Panorama atual da Arquitetura em Portugal. Reflexão sobre o  futuro modelo empresarial dos arquitetos

• Autor(a) principal: Carlos Manuel Oliveira Borges
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/80830
• topic: Artes; Arts

With this investigation we want extrapolate the causes for the current situation in which the architecture and all stakeholders are living nowadays in Portugal. The crisis in Portugal caused many architects to have less work. Today we live not only an economic crisis but also other problems, aggravated by the crisis and affecting Portuguese architecture. This investigation will try understand what these problems are and how we can overcome them, will be the main purpose of this investigation. During the investigation, it will be necessary study the profession evolution in Portugal, in order to understand the citizen as client so that we can identify the barriers between clients and architects. Means of an inquiry understand what these barriers can unable in a greater acceptance of architecture. Understand in Portugal there are architecture without architects, citizens without any academic resources. Investigate if the citizens see architects as someone who will solve their problems. It is necessary to face reality and work for the future. Our investigation uncovered gaps in the profession and in professionals who can devalue the career and statute of architects. With the data collected during the investigation, we propose a reflection on the future business model, based on different working alternatives to the young Portuguese architects.