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The next Congress of the College of Architects will be held in Lagoa, Algarve, from October 25 to 27, and will be an opportunity for the class to meet and reflect on this activity as "Qualification of the space". of Viseu, it will be Lagoa to receive the Congress of Architects, a meeting that is held every three years in different parts of the country, to promote the decentralization of meetings of this professional class
In statements to the agency Lusa, the president of the College of Architects, José Manuel Pedreirinho, stressed that it will be "an opportunity for the class to talk about their problems and problems of architecture". "Reflect on how architecture should be considered as a qualification of space and heritage and nothing else," he added.
This is the first time that the Congress of Architects is held in the Algarve and the general theme will be Architectural Heritage and Landscaping taking advantage of the fact that the European Year of Cultural Heritage is celebrated in 2018.
On the other hand, "there is a lot of work and worry at the moment"
According to José Manuel Pedreirinho, the 15th Congress will have three sub-themes: Planning and the enhancement of the territory, "linking the heritage, especially to the territory, because it's not only to see with architectural objects, buildings"; rehabilitation of architectural and landscape heritage, "more specifically on the problems of rehabilitation "and the professional practice of architects," more focused on the internal problems of the profession. "
The congress will also be an opportunity to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the order : "There was it has a specific association of architects for over 100 years; the order of architects, as an institution with the powers that orders have, was created two decades ago. "
Asked about the number of architects that currently exist in Portugal, the official pointed to two figures: the number of members, about 16 thousand; and the actual number of architects, between 23,000 and 24,000.
"To practice architecture, it is mandatory to be registered with the College of Architects, but there are some architects who are not registered, either because they are abroad, other professions such as teaching, photography or other fields. "
The 15th Congress of Architects will take place at the Arade Pavilion in Lagoa, Algarve, from October 25 to 27, 2018.
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