Urban life has accelerated. Time and forms of conviviality have changed. The Açoteias are no longer an important space in our city and region.
We invited Farenses and Algarvians to think of new uses for the Açoteias. International guests shared projects and ideas.
The International Conference "To see the Future from the Açoteias" was an important moment of inspiration.

​Art, Community and Sustainability

Speakers
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Lívia Tirone
Portugal

At the beginning of her professional career she created and implemented innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction industry in Portugal. For the European Commission she developed legislation in the area of energy efficiency, sustainable smart cities and innovation. She is the curator of the "THNK School of Creative Leadership" in Lisbon. She defined the strategy and directed the Lisbon Energy and Environment Agency. 
She is co-founder of the Sustainable Construction Initiative.  She coordinated the Sustainable Construction Living Lab, a platform that aggregates several agents of the construction industry, including the final consumer. This organization promotes sustainable construction in Portugal. She publishes articles and promotes workshops in the field of sustainable construction, including living rooftops.

CONTENT PRESENTED

​Léon Van Geest
The Netherlands

He is the director of Rotterdam's rooftop festival: "Rotterdamse Dakendagen". In 2019 this festival received around 22,000 visitors. He has extensive experience in the field of social and community intervention. His professional path is marked by socio-economic innovation projects aimed at the development of cities. In his opinion, rooftops have the conditions to improve cities, making them more sustainable and inclusive. For him, the Açoteia Festival is an opportunity for the economic and social development of the city. Now, but mainly for the future.

CONTENT PRESENTED

Ralf ​​Alwani
Irlanda do Norte

Completed an MA at the Royal College of Art. He specializes in large-scale urban projects. He works as a consultant on a range of architectural, community and residential projects. He is the director of Urban Scale Interventions, a creative agency working on changing the way we live and work through design. His studio is leading the development of a project looking at the effect of regenerating the bridges and banks of the River Foyle. It is a project about the emotional wellbeing of the people of Derry Londonderry. He is an active member of the Royal Society of Arts and has published work in journals in mental health, architecture and design.

CONTENT PRESENTED

Subjects Debated ​

Sustainability

"Which visions of Faro's future can we draw upon in relation to SUSTAINABILITY?"

​​Community

"Which mobilising questions do we have to ask in order to produce our vision of the city of Faro?"

Art

"What do we need to overcome now, to fulfil our visions for the city in the future?”

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At this height, about 150 meters above the ground, the city is silent. The rooftop terrace in in question is located in the easternmost tower of De Rotterdam, the complex designed by OMA that has been a dominant addition to the Rotterdam skyline since 2013. Despite the height, the view of the city is limited: the glass and steel facade extends two meters above the roof surface, hiding the city from view."

Sereh Mandias, "Playgrounds for the Imagination"

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