Reinventing Time

Reinventing Time

“Reinventing Time” is an artist book (book + puzzle) that reflects on the playful dimension of architecture, imagination, and the construction of worlds.

“Reinventing Time” is an artist book (book + puzzle) that reflects on the playful dimension of architecture, imagination, and the construction of worlds.

“Reinventing Time” is a poetic and critical reflection on the playful dimension of architecture, taking as its starting point the Portugal dos Pequenitos Expansion Project, currently underway.

 

Conceived as a two-volume book-object (book + puzzle) , the project revisits the relationship between imagination and places of play and games, based on a hypothesis: children's favorite toy is time.

Mockup dos dois volumes que constituem o livro-objeto.


The first volume, the book itself, brings together previously unpublished interviews with Álvaro Siza Vieira , Eduardo Souto de Moura , Ellen van Loon , Nuno Rosado , Luís Pedro Silva , João Pedro Falcão de Campos , José António Bandeirinha , Frederico Vital Soares and Eduardo Costa Pinto , in dialogue with essays by Maria Filomena Molder , Álvaro Domingues , Eurico Carrapatoso , João Pedro Fernandes , Gonçalo M. Tavares , Alexandra Prado Coelho and João Nunes .
With a preface by Patrícia Viegas de Nascimento and Angela Maurice and an afterword by Elvira Leite , this book is accompanied by an original photographic series by Valter Vinagre , which explores the unique imagery of Portugal dos Pequenitos (Portugal in Miniature).

Conjunto de três fotografias da autoria de Valter Vinagre.

Fotografia da autoria de Valter Vinagre.

The second volume is presented as an illustrated puzzle by Ana Aragão, conceived as a physical and playful extension of the book — an invitation to assembly, experimentation, and manual thinking as a form of knowledge.

Desenho "Reinventar o Tempo" da autoria de Ana Aragão, que ilustra o livro.

Between research and play, between thought and practice, "Reinventing Time" proposes a sensitive and critical journey into the role of architecture in "building worlds."

With graphic design by Daniela Figueiredo, this project also has the support of DGArtes.
The Object-Book will have the following characteristics:

Book (Volume 1):
Format: 168 x 240 mm
Printing: 400 pages
Crumb: Munken Polar Rough 90 gr and Artic volume white (matte) 150 gr
Cover: Hardcover

Puzzle (Volume 2):
Drawing: "Reinventing Time" by Ana Aragão (color version)
Box dimensions: 168 x 240 mm
Puzzle dimensions: 35 x 50 cm
Number of pieces: 540

Book + Puzzle:
Print run: 750 copies
RRP: €62.00

About the author

Casa de Albarraque Cultural Association 
A space for creation and programming in the areas of landscape, architecture, literature, music, film, theater, and visual arts.

This Association aims to develop artistic and cultural activities, both in their creation and dissemination. Predominantly in the themes of landscape, environment and architecture; literature, music and visual arts; cinema and theatre. The association also aims to preserve the property of Casa de Albarraque and its cultural, architectural and landscape heritage.

The Casa de Albarraque estate, covering approximately two hectares, represents the largest part of the territory that was the second anarchist commune in Portugal, Clarão, founded in 1920 by the unique figure of António Gonçalves Correia (1886-1967). In 1929, with the extinction of the commune, the property was acquired by Alexandre Ferreira (1877-1950), a republican philanthropist, founder of the Inválidos do Comercio (Invalids of Commerce), and father of the poet José Gomes Ferreira (1900-1985). At the end of the 1950s, the poet decided to build a summer residence on his small farm, as he himself called the property, entrusting the architectural project to his son Raúl Hestnes Ferreira (1931-2018), with construction being completed in 1960.

Budget and due dates

Budget for the edition (book + puzzle):
Total: €21,879.03

Calendar :
Campaign start date: January 27, 2026
Campaign ends: March 27, 2026
Book launch: April 2026

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Inauguração da exposição do livro “Reinventar o Tempo"

Querid@s Amig@s e Apoiantes, No próximo dia 27 de fevereiro, a partir das 17h, iremos inaugurar na Galeria Orla, em Lisboa, a exposição do livro “Reinventar o Tempo - Sobre a...

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  • Associação Cultural Casa de Albarraque

    Inauguração da exposição do livro “Reinventar o Tempo"

    Querid@s Amig@s e Apoiantes,

    No próximo dia 27 de fevereiro, a partir das 17h, iremos inaugurar na Galeria Orla, em Lisboa, a exposição do livro “Reinventar o Tempo - Sobre a dimensão lúdica da Arquitetura”.
    Para quem ainda não conhece este espaço, a Orla fica na Rua Gama Barros 35A, 1700-144 Lisboa.

    Com design expositivo de Daniela Figueiredo, a exposição apresenta uma seleção das artes finais do livro, incluindo:
    - excertos das entrevistas a Álvaro Siza Vieira, Eduardo Costa Pinto, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Ellen van Loon, Frederico Vital Soares, José António Bandeirinha, João Pedro Falcão de Campos, Luís Pedro Silva, e Nuno Rosado;
    - excertos dos Ensaios de Alexandra Prado Coelho, Álvaro Domingues, Angela Maurice, Elvira Leite, Eurico Carrapatoso, Gonçalo M. Tavares, João Nunes, João Pedro Fernandes, Maria Filomena Molder, e Patrícia Viegas Nascimento;
    - o desenho “Reinventar o Tempo" de Ana Aragão, que ilustra o livro;
    - e fotografias de Valter Vinagre.

    A entrada é livre.
    Se tiverem disponibilidade, gostaríamos muito de poder contar com a Vossa presença!

    Um abraço e até breve,
    Eduardo Pinto

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