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 Eng. Tarik Chaaban
‘In Malawi, interventions on the north and south sections were the first investments after several decades without any significant maintenance on these railways’ Read more
A conversation with Eng. Elisabete Portalegre
'I would like our work, which does not belong to us, to be congratulated, served, endured and continued to contribute to a real imaginary, committed to the definitive construction of an ever better city' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Alberto Caetano
‘One of the most important things for an architect is […] to get a sense of the history of architecture, because if there is Corbusier, Mies and Siza, it is because there were Miguel Ângelo, Bramante and Borromini’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Miguel Arruda
‘The increase in tourism is an asset in building recovery, but it would also be a good opportunity for the implementation of new housing for former residents’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Paulo Tormenta Pinto
‘We are concerned with the‘ invariables’ of architecture, a search for solutions without time that lead us to a more anonymous role, without that meaning loss of disciplinary scholarship’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. João Luís Ferreira
The country's potential is far superior to the benefit taken from it. What seems fundamental to me is to attract new residents. Portugal should be a destination for settling and not for holidays. Read more
A conversation with Eng. Guilherme Pinho e Silva
'Brisa focuses on people. We seek to innovate in new technologies and methodologies. I am responsible for the efficient management of assets in order to achieve the objectives in a sustainable way. ’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Flávio Tirone
We have a triangle of priorities: the public, the artists and the technicians. We made it our mission to ensure that no colleague, artist or stage technician had to step on a stage in bad condition Read more
A conversation with Arch. Tomás Rebelo de Andrade
"The cyclical crises that have been occurring have made very large dents, difficult to compensate for in the wealthy times, which are also cyclical and lead invariably to the next crisis". Read more
