Abstract
This text intends to contribute to Portuguese Interior Design History based upon the documental study of Arquitectura Magazine (1927–1988). This Magazine was, at the time, in Portugal, a way to spread the work and knowledge developed in architecture and interior design, which, despite controversies in social, cultural and political matters, managed to remain outside the dictatorial ideology. The focus of this article is to discuss the decade of 1950s which represents for Portuguese Architecture, namely regarding Interiors, a period of searching for a Portuguese Modernism in critical dialogue with the achievements abroad. The principles of International Style, the influent writings of Le Corbusier and others, international exhibitions (as the 8th Triennial in Milan under the theme The House), numerous architectural projects were presented and discussed in Arquitectura. Throughout the interpretation of the 2nd and 3rd series focused in de decade of the 1950s and the analysis of three paradigmatic case studies it is aimed to illustrate the evolution of the architectural interest to design single-family houses interiors as a privileged realm of defining the contours of a modern Portuguese domesticity.
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During the 20th Century, in Portugal, were published several magazine related with architecture and in turn also with interior design, like Construção Moderna (1900–1919), Annuario (1905–1910), Arquitectura Portugueza (1908–1958), Arquitectura (1927–1988), Arquitectos (1938–1942), Binário (1958–1977), Atrium (1959–1960), A Propriedade (1970–1975) and Jornal Arquitectos (1981–).
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ODAM—Organization of Modern Architects. It was a group of Architects from Oporto, Portugal, active between 1947 and 1952 with the purpose of disseminating modern architecture.
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The I National Congress of Architecture, took place May 28 and June 4 of 1948 in Lisbon. It was a historical moment for the debate and critical thinking about Portuguese Architecture and the problem of Portuguese dwelling. The several theses presented by the architects tried to approach the international stage and criticized the standard style imposed by the dictatorial politics.
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“Estado Novo” was a dictatorial political regime also known as “Salazarismo” (1933–1974).
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No. 57/58 of Arquitectura, in January/February 1957, was a double number issue that mark the end of 2nd series and the beginning of the 3rd series and already organized by architects knowledgeable and critical of the international style and focused on the exhibition of a modernism based on the Portuguese roots. The organizing authors was Carlos Duarte, Frederico Sant’Ana, José Daniel Santa Rita and Nikias Skapinakis.
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Neves, L., Pombo, F. (2020). Portuguese Modernism from Arquitectura Magazine (1927–1988). Three Cases of Interior Design in the 1950s. In: Raposo, D., Neves, J., Silva, J. (eds) Perspective on Design. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32415-5_28
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