Undergraduate Module
How construction technologies, materials and labour made Macanese architecture (2)
Event: Undergraduate Module “How built technologies and materials made architecture?”
LAR247 – Premodern Architectural History and Theory
Authors: Ana Vaz Milheiro (professor)
Date: October 2025
Location: University of Saint Joseph, Macau
Summary
The focus of the undergraduate module assessment work, “How did built technologies and materials make architecture?”, was on the construction techniques and workers of Macau’s old buildings. Topics were chosen from a variety of architectural programs, ranging from religious architecture (churches or temples), domestic architecture (Chinese houses), military architecture (fortresses), or other facilities. Starting from the “Macau Cultural Heritage” website, students produced a poster presentation and entered a photography competition.
After a first round of presentations, with professors Ana Vaz Milheiro, Filipa Fiúza and Sónia Henrique, students made a final delivery on 1 November 2025. Posters were printed and presented in class, where they were commented on by Architect Carlotta Bruni.
LabourMap-Macao is an Exploratory Project funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2023.14980.PEX).
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