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AUTHOR:PEDRO MI GUELGOMESJANUÁRI O ADVI DOR:RAÚLFRAGAI SASA/MARI ETADÁMESQUI TA PROGRAM:DOCTORALPROGRAM SCHOOL:FACULDADEDEARQUI TECTURA/ESCUELATÉCNI CASUPERI ORDEARQUI TECTURA UNI VERSI DADETÉCNI CADELI SBOA/UNI VERSI DADPOLI TÉCNI CADEMADRI D

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ThePor t ugue s eEi ght e e nt hCe nt ur ywas oneoft hemos ti nt e r e s t i ng pe r i odsi n t e r msofar c hi t e c t oni cc ons t r uc t i on and i mpor tofne w i de as .The pos s i bi l i t y of f e r e dbyt her i c hne s soft heWe s tI ndi e s hasal l owe dt hee ngage me ntofs e ve r al ar t i s t sbyt hePor t ugue s eCr own.Thos e ar t i s t sbe c amet hel i nkbe t we e nPor t ugal c ul t ur al e nvi r onme nt and t hos e ne w i de as . Re f l e c t i onoft he s ene wc ul t ur alt e nde nc i e swast hee duc at i onoft hePor t ugue s e pr i nc e si nt he f i r s t hal f of t he 18t h c e nt ur y ,dur i ngt her e i gnofJ oãoV.The t as t ef ormus i cwass t r ongl yi nc r e as e d. Wi t ht heas c e ntt ot het hr oneofhi ss on, J os éIofPor t ugali n1750,t hede s i r ef or t heI t al i anope r amat e r i al i ze si nt hec ons t r uc t i on of an I t al i an ope r a hous e , s i mi l art ot hos ee xi s t e nti ns omeoft he mos ti mpor t antEur ope an c api t al s .The i nvi t at i on f ora Gal l iBi bi e na ar c hi t e c t appe ar swi t hi nt hi sc ont e xt . Hei ss e e nas ahe i rofoneoft hemos tf amousf ami l i e s oft he at r ear c hi t e c t sands t ages e tde s i gne r s ofal l18t hc e nt ur y ,f or t he Gal l i Bi bi e naf ami l yhadwor ke di nt hemai n c our t sofEur opewi t hgr e atr e c ogni t i on.

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Re f e r r e d asoneoft hemos tbe aut i f ul , s umpt uousandl uxur i ousope r ahous e s , i thadt hemi s s f or t uneofbe i ngde s t r oye d byt heLi s bonEar t hquake .Eve nt hough t hi s e phe me r al e xi s t e nc e of s e ve n mont hs ,i thasr e mai ne di nt hec ol l e c t i ve me mor yofLi s bon,andi ti sc ons i de r e d asoneoft hegr e att he at r e se ve rc r e at e d byt heGal l iBi bi e na’ s . Theobj ec toft her e s e ar c hwor kwast he Li s bonRoyalOpe r aHous eofTagus , pr oj e c t e di n 1752 by t he I t al i an ar c hi t e c t Gi ovanniCar l o Si c i ni o Gal l iBi bi e na, i naugur at e dont he31s tofMar c hof1755, andde s t r oye dt he1s tofNove mbe rt hat s ameye ar . Weai med t o:know be t t e rt hef ami l i ar c ont e xtand t he ac ade mi cand pr of e s s i onalpat h oft he ar c hi t e c tGi ovanni Car l oSi c i ni o,c i r c ums c r i be dt oi t sar c hi t e c t oni cc ul t ur e ;c ons t r uc t a uni f i e d vi s i onoft heHi s t or i ogr aphyoft heOpe r a Hous eofTagus ;e l abor at ear e pr e s e nt a t i vemode lofhow c oul dhavebe e nt he t he at r e . Met hodol ogy:r e uni t et hei nf or mat i on, f ol l owe dbys ubs e que ntt he mat i cc l as s i f i c at i on by s pe c i me n,and f ur t he rc at al ogui ng;makeac ompar at i veanal ys i sof s omeas pe c t soft heope r ahous e , s uc has : t hege ome t r y ,t hepe r s pe c t i ve ;t hec onc e pt ual ,mor phol ogi c al ,s t r uc t ur al ,ar c hi t e c t oni c al ,or name nt aland c ons t r uc t i ve de t ai l s ,aswe l last he l e gi s l at i ve and de s c r i pt i veas pe c t s .

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Asr es ul t s ,i twaspos s i bl et o:c r e at ean e nhanc e d vi s i on oft heI t al i an and t he Por t ugue s el i f e pe r i ods of Gi ovanni Car l o Si c i ni o,me anl yi nr e l at i on t oi t s f ami l i ar s ur r oundi ngs ,ac ade mi c pat h anddi f f e r e ntpr of e s s i onals c ope s ;c r e at e ahi s t or i ogr aphyaboutt heLi s bonRoyal Ope r aHous eofTagusandas t udyont he c ons t r uc t e d and t he i magi ne dt he at r e ; e l abor at e a 3D mode l ,c onc e r ni ng t he s t r uc t ur al ,ar c hi t e c t oni c alandor name nt alas pe c t sofwhatc oul dhavebe e nt he t he at r e . Thi swor kal s ohasc ont r i but edt o: de t e r mi net her e l at i onbe t we e nt hear c hi t e c t oni c ,de c or at i veandc onc e pt ualas pe c t s i nt hewor koft heI t al i anar c hi t e c t ;t he doc ume nt alc ompi l at i onofs t or i e s ,ne ws ands t udi e sr e l at e dt ot heope r ahous e ; e nl ar gi ngt hepr e s e nthi s t or i ogr aphyand t he c ons t r uc t e d vi s i on oft he t he at r e ; i de nt i f i i ng and at t r i but i ng t o Gi ovanni Car l oSi c i ni one w dr awi ngsofs t ages e t de s i gn and dr awi ngs of t he t he at r e . Fi nal y ,agr aphi c alandde s c r i pt i vei nt e r pr e t at i on ofwhatc oul d havebe e nt he Ope r aHous eofTagus .

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