Terra Crua

Date and time

30 Sept 2026 · 11:00

Venue

Centro Cultural de Belém

Location

Lisbon

Type

Other

At a time of mounting pressure on the planet’s limits, we look to raw earth not as a nostalgic return, but as a natural, local, and readily available resource. The exhibition moves from matter to action: from the physical and mineral complexity of soil to accumulated knowledge, and on to practices that reclaim earth as a viable, ethical, and poetic building material. Beginning with the ground beneath our feet, it invites visitors to rediscover raw earth as matter, archive, and agent within contemporary architecture in Portugal. Bringing together scientific and historical material, prototypes, and case studies, as well as collaborative experiments analysing and reusing excavated soil from construction sites across Lisbon, the exhibition reveals its performance and potential as a circular resource, while opening up new possibilities for its role in shaping the city. Curator Madalena Vidigal Public Programme ◾ Conversations around earth: earth in projection Saturday, September 26 at 3:00pm Architecture Centre What is the future of earth construction? This conversation explores how the education of future generations, technological innovation, legislation, and standardisa