Architecture as Poetics of Knowledge. The São Salvador de Figueiredo Parish Church by Paulo Providência

Join us for the launch of Architecture as Poetics of Knowledge.The São Salvador de Figueiredo Parish Church by Paulo Providência

This book brings together extensive graphic documentation of the remodelling and expansion project for the Church of Figueiredo, Braga. The project drawings and photographic report are accompanied by a text by the author of the work, exposing the process underlying the project, its methodological principles and the models and references involved in its design. An introduction by the editors of this book, Armando Rabaça and Bruno Gil, and texts by Elizabeth Hatz, Rui Machado, Sandra Xavier, and Eliana Sousa Santos complement the volume with critical readings about the intervention and the work of Paulo Providência more broadly.

We are delighted to welcome Paulo Providência, Armando Rabaça, Bruno Gil, Elizabeth Hatz, and Hugh Strange to the AA Bookshop for a discussion of this new title.

Paulo Providência is a Portuguese architect who graduated from Porto School of Architecture. His architectural work reflects on the cultural implications of architecture. He teaches Design Studio courses at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Armando Rabaça and Bruno Gil are editors of the Department of Architecture Press at the University of Coimbra, and teach theoretical and practical courses at the institution.

Elizabeth Bonde Hatz is a practicing architect AA Diploma/ SAR/MSA, professor and curator, sharing her time between practice, writing and teaching positions in Ireland, and formerly at KTH Stockholm. Exhibitions include the 2018 Venice Biennale (Line, Light, Locus), the 2023 Venice Biennale (Irish pavilion Hy-Brasil), and she curated Ireland’s eminent art exhibition Ev+a in 2010. Elizabeth is also co-founder of Färgfabriken, a scene for art and architecture in Stockholm..

Hugh Strange is an architect whose London-based studio Hugh Strange Architects, established in 2011, has been the recipient of many prestigious awards. They are known for producing buildings that marry an attention to material and structure to a sensitivity to both urban and rural sites.

The book will be sold at a special launch price of £40 (RRP £50).