The closing of the exhibition 'Cartografia Manuel Botelho: Obra e Projeto' will be marked on May 6 with the launch of the monograph 'Manuel Botelho. Work and Project 1980-2008' and with a round-table discussion.

The book, which traces an unprecedented retrospective of the career of architect Manuel Botelho, brings together, over 360 pages, a selection of 27 works and projects, as well as a set of original essays by Carlos Machado, José Manuel Soares, Jorge Reis, Victor Mestre, and Bruno Baldaia. It will be presented by editors António Neves, Bruno Baldaia, and Carlos Maia, and by the editorial coordinator, Pedro Baía. This is a Circo de Ideias publication and is supported by the Marques da Silva Foundation. The session starts at 15h30.

The round-table discussion, starting at 4pm, will be moderated by Jorge Figueira with the participation of Carlos Machado, Manuel Mendes, Maria José Casanova, and Pedro Bandeira. A panel made up of former collaborators of Manuel Botelho and, above all, architects and researchers who have dedicated themselves to the study and criticism of Portuguese Architecture, to seek to respond to the challenge of positioning the work developed by this architect within it.

Curated by António Neves, Bruno Baldaia, Carlos Maia, Duarte Belo and Luís Urbano, the exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), the Marques da Silva Foundation (FIMS), the Center for the Study of Architecture and Urbanism/FAUP (CEAU/FAUP), the Laboratory of Landscape, Heritage and Territory (Lab2PT) and the School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho (EAAD-UM); and is supported by the Northern Regional Section of the Order of Architects (OA-SRN).

Admission is free, subject to space capacity.

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