Terra Crua

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

◾ Conversation aroun earth: earth in projection
Saturday, 26 September at 3:00pm at the Architecture Centre 

What is the future of earth-based construction? This conversation explores how the training of new generations, technological development, legislation, and standardisation intersect in the transformation of the sector. Panel to be announced. 

Free entry, subject to prior registration 

◾ Conversation aroun earth: earth continuity
Saturday, 10 October at 3:00pm at the Architecture Centre 

What legacies do we inherit from earth-based architecture and construction, and how do they shape the way we build and think about this material today? This conversation revisits the technical, cultural, and community-based legacies that have enabled the persistence and renewal of earth-building knowledge. Panel to be announced.

Free entry, subject to prior registration 

Visit to the exhibition

◾ Sunday, 19 July and 4 october, at 11:00am
Free admission, subject to prior registration to the email address servico.educativo.museu@ccb.pt