Francisco Pestana da Silva
The present thesis is based on an approach to an extensive territory, with the purpose of conceiving, next to the city, a new way of dwelling Alcácer do Sal. The Rio Sado, when approaching the city, is affirmed as an interstitial element between urban margin and natural margin. On the north bank of the river we find the medieval city, drawn under the hill: the urban margin. On the opposite side, we find the other side of the city: the natural / artificial margin; characterized by green agricultural fields and extensive rice fields. In this way, the river distances these two reality, attributing to this margin, the great and the true ‘stage’ on the amphitheater, which is the city of Alcácer. Continue reading Francisco Pestana
