DE LA ESPADA VOLUME IV 41
THE DISCUSSIONS
On IGTV, De La Espada Instagram, listen to De La
Espada co-founder Luis De Oliveira in conversation
with two creatives who played significant roles in
our Porto Residency.
Joana Leandro Vasconcelos, principal of Atelier
in.vitro, the architecture firm that refurbished
the 1940s apartment home to the residency, dis-
cussed the design of the building, its significance
in Portuguese architecture, and her approach to
sensitively modernising the apartments. Luis, in
turn, shared the location’s significance to him,
and why it was chosen for the residency.
Sara Nunes, director of Building Pictures, who
made the film of the Porto Residency, discussed
how Portuguese architecture became the talk of
the world, how film is opening new doors for ar-
chitecture in terms of reaching a wider audience,
and how community building is an important part
of giving a higher purpose to our interest in
design and architecture.
