Abstract
The end of the modern movement and the definitive realization of postmodernism installed a period of transition, full and diverse interpretations that overlap with new rationalities and build new ways of problematizing architecture, in the late 1960s. In 1967, the municipality of Amsterdam organized an international competition for its new City Hall. This competition corresponds to a critical moment for the internationalization of Portuguese architects during the period of the Portuguese dictatorship. The analysis focuses only on the proposal of the architect Hestnes Ferreira, who studied and worked with Louis Kahn. The analysis carried out on the project highlights the formal links between the two architects: the interpretation of the concept of Institution; the large central space and the entrance; the order or hierarchy of spaces; served spaces, servant spaces; materiality; natural light; and, finally, monumentality. The objective of this article is to show how Hestnes Ferreira’s proposal projects in continuity with Louis Kahn. This article is part of the ongoing Postdoctoral research (2015−2021).
Highlights
In this period, appear new ideas and different ways to understand full and diverse interpretations that overlap new rationalities and build new ways of problematizing architecture.In Portugal, the 1960s was still marked by the strong presence of the totalitarian State, coinciding with the breakdown of the colonial war, emigration, the growing rural exodus, or student struggles
The relationship between the two projects is unequivocal, the assembly represents the place of meeting and debate, and in this case, it is the central space; we identify the axial structure in both buildings and the order, achieved by the definition and positioning between servant spaces and served spaces
Hestnes Ferreira shares the same references as Louis Kahn, as in his works, the control and the presence of Light is one of the most important and significant points in his way of designing and constructing, “...light, for me, is fundamental; it is the spatial key of a building
Summary
Appear new ideas and different ways to understand full and diverse interpretations that overlap new rationalities and build new ways of problematizing architecture. In Portugal, the 1960s was still marked by the strong presence of the totalitarian State, coinciding with the breakdown of the colonial war, emigration, the growing rural exodus, or student struggles They contrast with a period of economic liberalization and public investment, albeit discreet. Of the set of proposals that responded to the competition, different solutions were delivered, both in terms of buildings and of connection to the city, demonstrating the significantly diversified Portuguese architectural culture. This moment represents a sign of vitality and internationalization of Portuguese architecture
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