Category: LECTURES | EXHIBITIONS

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Guided Tour of the Atelier and Aveiro – University Fernando Pessoa

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From Open Lecture to Studio Visit

After architect Maria Fradinho was invited by the University Fernando Pessoa for an open lecture in November 2025, we now welcome architecture students to the Frari studio.

A visit to showcase the daily life of the studio, the team dynamics, the work processes, and the real challenges of architectural practice. It was a pleasure to open the doors of Frari and share this experience with future architects.

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Following the visit to the studio, we took a short tour of three examples of architecture and urban rehabilitation in the city of Aveiro.

The visit began at the old Railway Station, with a rehabilitation project by Architect João Mendes Ribeiro. We then went down Lourenço Peixinho Avenue, stopping to visit the rehabilitation of the Edifício Avenida –  the former Cinema and Theater building – where the bookstore Bertrand is now located, with a rehabilitation project by architect Paulo Lousinha. The visit ended at the Atlas Building, designed by Architect Fernando Távora and rehabilitated by Architect Bernardo Távora.

The objective was to showcase the strong commitment to the rehabilitation of Aveiro’s built environment, with these three iconic buildings being beautiful examples of successful rehabilitations that greatly benefit the city.

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Public Lecture – University Fernando Pessoa

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On November 4th of 2025, architect Maria Fradinho, founder of FRARI, visited University Fernando Pessoa to give an Open Lecture on the design method for Single-Family Housing.
She shared her professional experience and her vision of the relationship between form and use, inspiring students and teachers with a rigorous and sensitive approach to inhabited space.
FRARI is grateful for the invitation and the warm welcome from the academic community.

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“Let’s Build Cities?” – Lesson in Chousa Velha

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On the previous July 9th of 2025, in Primary School/Kindergarten da Chousa Velha (Ílhavo), FRARI spent the afternoon dreaming up cities with the little ones.
With cardboard, glue and creativity, we dismantled myths, shared ideas and built a model that showed how architecture, nature and people intersect in urban life.
It was incredible to see how the curious eyes of those children are already pointing the way to the future. It’s with these great little citizens that a better world is built!

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Exhibition “Arquitectas Da Nossa Casa”

«Arquitectas Da Nossa Casa» showcases the work of 69 female architects nationwide.

The career of Architect Maria Fradinho is one of those featured in this showcase of female representation in Portuguese architecture.

Organized by the Regional Section of the Centre of the Portuguese Architects Association, this nationwide exhibition is based on the interest in recognizing and celebrating the strong and qualitative role of female architects in the development of the profession in Portugal.

The entry to the event is free, but registration is required, given the limited capacity of the space. To do so, interested parties must register directly on the Roca Lisboa Gallery website.: www.rocalisboagallery.com/events/inauguração-exposição-arquitetas

+ INFO: https://www.ordemdosarquitectos.org/arquitectas-da-nossa-casa

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Exhibition “Arquitectas Da Nossa Casa”

The career of architect Maria Fradinho is one of the highlights of this showcase of female representation in Portuguese architecture. Organized by the Secção Regional do Centro da Ordem dos Arquitectos, this nationwide exhibition is based on the interest in recognition and celebrates the strong and qualitative role of female architects in the development of the profession in Portugal. The exhibition will be on display until January 31, 2025, at Casa Das Caldeiras, in Coimbra.

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Exhibition “Arquitetura ao Centro 20-23”, Castelo Branco.

After having passed through Coimbra (July-September 2023), Viseu (November-December 2023) and Guarda (April-May 2024), the travelling exhibition “Arquitectura ao Centro” is now in Castelo Branco, where it can be visited until 7 January 2025, in Sala da Nora – the Exhibition Room of the Castelo Branco City Council. Frari is one of the 19 architecture studios selected for the exhibition, with House 109 built in Vagos.

Media: RTP Play 04:10
More info at: Arquitectura ao Centro.

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Exhibition Arquitetura ao Centro 20-23, Coimbra

The Arquitetura ao Centro Exhibition is taking place in Coimbra, at Casa das Caldeiras, until the end of September 2023. Visits take place on Fridays at two times: 17.30 to 18.15 and 18.15 to 19.00, being a unique opportunity to promotion and dissemination of the contemporary heritage of the central region, strengthening cultural and tourist visits. Frari is one of the 19 architecture studios selected for the exhibition, with the Casa 109 Project, in Vagos. At the end of the exhibition period in Coimbra, the exhibition will go on tour, visiting the cities of Viseu, Fundão, Leiria and Aveiro. More details about the dates and locations where the exhibition will be present through the Secção Regional do Centro da Ordem dos Arquitectos.

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Lecture – Moviment.A ’22

Maria Fradinho was speaker at Moviment.A ’22 lecture cycle, organized by the Nucleus of Architecture Students of the University of Beira Interior, Portugal (NAUBI).

The lecture took place on the 6th of April at 14:00 at the Auditorium of the Formal Sessions of the University of Beira Interior and was broadcated online through zoom.