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Abordagem científica ao Projecto no início da Era Computacional: Hochschule fur Gestaltung of Ulm e a sua diáspora
(2025-01-01) Neves, Isabel Clara
This article focus on the evolution of the HfG-Ulm, its teachers and central ideas, and emphasizes on ideological continuity of this School in the United States by selecting the path of Horst Rittel and the ideas he developed at UC Berkeley. It presents a reflection about the ideas that developed from the HfG-Ulm, through foreign students and teachers exchanges, being important to understand how their ideas have been developed, generating different outputs, in a significant period that went until the 70’s and which marked the introduction of different computational concepts in architecture, enabling the interaction of computers in architectural practice.
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The Contribution of Tomas Maldonado to the Scientific Approach to Design at the Beginning of Computational Era: The Case of the HFG of Ulm
(2013-04-05) Neves, Isabel Clara; Rocha, João
Nowadays the use of computational design processes in architecture is a common practice which is currently recovering a set of theories connected to computer science developed in the 60`s and 70`s. Back then, such pioneering experiences were carried out by an interest in employing scientific principles and methodologies in architectural design, which, with the help of computers, were developed in Research Centres mainly located in the USA and the UK. Looking into this period, this paper investigates the relevance of the German design school of the Hochschule für Gestaltung of Ulm to the birth of computation in architecture. Even though there were no computers in the school, this paper argues that the innovative pedagogies introduced by a group of distinct professors built clear foundations that can be understood as being at the basis of further computational approaches in architecture. This paper focuses on the remarkable work done by Tomas Maldonado. His contribution was paramount in the emergence of analogical ways of computer design thinking. This analysis ultimately wants to emphasize how the HfG Ulm’s role and its scientific approach have paved the way for the onset of the computational era in architecture.
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Heritage Resilience in Tropical Contexts: Recovery, Adaptation and Transformation in Vernacular Architecture: The Cases of Fiji, Bangladesh, Zanzibar and Mozambique
(2026-11-03) Neves, Isabel Clara; Álvarez, Olga; Flores, Joaquim; Milão, Susana; Ribeiro, Telma; Correia, Mariana
Cultural heritage in tropical coastal settlements faces recurrent climatic pressures, yet its resilience depends on more than the survival of built fabric. This article examines how vernacular practices, adaptation strategies, and institutional action shape heritage conservation and resilience in Navala (Fiji), Sandwip (Bangladesh), Stone Town (Zanzibar, Tanzania), and the Island of Mozambique (Mozambique). It combines a critical review of the scholarly literature, technical reports, and institutional documents with a qualitative comparison across eight analytical dimensions. GIS maps represent each settlement’s territorial configuration and principal environmental exposures. The evidence is interpreted through three interrelated modes of resilience: recovery, adaptation, and transformation. In Navala and Sandwip, documented practices emphasize repairable construction, collective labor, and the restoration of everyday life. In Stone Town and the Island of Mozambique, material compatibility, incremental conservation, and institutional coordination feature more prominently. Across the cases, the effectiveness of these responses depends on the continuity of social networks, recognition of local building cultures, and compatibility of change with heritage values. The comparison suggests that heritage resilience emerges from the interplay of material properties, building cultures, and social, cultural, environmental, and institutional processes, with their relative importance varying by context.