18/11/2024

FILARCH 24
Philosophy and Architecture week
Semana da Filosofia e Arquitectura

18-22 November, 2024
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Português/English
UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA
LISBON, PORTUGAL

A Arquitectura e a Filosofia partilham uma certa fragilidade e sensibilidade no encontro directo com o mundo. A Arquitectura beneficia do facto de se tornar pedra e volume, edifica-se e protege-se assim fundindo-se com o mundo, e a Filosofia encarna no mundo desaparecendo nele, e as ideias msubmergem sobre o andamento normal da vida. A Filosofia está sempre nua num certo sentido, ela é uma transparência vital. Em 2017 comecei a pensar na falta que fazia uma ponte mais sólida entre as duas disciplinas. Humildemente adoro o mundo da arquitectura, desde o esboço no caderno de notas até à construção e luta com a matéria. Adoro obras tal como outros apenas adoravam a limpeza do estirador, ou a higiene dos programas de computador. Eu gosto de tudo. Desde o cheiro do papel e do lápis, ao cheiro da pedra e do cimento, à tinta fresca numa divisão. E mais do que isso, gosto de pontes. Escrevo, com alguma ousadia na primeira pessoa porque gosto acima de tudo da verdade e da liberdade. Tinha em mente construir uma ponte verdadeira. Acho que em parte isso
foi conseguido. Pelo menos um primeiro patamar, uma laje que permita algo mais. Uma ponte tem que se começar por algum lado, idealmente dos dois lados ao mesmo tempo. Mas construímos juntos tudo isto. Alguns da Filosofia, outros da Arquitectura. Em 2024 concluiremos de forma muito especial o último ano em que liderarei o FILARCH. Em 2024 propomos não apenas a conferência anual, mas uma semana de celebração do FILARCH, com três simpósios antecipatórios da
conferência anual que este ano será dedicada a Wittgenstein.
Espero que seja do vosso agrado mais esta proposta de construção e do desafio que vos colocamos.
Obrigado por tudo. ( Constantino Pereira Martins)

 

Phil L FILARCH 

1st CFP FilArch week - Lisbon 2024

Architecture and philosophy share a certain fragility and sensitivity in their direct encounter with
the world. Architecture benefits from the fact that it becomes stone and volume, it builds and
protects itself by merging with the world, while philosophy incarnates in the world by disappearing
into it, and ideas submerge into the normal course of life. Philosophy is always naked in a certain
sense, it is a vital transparency. In 2017, I began to think about how much I missed a more solid
bridge between the two disciplines. I humbly love the world of architecture, from the sketch in the
notebook to the construction and the struggle with the material. I love construction work just as
others only loved the cleanliness of the drawing board, or the hygiene of computer programs. I like
it all. From the smell of paper and pencils, to the smell of stone and cement, to fresh paint in a
room. And more than that, I love bridges. I write with a certain audacity in the first person because I
love truth and freedom above all. I had in mind to build a real bridge. I think I've partly achieved
that. At least a first platform, a base that allows for something more. A bridge has to start
somewhere, ideally from both sides at the same time. But we built all this together. Some from
Philosophy, others from Architecture. In 2024 we will conclude the last year of my leadership of
FILARCH in a very special way. In 2024 we are proposing not just the annual conference, but a
week-long celebration of FILARCH, with three symposia in anticipation of the annual conference,
which this year will be dedicated to Wittgenstein.
I hope you like this proposal and the challenge we've set for you. Thank you for everything.  ( Constantino Pereira Martins)

FILARCH is an academic international platform that aims to study and bridge Philosophy and Architecture. Created in
2019, it has become over these recent years a place of exchanging ideas, showing and sharing results and research,
making new friends and meeting new people in an open minded environment. The quality of this free academic
exchange is also translated into a publishing initiative that is growing and moving forward towards a rich horizon of
reflections from both fields of study. In order to establish a transdisciplinary dialogue, we encourage all the people
interested in Philosophy and Architecture to join us and share their ideas. All are welcome.

CFP General Overview
FILARCH Week 2024

18 November
Ruins
(online)

19 November

Architecture, Aesthetics and
Technology / Arquitectura,
Estética e Tecnologia
(online)

20 November

Landscapes of care
Paisagens do cuidado
(hybrid)

21 November
22 November

Wittgenstein and
Architecture
(in-person)

18-22 November, 2024
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Português/English
UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA
LISBON, PORTUGAL