Portugal's Communist Housing Estate by Álvaro Siza

Short Documentary: When a Communist authority came to power in the Portuguese city of Évora, the architect Álvaro Siza began work on a low rise, low budget development of social housing for over 1,200 families. Despite limited resources and a complex site, the resulting scheme blends poetic references to Évora’s Roman origins with pragmatism and flexibility. Shot on location in Portugal, this short documentary continues the AR’s new series of filmed building critiques.
The film accompanies and amplifies Ellis Woodman’s Revisit essay on the same topic in this month’s issue (p79).

[@cmarq817]

It’s perfectly framed in the city and the region. I know Évora and the city is beautiful and the houses are beautifully painted white. A very good mix of Roman, medieval, gothic and Renaissance.

[@cmarq817]

It’s perfectly framed in the city and the region. I know Évora and the city is beautiful and white. 😊

[@cristiana8044]

2:44 mano fecha o torneira, puto, estamos numa crise de água.

[@cydamonstxr]

very good review and infomative, keep it up!!

[@Brigidz]

I would have preferred less analysis and more views of the actual buildings. What are the like inside?

[@eastudio-K]

very nice

[@omanuelsa]

A masterpiece by Siza

Évora

[@luigiemanueleamabile6313]

nice doc, ugly hat

[@Rm-mq2qg]

Archtecture!!!not fashion!!!

[@pppanil616]

not your business, dick

[@luigiemanueleamabile6313]

Ppp anil maybe u wear the same hat? That’s why u feel so offended?

[@pppanil616]

@@luigiemanueleamabile6313 yes i wear whatever i want, even if its toilet paper, whats the point? did you learn to distinguish the main idea?

[@luigiemanueleamabile6313]

Btw I was kidding and it was fuckin four years ago. The hat still looks shitty tho

[@hazcat640]

Ugly, dehumanizing, and depressing describes this project.

[@ezioaugustus2621]

Nah, it looks great.

[@joaomelo7018]

"communism bad hurr hurr"

[@hazcat640]

@@joaomelo7018 Please list all those places where it works.

[@joaomelo7018]

@@filipemoreira9898 the fact that you think the Portuguese economy is socialist at all says enough. Where is the worker owned enterprises?

[@jakobsmith4046]

Of course reactionaries would prefer people live in the streets just not near where they live