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Almada: A Territory in Six Ecologies is an exhibition that proposes a territorial, urban and architectural reading of the Portuguese municipality divided into “ecologies”, based on the definition of the architectural historian Reyner Banham.

01. The Identity

The identity for the exhibition is presented in a geometric font, punctuated by a collection of icons inspired by architectural features and other striking elements from the territory of Almada.

Exhibition Posters

The architecture of Almada inspired the iconography for the project.

02. The Exhibition

The exhibition presents a total of 131 case studies, bringing together hundreds of documents, 28 models, 9 artistic pieces, excerpts from documentary videos and video clips, a set of infographics and a video made as part of the curatorial project.

Museum entrance

The emblematic red bridge that connects Almada to Lisbon serves as a motif in the entrance of the exhibition.

Custom maps were created to accompany each thematic ecology.

03. The book

The public can complement and expand their reading of the exhibition from the catalog book coordinated by the curators and edited by Almada City Council.

Borrowing the curation concept, the book is organized by the six ecologies and spans over 256 pages. Besides featuring additional iconographic material, the catalogue also boasts a collection of essays by a group of collaborators.

Credits

Exhibition Organization: Museu de Almada – Casa da Cidade Curatorship and exhibition project: Luís Santiago Baptista and Paula Melâneo Exhibition production: Andrea Cardoso and Ângela Luzia Art direction and design: André Cândido and Diogo Azevedo

Book Edition: Câmara Municipal de Almada Scientific coordination: Luís Santiago Baptista and Paula Melâneo Editorial coordination: Andrea Cardoso and Ângela Luzia Art direction and design: André Cândido and Diogo Azevedo