Pushed to the periphery: Lisbon's rehousing policies lose the life of the neighbourhoods they demolish
Pushed to the periphery: Lisbon’s rehousing policies lose the life of the neighbourhoods they demolish The demolition and replacement of Lisbon’s bairros de barracas ignores their complex history and reality Last year, the council of Oeiras, in Lisbon, Portugal, sold a plot of land to a Chinese company for €14.5 million. The price and the nature of the sale – it’s thought the company will build housing on the site – reflect the effectiveness with which Portugal has been marketed in recent years as an attractive destination for both real-estate speculation and tourism. Perhaps ...
Source: architectural-review.com