Entre o jardim e a paisagem urbana : do Palácio de Cristal do Porto (1865) à Exposição de Paris (1937) – Porto (Portugal)
Between garden and townscape : from the Porto Crystal Palace (1865) to the Paris Exhibition (1937).
This conference examines the contribution of International Exhibitions to the design and construction of open space, from the scale of the garden to the scale of the city, by looking at the example of Porto’s Crystal Palace gardens. Inaugurated 150 years ago to host the International Exhibition of 1865, the gardens remain one of the city’s reference spaces. We will also look at the Paris International Exhibition of 1937, which was planned by Jacques Gréber, the author of the project for the Serralves Park, a space that is a reference in terms of landscape design and of crucial importance to the contemporary life of Porto and the country.
Registration deadline : 27 January 2016
Fundação De Serralves
R. Dom João de Castro 210
4150-417 Porto – Portugal
E-mail: bilheteira@serralves.pt