Panel discussion- ”The work of the Portuguese architect Fernando Lanhas – sustainability in Architecture”

“ The work of the Portuguese architect Fernando Lanhas – sustainability in Architecture”
On the occasion of the Centenary of Fernando Lanhas

December 13, 16:00-18:00, in the auditorium of the Finnish Museum of Design in Helsinki (Korkeavuorenkatu 23, 00130 Helsinki).

Taking the Portuguese architect Fernando Lanhas’ life and work as a starting point, we will discuss concerns common to architecture and design regarding sustainability of materials and techniques. Also in discussion are the influences between countries and cultures, bringing together academic and practitioners views on the subject, including the Foundation “Instituto Marques da Silva”, who manages the architectural archives of Fernando Lanhas, and “MASSlab”, a Portuguese architecture firm involved in a major project in Helsinki.

Guest Speakers:

Professor Luís Urbano (Vice-President of the Foundation Instituto Marques da Silva), Mr. Diogo Sousa Rocha (Co-founder of the architecture office MASSLab) and Professor Tuomas Siitonen (Aalto University).

Detailed info regarding the guest speakers here

Registration here

Everyone is welcome!

The event is organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Finland and Estonia.