LANDSCAPES OF DESIRE: BETWEEN THE LAND AND SEA

Resumen

Landscapes of desire explores the necessity and the desire to reimagine and valorize the discredited landscapes, between the land and water, along the Portuguese coast: from Cova do Vapor to Cabo Espichel. Vulnerable urban landscapes in the face of contemporary climate challenges. In the landscapes, which circumscribe the sea, there are different fragments of discourse that due to abandonment by the destruction caused by extreme climatic events, such as flooding and coastal erosion, need a new history.

This period of increasing segregation between the city and the sea, urges us to rethink a new way of connecting human beings and the sea. The decoding of the morphological characteristics of the space between land and sea, of the architectural elements that compose it, is possible through the reading of the forms that resist over Time. The abstraction of forms allows us to interpret the contemporary coastal territory and to define new urban and architectural paradigms for desired landscapes between land and sea. 

We consider it is important to explore new approaches and methods to enhance and transform these landscapes because of their architectural value. A possible path for the physical and emotional repair of the ruined landscapes along the coastline.

Key words: coastline, landscapes of vestiges, memory, Utopia, Cova do Vapor