Eremoceno: Becoming More-than-Human – Seminar with four guest speakers on

The seminar will bring together four speakers to explore different perspectives on architecture, contemporary territorial transformations, curatorial practices and artistic production. Taking place on 11 November 2026, at 2:30 PM, in Auditorium 302, Building 4, Iscte, Lisbon. The seminar is part of the PhD Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories and is free and open to the public.

Mariana Pestana — A reflection on the reconfiguration of architecture as a discipline in response to the transitions facing contemporary society.

Madalena Vidigal — An exploration of the curatorial approach behind Terra Crua, an exhibition presented at Garagem Sul, Centro Cultural de Belém.

Vasco Araújo — A discussion of the conceptual framework behind Everything Is in Your Mind..., a project exhibited at the Julião Sarmento Pavilion.

Nuno Brandão Costa — A presentation focusing on the territorial, urban and architectural intervention in Campanhã, Porto.

The seminar is organised by Paulo Tormenta Pinto and Soraya Genin, as part of Iscte's PhD Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories, aligned with the thematic research areas of DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte.

Mariana Pestana (Viseu, 1982) is an architect, researcher and Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico. Co-founder of The Decorators studio, her research explores fiction as a tool for critical thinking and imagining alternative futures, designing spaces that foster empathetic relationships beyond the human. She holds a PhD from the Bartlett School of Architecture, curated the 5th Istanbul Design Biennial and served as Chief Curator of the Architecture Centre at Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB).

Fonte: Centro de Estudos sobre a Mudança Socioeconómica e o Território. Horário, local exato e preço na página oficial.