Studies
Curation
Rui Goes Ferreira: image of an interrupted work
with photography by Duarte Belo
December 2017 - March 2018





© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
Rui Goes Ferreira: image of an interrupted work, the exhibition was born from the research carried out in 2016 as part of the master’s thesis in Architecture at the University of Porto, entitled “Rui Goes Ferreira. Essays on an interrupted work. Madeira 1956-1978.”
Reflecting on the thought and work of Rui Goes Ferreira, the exhibition seeks to convey the intensity of his process and production, contextualising them through the photographic and documentary survey of his work.
The exhibition was supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and was on display at Porta33 in Funchal between January and March 2018. The opening was marked by a conversation with Sergio Fernandez, Madalena Vidigal, Duarte Belo and André Tavares.
The exhibition was the culmination of a personal initiative project aimed at protecting and promoting the architectural heritage of Rui Goes Ferreira's work in the Madeira Islands. This included the safeguarding and donation process of the architect’s archive to the Marques da Silva Institute Foundation in 2019. Since then, several initiatives have contributed to the knowledge of his work and more recently he was distinguished Honorary Member of the Portuguese Architects Registration Board.








“E na hora do apocalipse biográfico, quando as águas envolverem a história, a vida, a obra da obra, veremos tudo: morremos daquilo, levados para o abismo pelo irrevocável peso extraído, um peso maior que os trabalhos e os dias. [...] Aquilo que fazemos, oh sim, é isso que nos faz e desfaz, a vida que fazemos, a nossa vida em pergunta telepática. Morremos dela.” (Herberto Hélder, 1990)

Exhibition
Organization and production: Porta33
Curation: Madalena Vidigal
Consultancy: Teresa Goes Ferreira
Photography: Duarte Belo
Graphic Design: Dayana Lucas
Financial suppport: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Institutional support: Região Autónoma da Madeira | Secretaria Regional do Turismo e Cultura, Câmara Municipal do Funchal, Fundação Marques da Silva, Instituto de Emprego da Madeira — IP-RAM
Logistics support: Pestana Hotel Group
Studies
Curation
Rui Goes Ferreira: image of an interrupted work
with photography by Duarte Belo
December 2017 - March 2018





© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
© Duarte Belo
Rui Goes Ferreira: image of an interrupted work, the exhibition was born from the research carried out in 2016 as part of the master’s thesis in Architecture at the University of Porto, entitled “Rui Goes Ferreira. Essays on an interrupted work. Madeira 1956-1978.”
Reflecting on the thought and work of Rui Goes Ferreira, the exhibition seeks to convey the intensity of his process and production, contextualising them through the photographic and documentary survey of his work.
The exhibition was supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and was on display at Porta33 in Funchal between January and March 2018. The opening was marked by a conversation with Sergio Fernandez, Madalena Vidigal, Duarte Belo and André Tavares.
The exhibition was the culmination of a personal initiative project aimed at protecting and promoting the architectural heritage of Rui Goes Ferreira's work in the Madeira Islands. This included the safeguarding and donation process of the architect’s archive to the Marques da Silva Institute Foundation in 2019. Since then, several initiatives have contributed to the knowledge of his work and more recently he was distinguished Honorary Member of the Portuguese Architects Registration Board.








“E na hora do apocalipse biográfico, quando as águas envolverem a história, a vida, a obra da obra, veremos tudo: morremos daquilo, levados para o abismo pelo irrevocável peso extraído, um peso maior que os trabalhos e os dias. [...] Aquilo que fazemos, oh sim, é isso que nos faz e desfaz, a vida que fazemos, a nossa vida em pergunta telepática. Morremos dela.” (Herberto Hélder, 1990)

Exhibition
Organization and production: Porta33
Curation: Madalena Vidigal
Consultancy: Teresa Goes Ferreira
Photography: Duarte Belo
Graphic Design: Dayana Lucas
Financial suppport: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Institutional support: Região Autónoma da Madeira | Secretaria Regional do Turismo e Cultura, Câmara Municipal do Funchal, Fundação Marques da Silva, Instituto de Emprego da Madeira — IP-RAM
Logistics support: Pestana Hotel Group
Madalena Vidigal (1992)
Portuguese native, advanced english (B2), intermidiate italian (B1), elementary spanish and french
Education
2010 - 2016 Master of Architecture, University of Porto (FAUP), PT
2014 - 2015 Exchange program, Accademia di Architettura de Mendrisio, CH
2020 - 2021 Post-graduation in Social and Sustainable Architecture, Porto Artistic School (ESAP) | Critical Concrete, PT
Advanced training
2024 Repartion Architecture with Paulo Tavares, online, BR
2023 Earth Construction in Morroco, with BBB and BC Architects, ecological and bioclimatic building knowledge, Ouled Merzoug MA
2022 Da linha ao círculo, Portuguese Architects Registration Board, online, PT
2022 Design & Build 2022 - Plant based woven architecture, Évora PT
2021 Construction Labs, with Coletivo Mel, Pietro del Esposti, Hanno Burtscher (earthman), Critical Concrete, Porto PT
Awards and grants
2025 Culture Moves Europe, Mobility Grant
2022 Michelangelo Foundation, Educational Grant for Young Designers
2021 Madeira and Porto Santo Architecture Prize, Honorable Mention
2017 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Grant to Support Artistic Creation
Exhibitions
2023 “Porto Santo School: A work by Raúl Chorão Ramalho” co-curation (itinerancy), Garagem Sul, Lisbon PT
2021 “Porto Santo School: Construction of a Common Place” co-curation, Porta 33, Madeira PT
2021 “Atlas Suzane Daveau” co-curation, Nacional Library of Portugal, Lisbon PT
2018 “Rui Goes Ferreira. Image of an interrupted work”, curation, Porta 33, Funchal PT
Selected publications
2024 Graphic-design, artist's book “Ana Vidigal”, Lisboa, Documenta
2023 Author, Cadernos de Viagem n. 10, edited by André Tavares, Lisboa, Centro Cultural de Belém
2021 Co-editor, diptych “Atlas Suzanne Daveau” e “O Ambiente Geográfico Natural.”
2019 Editor assistant “Arquivo: Diogo Seixas Lopes”, Porto, Dafne Editor
2018 Article “A cultura de uma paisagem insular," TRANSLOCAL. Culturas Contemporâneas Locais e Urbanas, n. 1
Selected lectures, talks and academic engagement
2025 “Beyond Matter”, Radio Robida, IZBA, Topòlo, IT
2024 “Realizar a Utopia”, Lusíada University, Lisbon PT
2023 “Atlas Suzanne Daveau”, Livraria do Batalha, Porto PT
2021 Moderation, Escola do Porto Santo, with Ana Tostões, Paulo David, et al.
2019 Annual Architecture Month Conference, “Habitação Colectiva: Cidade para todos”, OASRS, Funchal PT
2015 - 2017 Teaching assistant Porto Academy Summer School (Bast FR, Jun Igarashi JP, Sami PT)
Selected collaborations
2017 - 2025 Collaborations from which the selected projects:
2021 - 2023 URBiNAT: Campanhã Healthy Corridor, as member of AGRUPA International Network, Porto PT
2018 - 2019 Gardens of Stone, as architect at BARBAS LOPES, Lisbon PT
2017 - 2018 Arquivo: Diogo Seixas Lopes, as editor assistant and inventory at DAFNE, Porto/Lisbon PT
Madalena Vidigal (1992)
Portuguese native, advanced english (B2), intermidiate italian (B1), elementary spanish and french
Education
2010 - 2016 Master of Architecture, University of Porto (FAUP), PT
2014 - 2015 Exchange program, Accademia di Architettura de Mendrisio, CH
2020 - 2021 Post-graduation in Social and Sustainable Architecture, Porto Artistic School (ESAP) | Critical Concrete, PT
Advanced training
2024 Repartion Architecture with Paulo Tavares, online, BR
2023 Earth Construction in Morroco, with BBB and BC Architects, ecological and bioclimatic building knowledge, Ouled Merzoug MA
2022 Da linha ao círculo, Portuguese Architects Registration Board, online, PT
2022 Design & Build 2022 - Plant based woven architecture, Évora PT
2021 Construction Labs, with Coletivo Mel, Pietro del Esposti, Hanno Burtscher (earthman), Critical Concrete, Porto PT
Awards and grants
2025 Culture Moves Europe, Mobility Grant
2022 Michelangelo Foundation, Educational Grant for Young Designers
2021 Madeira and Porto Santo Architecture Prize, Honorable Mention
2017 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Grant to Support Artistic Creation
Exhibitions
2023 “Porto Santo School: A work by Raúl Chorão Ramalho” co-curation (itinerancy), Garagem Sul, Lisbon PT
2021 “Porto Santo School: Construction of a Common Place” co-curation, Porta 33, Madeira PT
2021 “Atlas Suzane Daveau” co-curation, Nacional Library of Portugal, Lisbon PT
2018 “Rui Goes Ferreira. Image of an interrupted work”, curation, Porta 33, Funchal PT
Selected publications
2024 Graphic-design, artist's book “Ana Vidigal”, Lisboa, Documenta
2023 Author, Cadernos de Viagem n. 10, edited by André Tavares, Lisboa, Centro Cultural de Belém
2021 Co-editor, diptych “Atlas Suzanne Daveau” e “O Ambiente Geográfico Natural.”
2019 Editor assistant “Arquivo: Diogo Seixas Lopes”, Porto, Dafne Editor
2018 Article “A cultura de uma paisagem insular," TRANSLOCAL. Culturas Contemporâneas Locais e Urbanas, n. 1
Selected lectures, talks and academic engagement
2025 “Beyond Matter”, Radio Robida, IZBA, Topòlo, IT
2024 “Realizar a Utopia”, Lusíada University, Lisbon PT
2023 “Atlas Suzanne Daveau”, Livraria do Batalha, Porto PT
2021 Moderation, Escola do Porto Santo, with Ana Tostões, Paulo David, et al.
2019 Annual Architecture Month Conference, “Habitação Colectiva: Cidade para todos”, OASRS, Funchal PT
2015 - 2017 Teaching assistant Porto Academy Summer School (Bast FR, Jun Igarashi JP, Sami PT)
Selected collaborations
2017 - 2025 Collaborations from which the selected projects:
2021 - 2023 URBiNAT: Campanhã Healthy Corridor, as member of AGRUPA International Network, Porto PT
2018 - 2019 Gardens of Stone, as architect at BARBAS LOPES, Lisbon PT
2017 - 2018 Arquivo: Diogo Seixas Lopes, as editor assistant and inventory at DAFNE, Porto/Lisbon PT
Currently based between Porto, Lisbon and Funchal, I am working in self-iniciative projects and curating an exhibiton commissioned by CCB | Centro de Arquitectura, oppening may 2026.
As an independent architect and reseacher, I have worked and collaborated with several institutions, associations, and communities. Key projects include the revitalization of Escola da Vila do Porto Santo, awarded an Honorable Mention at the Madeira Architecture Prize (2022), and the curatorial research on the legacy of Raul Chorão Ramalho, Rui Goes Ferreira and Suzanne Daveau. Published in magazines such as Punkto, Umbigo and Koozarch.
Trained at the Faculty of Architecture of Porto (FAUP) with an exchange at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, I have collaborated with several architectural studios, while deepening my engagement of ecological building techniques through hands-on experiences in Portugal and Morocco.
Previously I have contributed to studios such as Barbas Lopes, Baixa Atelier, and hori-zonte, and integrated A-GRUPA Collaborative Urbanism Network in participatory urbanism initiatives.
I believe that architecture should act as an aggregating discipline, capable of uniting multivocal knowledge and fostering a harmonious and continuous relationship with the natural world.

© Inês Cardoso Ribeiro
Currently based between Porto, Lisbon and Funchal, I am working in self-iniciative projects and curating an exhibiton commissioned by CCB | Centro de Arquitectura, oppening may 2026.
As an independent architect and reseacher, I have worked and collaborated with several institutions, associations, and communities. Key projects include the revitalization of Escola da Vila do Porto Santo, awarded an Honorable Mention at the Madeira Architecture Prize (2022), and the curatorial research on the legacy of Raul Chorão Ramalho, Rui Goes Ferreira and Suzanne Daveau. Published in magazines such as Punkto, Umbigo and Koozarch.
Trained at the Faculty of Architecture of Porto (FAUP) with an exchange at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, I have collaborated with several architectural studios, while deepening my engagement of ecological building techniques through hands-on experiences in Portugal and Morocco.
Previously I have contributed to studios such as Barbas Lopes, Baixa Atelier, and hori-zonte, and integrated A-GRUPA Collaborative Urbanism Network in participatory urbanism initiatives.
I believe that architecture should act as an aggregating discipline, capable of uniting multivocal knowledge and fostering a harmonious and continuous relationship with the natural world.

© Inês Cardoso Ribeiro