Olhares
Cruzados: Human Geography

Part of the four-session short course Centro Histórico do Porto — 30 Anos: Olhares Cruzados, marking three decades since the historic centre of Porto was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The 23 November session is Human Geography — the port of Porto and contemporary challenges, with Álvaro Domingues and Virgílio Borges Pereira. The course looks at the city beyond its monuments through heritage, architecture, landscape and urban life, bringing specialists from different fields together to consider Porto's past, present and future. Programme: 4 November, Historic Urban Landscape, with Teresa Cunha Ferreira and Maria Leonor Botelho; 11 November, Architecture and Landscape — Porto: project and heritage, with Teresa Portela Marques and Nuno Valentim; 18 November, Construction and Rehabilitation — constructive characterisation and intervention principles, with Joaquim Teixeira and João Miranda Guedes; 23 November, Human Geography — the port of Porto and contemporary challenges, with Álvaro Domingues and Virgílio Borges Pereira. All sessions run 18:00–20:00 at Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett. Tickets are available online or at Museu e Bibliotecas do Porto ticket spaces. A partnership with Cátedra UNESCO Património, Cidades e Paisagens — Gestão Sustentável, Conservação, Planeamento e Projeto (FAUP/CENP).