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Since its creation in 2003, the Portuguese Seminar on Earth Architecture
as been evolving increasingly with the participation of European
and Iberoamerican professionals.
The 3rd ATP Seminar occurred simultaneously with the IV Latin-American
Seminar of Earth Construction (in Monsaraz) and in 2006, the 4th
ATP Seminar took place together with the I Seminar of Construction
and Architecture with Earth in Brazil (TerraBrasil 2006, Ouro Preto).
The quality of the communications presented during these seminars
evidences its international dimension, as well as the Portuguese
contribution to the development of this particular subject.
Objectives
To promote the university cooperation in the research field related
to the construction and conservation of Earth Architecture; to contribute
for the improvement of the construction’s quality; to foster
the formation and, likewise, the proper preparation of national,
regional and local technicians, working directly with construction
and conservation of Earth Architecture; to deep the research in
all fields of architecture and construction with earth; to contribute
for a more sustainable local development; to disseminate the contemporary
earth architecture; to encourage the use of traditional and natural
materials with more energetic effectiveness, as well as local formation
strategies, regarding a higher social interaction.
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