The Municipality of Loulé will promote, on the 20th of April, at 15 pm, the conference “The Frederico Ulrich Municipal Neighborhood within the scope of the Arquitetura Aqui project”, integrated in the “LOULÉ on the timeline” cycle.
The conference will be presented by Tânia Rodrigues, at the Municipal Archive of Loulé Professor Joaquim Romero Magalhães.
Loulé was one of the locations covered by DL no. 34.486, of April 6, 1945, which, in that year, received assistance from the State for the construction of housing for families in the municipality with low resources.
The construction of the neighborhood, designed by Loulé architect Manuel Laginha, with an urbanization project by civil engineer Silveira Ramos, was the first municipal initiative within the scope of Social Housing, in the years 1948-50.
According to the municipality, under the “Houses for Poor Families” program, Manuel Laginha designed a set of 50 single-story houses that stands out, among other aspects, for the absence of a central square.
It is a neighborhood that, almost 80 years later, is being subject to expansion and requalification work, one of the actions that are part of the Local Housing Strategy of the Municipality of Loulé.
Tânia Rodrigues, who will be in charge of directing the conference, has a degree in Cultural Heritage and a Masters in Art History – specialization in History of Portuguese Art, from the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Algarve.
His areas of interest are urbanism and architecture, having already published some articles on these topics.
She is currently a Research Fellow at the ArchNeed Project – The Architecture of Need: Community Facilities in Portugal 1945-1985. FCT – PTDC/ART-DAQ/6510/2020.
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