ARCHLABOUR

Architecture, Colonialism and Labour 

“ArchLabour: Architecture, Colonialism and Labour” develops a theoretical framework for assessing mass labour in former colonial territories, in order to shine a spotlight on invisible workers, thus establishing a connection between historical subalternity and today’s inequalities. read more

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Jul 21, 20251 min read
Architecture and resistance: the construction of the Strategic Villages in the Zambezi Valley, Mozambique (1970-1973)
Ana Vaz MilheiroCommunicationFrancesca Vita

Architecture and resistance: the construction of the Strategic Villages in the Zambezi Valley, Mozambique (1970-1973)

Jul 20, 20252 min read
Material, labour, construction sites. The military reordering of rural areas in Guinea-Bissau (1968-1974)
CommunicationFrancesca Vita

Material, labour, construction sites. The military reordering of rural areas in Guinea-Bissau (1968-1974)

Jul 4, 20253 min read
On What Material Do You Want It to be Made…? Negotiations and Colonial Building Sites in African Territories under Late Portuguese Rule
Ana Vaz MilheiroCommunication

On What Material Do You Want It to be Made…? Negotiations and Colonial Building Sites in African Territories under Late Portuguese Rule

Jun 19, 20254 min read
The bungalow: counter-histories of a global colonial home
CommunicationFrancesca Vita

The bungalow: counter-histories of a global colonial home

Jun 18, 20253 min read
Mining Labor, Housing and Building Sites in Late Colonialism across Central Africa
Beatriz SerrazinaCommunication

Mining Labor, Housing and Building Sites in Late Colonialism across Central Africa

Jun 18, 20253 min read
Colonial Building Sites: Labour, Skills and Construction Technologies
Ana Vaz MilheiroBeatriz SerrazinaPanel

Colonial Building Sites: Labour, Skills and Construction Technologies

Jun 17, 20253 min read
Waterford Kamhlaba: nove frames de um estaleiro habitado (notas de campo)
Book ChapterAna Vaz Milheiro

Waterford Kamhlaba: nove frames de um estaleiro habitado (notas de campo)

Jun 16, 20252 min read
Colonial Public Works: Architecture Beyond Labor Subalternity
Ana Vaz MilheiroFrancesca VitaPanel

Colonial Public Works: Architecture Beyond Labor Subalternity

Jun 15, 20253 min read
Building the Benguela Railway: laborers and construction skills
Beatriz SerrazinaCommunication

Building the Benguela Railway: laborers and construction skills

Jun 15, 20253 min read
Capitalist Colonization vs. Assisted Colonization: Italian Practices Highlighted in the Colonization of Angola (1925–1971)
Ana Vaz MilheiroCommunicationFilipa Fiúza

Capitalist Colonization vs. Assisted Colonization: Italian Practices Highlighted in the Colonization of Angola (1925–1971)

Jun 15, 20252 min read
Trânsitos coloniais e gênero
Ana Vaz MilheiroCourseExhibition

Trânsitos coloniais e gênero

Jun 15, 20251 min read
Architecture + Infrastructures. Questioning the contemporary landscapes, 2010-2025
Exhibition

Architecture + Infrastructures. Questioning the contemporary landscapes, 2010-2025

Jun 15, 20252 min read
Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes I – Architecture, Cities, Infrastructures in Africa
Book Launch

Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes I – Architecture, Cities, Infrastructures in Africa

Jun 15, 20254 min read
Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes: roundtable series II. Infrastructures + Labour + Transport
Roundtable

Colonial and Post-Colonial Landscapes: roundtable series II. Infrastructures + Labour + Transport

Jun 15, 20252 min read
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