modern heritage of Portugal. It addresses the adaptation of the original buildings to current functional, environmental, safety and construction requirements. It is now possible to make a reflexion and critical review of the process, after the renovation and a period of users' adaptation to the renewed schools, in order to identify best practices and improvement areas for future interventions.
The main research question focuses on the adaptive capacity of modern school buildings to assimilate the current requirements in different domains while keeping their modern identity. It is assessed how the renovation processes of the different case studies suited contemporary educational challenges, the programmatic requirements, current safety directives, environmental requisites, and how these affect atmospheres, interior and identity of the building. This study was based on documentation analysis, site visits, interviews, and a post-occupancy evaluation.
The analysis of these two cases is therefore an opportunity to discuss the process of renovation of modern school buildings, stressing good practices and also failures in these processes.
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Fernandes A.; Bacharel, M.; Lourenço P.; Alegre, A. (2018) "Renovation of Modern Secondary School Buildings: Two Cases Studies in Portugal", Conference Proceedings of the 15th International DOCOMOMO Conference, Tostões, Ana, and Koselj, Nata?a, eds. Metamorphosis. The Continuity of Change. Lisboa: Docomomo International; Ljubljana: Docomomo Slovenia, 2018, 352-358. ISBN: 9789899964532.
"Children's Parks in Lisbon's urban spaces: a childhood education and assistance programme during the Portuguese dictatorial regime (1933-1974)"
Alexandra Alegre
Planning Perspectives, Volume 33, Issue 2, 2018
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This article deals with how a female member of the elite from the period of the Portuguese dictatorial regime (1933-1974) used Lisbon's gardens to implement a free childhood education and assistance programme for poor children - the Children's Parks programme. The Children's Parks were located in some of Lisbon's most attractive gardens, housed in pavilions that were directly connected to outdoor spaces. These spaces responded to the educational purposes of the programme, based on the importance of leisure and play activities in outdoor spaces and linked to children's moral, social, and physical development. In considering the living conditions experienced by children within the context of the Portuguese dictatorship, and by highlighting the way in which these were reflected at the level of architecture and the urban space, the paper seeks to contribute towards an understanding of the place of the child in the history of architecture and urbanism. Besides reflecting the social and educational identity of the project, the urban and architectural settings of the programme were crucial for its success. The interpretation of this case provides a basis for reflecting on the historical and current significance of children's spaces, and for examining a number of social, educational, architectural, and urban questions.
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Alexandra Alegre (2018) Children's Parks in Lisbon's urban spaces: a childhood education and assistance programme during the Portuguese dictatorial regime (1933-1974), Planning Perspectives, 33:2, 229-248, DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2017.1348970
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