THE SAAL PROCESS/ ARCHITECTURE AND PARTICIPATION 1974

Born out of the Portuguese revolution of 1974, the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) was one of the most compelling processe s in 20th-century architecture. A pioneering experiment in Europe, it set up technical teams led by architects who, in collaboration with the local population, tried to address the urgent housing needs of communities across the nation. The teams were reinventing a rchitectural practice, from surveying living conditions to monitoring land expropriation, designing projects with the residents dire ctly. Th...[Read more]