News & Interviews
At BETAR, not only we value sharing our news, but particularly value the act of listening and learning from the experts with whom we collaborate and come across in our day-to-day activities: that's why our interviews were born.
A conversation with Arch. Mariana Barbosa Mateus
'We are a reference country in contemporary architecture, we export a lot of talented young architects because we are unable to absorb them here. Some ambitions for the architect's profession: I hope it becomes more valued and respected.' Read more
A conversation with Eng. Guilherme Duarte
'My desire is to stay in Africa because contributing to this structural change is priceless. It is not about telling the story, but being part of it.' Read more
A conversation with Eng. António Rocha Cabral
'From the initial group, I am left to tell the story of BETAR, which was, from the beginning, also a circle of friends with similar ideas.' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Fernando Bagulho
‘It is necessary to solve the new needs of living, (...) the challenges of teleworking. (...) We still have, as a paradigm of urban housing, models more than one hundred years old (...) that will be necessary to combine with utility housing, an alternative to the workplace.’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Luis Pereira Miguel
‘More and more, when I see other works, which I like, of other colleagues, I feel great respect. It is not easy to do well’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. João Pedras
‘The challenge [is] to improve the urban environment, creating more environmentally sustainable spaces and bringing better quality of life, so that the urban "jungle" can be a pleasant place to live. ’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Inês Norton
‘We work with [...] natural elements such as stone, iron, gravel, concrete, water and vegetation and with other less tangible ones such as light, temperature, sound, smell ... ’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Yorick Houdayer
‘The children at Fortaleza beach called me "Amigo Manholiho", a friend who rewards. I kept this name until today, forcing myself to respect the moral contract embed in the name’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Ricardo Gomes
'For years, there is an expectation that an art installation relates to the space in which it operates. We take advantage of some specifics that an architect can add to this process.' Read more
