Architectural Heritage Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (Volume II / Tome I)

In-depth look at the architectural heritage of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, a unique real estate collection identified and illustrated in two volumes. This research and inventory work promotes knowledge about a set of properties of high historical and artistic value that express the evolution of Portuguese architecture between the 16th and 20th centuries. This second volume, divided into two tomes, is dedicated to income-generating buildings (housing and offices), single-family residences, funerary architecture, and assistance and health facilities of the Misericórdia de Lisboa, and analyzes a set of 43 buildings constructed between the late 18th century and the 20th century, mostly located in the city of Lisbon, some of which are classified, organized according to a typological and chronological order. This tome I of volume II includes essays by specialists in the field of contemporary architectural history, focusing on a set of properties from the Pombaline and post-Pombaline periods, the multifamily architecture of the first half of the 20th century in Lisbon, and also the properties resulting from the construction program of buildings initiated by the Misericórdia de Lisboa in the 60s and 70s. Finally, inventory sheets are presented with detailed information about a representative set of buildings, complemented with architectural drawings and photographs of them. A publication supported by the Portuguese Institute of Museums / Portuguese Museum Network.

Authors: Helena Alexandra Mantas; José Manuel Fernandes; Maria Helena Barreiros; Regina Anacleto; Ricardo Agarez

Year of publication: 2010
Publisher: SCML, Museu de São Roque
ISBN: 9789728761631