A Confined Place – a collective reflection
The blog “A Confined Place” contains photographs and texts produced by higher education students from La Salle School of Architecture, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, which reflect their experience with domestic and urban spaces in time of lockdown. A collective reflection about place in times of global confinement.
Check it at: https://aconfinedplace.wordpress.com/
Media Productions (Photographs & Videos):
Lost_and_found
Empty and covered with vegetation, this neighbouring swimming pool has become a trap where many item
Posted on December 23, 2020
Uninhabited_park
A public space that is normally full of people is now empty and uninhabited. When activity ceases,
Posted on December 23, 2020
Dessert
A schoolyard has been left empty, alone, with no children playing. We contemplate an abandoned place
Posted on December 23, 2020
Matryoshka’s_evolution
I made this cupboard house for my three-year old son because he can’t go to school and has to
Posted on December 23, 2020
Under_arrest
We are staying home from the beginning of March. We are under arrest... But the arrest is completely
Posted on December 23, 2020
Silence
I took this photo two days before the state of emergency. This restaurant was renovated and was abou
Posted on December 23, 2020
Envy
During the quarantine we began to appreciate things that otherwise we would have taken for granted,
Posted on December 23, 2020
The_sunny_side
The characteristic grid of Barcelona’s Eixample district loses some of its purpose without veh
Posted on December 23, 2020
Silence
Lisbon. My apartment is located in an avenue with rush-hour traffic, noise and people passing on the
Posted on December 23, 2020
From_my_bathroom
Public space perceived from the inside of home.
Posted on December 23, 2020
Working_with_the_master
During these days, the table we normally use for large meals or celebrations with friends has become
Posted on December 23, 2020
Dawn
A curtain, which prevents light from entering the room, announces that it is already daytime.
Posted on December 23, 2020
What_it_was_what_it_is
During this period of pause, we need to reflect on how to recover the harmony between built environm
Posted on December 23, 2020
Meeting point
The most common meeting point, a city’s main square, has no purpose now, at least for its huma
Posted on December 23, 2020
Shielded
We live in a frightened society that does not know how to react to an unexpected catastrophe. People
Posted on December 23, 2020
Multifunctional
In our daily lives we use different spaces for different activities. But in this situation of scarci
Posted on December 23, 2020
8:00 pm
Barcelona on a Friday at 8:00 pm, during the quarantine. Encouraging responsible citizens who stay a
Posted on December 23, 2020
Window
In this work space -my room, where I spend most of my time these days- the window, with that large b
Posted on December 23, 2020
Reclaimed classroom
During the lockdown, education finds a way of continuing through any digital device that coexists wi
Posted on December 23, 2020
Known neighbour
Even in a period of restricted freedom, we are still social animals. In this strange and surreal sta
Posted on December 23, 2020
Blur
This was one of the first pictures I took when we started quarantining. It was a photo taken almost
Posted on December 23, 2020
Face
I took a walk on a park close to my house. I needed to breathe. It had been more than a week without
Posted on December 23, 2020
Abandoned
This playground is left unused, as the children can no longer go outside to play. Since the pandemic
Posted on December 23, 2020