NMC: Recent submissions

  • The 16th century Nativity azulejo panel called "de Nossa Senhora da Vida" 
    Pais, A.; Matos, M.; Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A.; Candeias, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    Among the first known references to azulejos from the 16th century integrated in Portuguese architecture is the so-called panel of Nossa Senhora da Vida (“Our Lady of Life”), belonging to a chapel of the now demolished ...
  • Analytical study of the azulejos from Igreja da Graça in Lisbon, signed by João de Góis 
    Mimoso, J.; Pais, A.; Esteves, L.; Silva, M.; Cardoso, A.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Candeias, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    After the panels of Capela de São Roque in Lisbon, signed and dated, the incomplete and dispersed panels in Igreja da Graça are the second set of signed Renaissance azulejos produced in Lisbon that were found. A selection ...
  • On the use of glaze and ceramic body analytical spectra in heritage azulejos as beacons of provenance 
    Mimoso, J.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Candeias, A.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the past three years a research group including the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora, ...
  • SEM-EDS research on mineral inclusions found in the biscuit of azulejos as a tool for provenance studies 
    Mimoso, J.; Costa, D.; Antunes, M.; Cardoso, A.; Esteves, L.; Mirão, J.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the year starting on July 2017, the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora made a joint ...
  • Studies on azulejo glaze welding by means of laser irradiation 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Hatzigiannakis, K.; Polychronak, E.; Melessanaki, K.; Pouli, P.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    Azulejos (Portuguese glazed tiles) suffer from pathologies such as glaze fissures and glaze loss particularly as a result of exposure to wall moisture and weathering. Many tile panels need conservation measures, including ...
  • Influence of the production technology on the morphological characteristics of azulejos 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Antunes, M.; Cardoso, A.; Costa, M.; Delgado Rodrigues, J.; Esteves, L.; Mirão, J.; Candeias, A.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    In this article some aspects of the production technology connected with the preparation of the glaze and of the biscuit and with the firing cycle have been researched in order to better understand their effects on the ...
  • Technical identification of the earliest productions of faience tiles in Lisbon 
    Mimoso, J.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A.; Candeias, A.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the last year, the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (MNAz- Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora made a joint effort ...
  • The integration of azulejos in the modern architecture of Portugal as a unique case in Europe 
    Geraldes, C.; Pais, A.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    With the increasing international appreciation of Portuguese azulejos, spurred not only by the acknowledgement of their integration in Baroque architecture as a unique heritage, but also by the continued use of painted ...
  • The importance of technological knowledge for the valorization of azulejo heritage 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Menezes, M.; Lookeren-Campagne, K. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    In this article considerations regarding the importance of recovering and protecting the knowledge of azulejo production techniques are elaborated. A tentative overview of the Portuguese azulejo production system is made. ...
  • Production technology and techno-historical value in faience azulejos 
    Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    Aloïs Riegl in The Modern Cult of Monuments, originally published in 1903, was one of the first to ascribe a historical value to the results of a technology when he stated that even a torn-off slip of paper with a short ...
  • Aesthetics, utility and values: a systematization of glazed ceramics in the façades of modernist architecture 
    Geraldes, C.; Pais, A.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    Several books have presented and discussed the use of azulejos in the Portuguese modern architecture. However, these tend to ignore the full use of glazed ceramics in the same context. This is probably because in many cases ...
  • Unknown Porto- the use of azulejos in the modern architecture of the northern Portuguese town 
    Geraldes, C.; Mimoso, J.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the 19th century azulejos started to be used mostly in urban façades, a novel application that opened the way for the “faience towns”. However, by the late 1930s, the azulejos were considered something outdated, ...
  • The use of modern azulejos and panels in Portuguese shop fronts 
    Geraldes, C.; Mimoso, J.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    There are several books about the use of modern azulejos in Portugal, often centering in well known cases by renowned artists or more "spectacular" applications. Spread throughout Portugal (and not only in Lisbon) there ...
  • The use of Tijomel tiles in Portuguese modern architecture 
    Geraldes, C.; Mimoso, J.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    Several books present and discuss the use of azulejos in Portuguese modernist architecture. However, these tend to ignore the use of other glazed ceramics of uncertain classification in the same context. Through the process ...
  • Teenagers Living Lab in Alvalade neighbourhood, Lisbon. A network for co-creating knowledge on spatial needs 
    Batista, J.; Costa, C.; Almeida, I.; Menezes, M. (Sílabas & Desafios, 2019-02)
    This contribution introduces the European Project C3Places –using ICT for Co-Creation of Inclusive Public Places and discusses the preliminary findings of a case study in Lisbon’s neighbourhood Alvalade. C3Places ...
  • Envolver adolescentes no pensar a cidade: reflexão sobre oficinas temáticas de urbanismo no Bairro de Alvalade, Lisboa 
    Costa, C.; Almeida, I.; Batista, J. (GOT - UL, 2019-01)
    O presente artigo, alicerçado nos Projetos de investigação CyberParks e C3Places, examina como as tecnologias digitais podem envolver os utilizadores na cocriação de um espaço público aberto que responda às suas necessidades, ...
  • Carbonation and environmental impact of concrete 
    Martins, I. M.; Goncalves , A. (Grupo Português de Betão Estrutural (GPBE), 2018-11)
    The development of European standards intended to provide a framework for assessing the sustainability of construction works was by far the most important step towards the evaluation and comparison of their environmental, ...
  • Informal city occupancy: (RE-)thinking urban planning practice from an antropological prespective 
    Menezes, M. (CeiED - Universidade Lusófona, 2018-11)
    In this paper, we introduce a theoretical discussion that aims to uncover some of the intermediation that hides behind the formal and informal pairs and argues the interest in innovating certain formalisms of urban intervention ...
  • Formar, cozer, tirar a cal: testemunhos do fazer cal em Portugal 
    Menezes, M. (ANTAC, 2018-10)
    O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar e discutir os contextos de algumas “falas” de quem faz a cal, destacando a importância destas “falas” como património intangível. Para efeito, recorre-se a estudos realizados com mestres ...
  • Memories of the production of Azulejo at the Constância Ceramic Factory 
    Menezes, M.; Morais Pereira, S. (ARTIS – Instituto de História da Arte, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, 2018-07)
    This article discusses the craftsmanship involved in the tasks associated with the production/creation of azulejo. In this article the socio-technical memory of those who made them is therefore specially considered. The ...

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