Aspectos das relações entre o mosaico e a arquitectura no mundo romano. Iconografia e iconologia do tema da muralha no mosaico romano

Tese de Doutoramento em História da Arte da Antiguidade.

O Corpo da Arquitectura

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Filosofia Estética

Access and information behaviour of European Documentation Centres users in Portugal and Spain: a comparative study

The aim of this study was to undertake a comparative analysis of the practices and information behaviour of European information users who visit information units specialising in European information in Portugal and Spain. The study used a quantitative methodology based on a questionnaire containing closed questions and one open question. The questions covered the general sociological profile of the respondents and their use of European Document Centres, in addition to analysing aspects associated with information behaviour relating to European themes. The study therefore examined data on the preferred means and sources for accessing European information, types of documents and the subjects investigated most. The use of European databases and the Internet to access material on Europe was also studied, together with the reasons which users considered made it easy or difficult to access European information, and the aspects they valued most in accessing this information. The questionnaire was administered in European Document Centres in 2008 and 2010.

O sítio e a arquitectura de uma casa quinhentista Ribeira de Santarém - ensaio tipológico das casas urbanas de frente estreita

Tomando a rua Alfageme de Santarém na direcção do rio - após o atravessamento da linha de caminho-de-ferro que cortou, na segunda metade do século XIX, o núcleo urbano da Ribeira de Santarém - na última das cinco edificações da correnteza do lado voltado a Norte, antes da inflexão para a Praça, encontra-se uma notável casa quinhentista que ostenta os números de polícia 13 e 15, em cada uma das suas portas. O interesse deste exemplar, pressentido nos vários elementos decorativos da fachada, é plenamente confirmado quando, percorrendo o interior, se constata ser um exemplar que se mantém íntegro e em bom estado de conservação. Por isso, constitui um importante caso, cuja análise permitirá contribuir para definir as características urbanas e arquitectónicas das edificações correntes desta época.

CO2 Concentration in Day Care Centres is Related to Wheezing in Attending Children

Poor ventilation at day care centres (DCCs) was already reported, although its effects on attending children are not clear. This study aimed to evaluate the association between wheezing in children and indoor CO2 (a ventilation surrogate marker) in DCC and to identify behaviours and building characteristics potentially related to CO2. In phase I, 45 DCCs from Lisbon and Oporto (Portugal) were selected through a proportional stratified random sampling. In phase II, 3 months later, 19 DCCs were further reassessed after cluster analysis for the greatest difference comparison. In both phases, children’s respiratory health was assessed by ISAAC-derived questionnaires. Indoor CO2 concentrations and building characteristics of the DCC were evaluated in both phases, using complementary methods. Mixed effect models were used to analyze the data. In phase I, which included 3,186 children (mean age 3.1±1.5 years), indoor CO2 concentration in the DCC rooms was associated with reported wheezing in the past 12months (27.5 %) (adjusted odds ratio (OR) for each increase of 200 ppm 1.04, 95 % CI 1:01 to 1:07). In phase II, the association in the subsample of 1,196 children seen in 19 out of the initial 45 DCCs was not significant (adjusted OR 1.02, 95 % CI 0.96 to 1.08). Indoor CO2 concentration was inversely associated with the practices of opening Windows and internal doors and with higher wind velocity. A positive trend was observed between CO2 and prevalence of reported asthma (4.7 %). Conclusion: Improved ventilation is needed to achieve a healthier indoor environment in DCC.

Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centres (ENVIRH) - Study Rationale and Protocol

Background: Indoor air quality (IAQ) is considered an important determinant of human health. The association between exposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, house dust mite, molds and bacteria in day care centers (DCC) is not completely clear. The aim of this project was to study these effects. Methods --- study design: This study comprised two phases. Phase I included an evaluation of 45 DCCs (25 from Lisbon and 20 from Oporto, targeting 5161 children). In this phase, building characteristics, indoor CO2 and air temperature/relative humidity, were assessed. A children’s respiratory health questionnaire derived from the ISAAC (International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Children) was also distributed. Phase II encompassed two evaluations and included 20 DCCs selected from phase I after a cluster analysis (11 from Lisbon and 9 from Oporto, targeting 2287 children). In this phase, data on ventilation, IAQ, thermal comfort parameters, respiratory and allergic health, airway inflammation biomarkers, respiratory virus infection patterns and parental and child stress were collected. Results: In Phase I, building characteristics, occupant behavior and ventilation surrogates were collected from all DCCs. The response rate of the questionnaire was 61.7% (3186 children). Phase II included 1221 children. Association results between DCC characteristics, IAQ and health outcomes will be provided in order to support recommendations on IAQ and children’s health. A building ventilation model will also be developed. Discussion: This paper outlines methods that might be implemented by other investigators conducting studies on the association between respiratory health and indoor air quality at DCC.

Numerical Evaluation of Ventilation Performance in Children Day Care Centres

Modelling of ventilation is strongly dependent on the physical characteristics of the building of which precise evaluation is a complex and time consuming task. In the frame of a research project, two children day care centres (CDCC) have been selected in order to measure the envelope air permeability, the flow rate of mechanical ventilation systems and indoor and outdoor temperature. The data obtained was used as input to the computer code CONTAM for ventilation simulations. The results obtained were compared with direct measurements of ventilation flow from short term measurements with CO2 tracer gas and medium term measurements with perfluorocarbon tracer (PFT) gas decay method. After validation, in order to analyse the main parameters that affect ventilation, the model was used to predict the ventilation rates for a wide range of conditions. The purpose of this assessment was to find the best practices to improve natural ventilation. A simple analytical method to predict the ventilation flow rate of rooms is also presented. The method is based on the estimation of wind effect on the room through the evaluation of an average factor and on the assessment of relevant cross section of gaps and openings combined in series or in parallel. It is shown that it may be applied with acceptable accuracy for this type of buildings when ventilation is due essentially to wind action.

O corpo sem orgãos da arquitectura

Tese apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Doutor em Filosofia (área de especialização: Estética)

A Arquitectura Religiosa Gótica em Portugal no Século XIV: o Tempo dos Experimentalismos

Tese apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Doutor em História da Arte Medieval

Ensaios de caracterização laboratorial de solos com vista à sua utilização em arquitectura de terra crua

IV SIACOT – Seminário Ibero-Americano de Construção em Terra. Monsaraz, PROTERRA/CdT, Outubro 2005 (CD-ROM)

O Castelo do Alandroal - uma perspectiva através da arqueologia da arquitectura

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Arqueologia

A arquitectura da companhia de Jesus no Japão. A criação de um espaço religioso cristão no Japão dos séculos XVI e XVII.

Mestrado em História dos Descobrimentos e da Expansão Portuguesa (Séculos XV-XVIII)

Lisboa romântica : urbanismo e arquitectura, 1777-1874

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Doutor em Historia da Arte

O Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Aires : arquitectura e devoção

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em História da Arte

A arquitectura do Mosteiro de S. Salvador de Grijó, 1574-1636

Dissertação de mestrado em História da Arte