In 1978, a cooperative of architects from Porto delivered to the municipality of Braga a voluminous file containing the plan for the urbanization of an extensive agricultural area, covering about 20 hectares, located in the northwestern limit of the old city. This urbanization, an exemplary case of the urban processes developed in the last 40 years in the city of Braga, is now known as the Parretas. Since then, that landscape has changed drastically: cars and their parking lots instead of cows and their pastures; the fields full of fruits and vegetables are now occupied by parks, gardens, and buildings where live people. But will the sounds of the old farm still echo in the ears of those who inhabit it today? Will the silence or the bustle of the city reign? What can the soundscape of Parretas tell us about its history?

Space Transcribers

Space Transcribers is a non-profit association and an international network of architects, urban planners, and artists based in Braga. Its methodology explores site-specific actions (workshops, events, exhibitions, and publications) that relate to the specifics and dynamics of the places where they operate. www.spacetranscribers.com