Places
Francisco Ascensão e Luca Bosco
Regular Visits
Visits every 30 minutes guided by OHP’26 volunteers, Professor Rita Valinho, and Ana Buçard, Annye Carneiro, Beatriz Silva, Catarina Moreira, Danna Valencia, Flávia Vilela, Joana Couceiro, Leonor Neve, Luana Pinto, Sofia Silveira, Thalita Nascimento, and Verónica Ferreira—students at the Porto Psychosocial School (EPTPP).
Caleidoscópio
Themes
Maximum 30 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Photography allowed
Description
The Pires de Lima school comprises blocks interconnected in various ways, with outdoor spaces always providing direct access to the classrooms – one of the model’s most striking features – whilst also incorporating a difference in level relative to the street via a large embankment. On the grounds of saving on labour costs, neither the reinforced concrete structure nor the external brick walls have any finish, much like the schools built in the post-war United Kingdom.
In recent years, due to the complex’s advanced state of disrepair, its future has been under discussion by the local council.
Based on a text by Pedro Treno for Porto Brutalista
Location
Rua de António Carneiro, 290
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linhas A, B, C, E e F - Heroísmo
Bus: STCP 205, 206, 207, 400, 403