The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) hosts the conference “Year Nine” by Samuel Gonçalves, in an event organized by the Board Of StudentS @UPTEC – Science and Technology Park of University of Porto.

SUMMARY was selected to develop the rehabilitation project for several public parks and a set of supporting buildings. This project covers an area of ​​45 hectares and will involve the participation of a multidisciplinary collective, including ADF, Floradata, Rita Guedes and Atelier BBV.

SUMMARY projects featured in the article “New forms of construction: the future of housing lives here”, by Ana Tulha for Notícias Magazine/JN.

The premiere showing of the documentary “Habitar,” directed by Joaquín Mora and produced by Canal180, filled the Álvaro Siza Space at Casa da Arquitectura. Dedicated to the city of Porto and starring a group of nine inhabitants, the film served as an introduction to the conversation under the theme “The House We Want to Live In.” This conversation brought together Joaquín Mora, Fátima Vilar, resident of the SAAL-Antas housing, and architects Pedro Ramalho and Samuel Gonçalves.

SUMMARY presents the 1000 m2 Prefabricated Housing project in the “Housing, Infrastructure & Transportation” course at the School of Architecture – University of Miami.

SUMMARY is looking for a full-time Civil Engineer to join its team in Porto, for the development of projects in all their phases, from conception to execution and budgeting. Experience 3+ years, BIM-Revit. Application/CV: info@summary.pt

Samuel Gonçalves participated as a guest critic at School of Architecture – University of Miami’s final thesis reviews.

What are the main similarities and differences between the housing programs of the previous and current Government? Samuel Gonçalves’ answer on P24, a podcast of Jornal Público.

André Tavares, Samuel Gonçalves, Joana Vieira da Silva, Mariana Correia and Bernardo Amaral present in Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Centre for Architecture the book “O Canteiro e o Desenho” by Brazilian architect Sérgio Ferro (Dafne Editora).

The 4 modular kindergartens project is featured in issue #1094 of Domus Magazine (Oct. 2024).

“Design for disassembly and cultural sites – The use of modular architecture and prefabrication in exhibition venues”. A new scientific article published in Vitruvio International Journal, featuring several SUMMARY projects, authored by Giuseppe Resta and Samuel Gonçalves.

SUMMARY integrates the conference series “In Action – How Do We Build Today,” organized by Ordem dos Arquitetos and curated by DepA. In these lectures and debates, one of the key paradoxes in contemporary architecture is addressed: the challenge of resource scarcity alongside the necessity to increase and accelerate construction.

Following Grupo Vía’s invitation, we present our latest projects and discuss the most relevant issues in the practice of contemporary architecture alongside some of Porto’s most prominent studios: A2OFFICE; AND-RÉ; Nuno Valentim Arquitectura; Guilherme Machado Vaz Arq.; José Gigante Arq.; and MASSLAB.

There are several paths to sustainability, “Build: From high to low tech” invites 7 architects to share their perspective on the theme. From digital fabrication to natural materials, this roundtable provides discussion around design goals and strategies. With the participation of Oficina Pedrêz, Branco del Rio Arquitectos, Jérémy Pernet, CRUA Atelier, Muro Atelier, SUMMARY, and moderation of Prof. Alexandra Paio.

SUMMARY is working with five Portuguese municipalities to develop cost-controlled housing projects. The studio has been developing and implementing modular and prefabricated systems to respond to the challenges of the housing crisis within the deadlines stipulated in the PRR – the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan. These social housing projects, which total 150 homes across the five municipalities, will be completed by June 2026.

Contemporary challenges and developments in technology inevitably trigger changes in the way we design and build our cities. We talked with Archdaily about the firm’s practical experience in prefabrication and modulation, as well as our experiments and forays into research.

SUMMARY’s Gomos building system was the winner in the category of “Best in Construction” of Monocle Design Awards 2022.

Multiplicity is an exhibition curated by Tau Tavengwa and Vyjayanthi Rao, that features the work of individuals, practices and organisations from across the globe experimenting in myriad ways with architecture, while reclaiming and redefining it as a powerful tool in fighting for environmental, economic and social equity and justice. Held at the MNAC – Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea within the Lisbon Architecture Triennale.

SUMMARY was invited to lecture on Design Processes for the Communication Fundamentals course, at the Portsmouth School of Architecture.

“Architectural Bias” is the theme of our public presentation at the Yeditepe University in Istambul, with the support of the Portuguese Embassy, in Ancara, Turkey.

“Prefabrication is not an end, but a means”: interview with Samuel Gonçalves, fom SUMMARY | ArchDaily.

SUMMARY’s lecture on Pre-fabrication and Virtuality at KÉK – Contemporary Architecture Centre, Budapest.

Architecture students from different countries competed during the 2022 Summer School to build the best houseboat, the international Floating House Design Competition in the area of floating architecture developed by the Miami School of Architecture in partnership with Go Friday. SUMMARY was part of the jury team, with Veruska Vasconez, Manuel Collares-Pereira, Guta Moura Guedes and Eduardo Souto de Moura.

The exhibition “Radar Veneza – Portuguese Architects in the Biennale 1975-2021” at the Casa da Arquitectura – Portuguese Centre for Architecture, from curators Joaquim Moreno and Alexandra Areia, proposes the critical analysis of the forms that constitute the Portuguese presence in the Biennale de Venezia. Summary’s project “Infrastructure—Structure—Architecture” is part of this collective.

The installation “Infrastructure—Structure—Architecture” was one of the selected works for the seventh edition of Arquia/Próxima from Arquia Foundation.

The Dezeen website readers select SUMMARY as “The Emerging Architect of the Year 2020”.

“Prefabrication Paths” – a conference by Samuel Gonçalves as a part of the 100 Day Studio series, hosted by the Architecture Foundation.

What opportunities and challenges does factory-made housing present the future of housing in London? Roundtables, viewpoints and interviews, have been combined with a call out for projects to produce this piece of research into factory-made housing. The outcomes of this have formed a publication, this exhibition and a series of events.

This edition of Maia Architecture Month focuses on a program that aims to think about the future of the city of Maia, where a group of emerging architects were invited to imagine, exhibit, discuss, reflect and revisit the architecture of the city of Maia in the year 2119 in a utopian and dystopian way. SUMMARY participates with the Virtual Reality installation “The Tunnel”, where it revisits the project for the N14 tunnel developed in 2004 by João Álvaro Rocha, in a prospective and provocative way.

DepA Architects, FALA and SUMMARY, with the moderation of Joana Couceiro, present at the Faculty of Architecture – Porto University the launch of the theme MA Magazine issue III – INVERTER.

​Futurebuild 2019 brings together opinion-shapers, decision-makers and product innovators to explore the latest technologies and approaches in construction and debate the biggest issues facing the built environment – both in the UK and overseas. The event takes place at EXceL, London.

Dedalo Magazine, promoted by AEFAUP – Faculty of Architecture of Porto University Students’ Association, invites architects, students, and researchers to contribute to the issue under the theme “Transgressive Practices”. SUMMARY participates with an essay about the technical innovations of prefabricated elements and their tectonic impact on the projects.

Offsite architecture is the core theme of our video-conference at the Bilkent University, in the frame of the Advanced Detailing Studio.

The studio’s projects VDC, GOMOS#1 and Ci3 on display at the European Center Museum / Contemporary Space Athens.

SUMMARY participates in Tirana Architecture Week with a public lecture and with the display of “The Reasons Offsite” exhibition.

Modular pavilion project showcased in the “Work in Progress” exhibition at the Serralves Museum.

Mirabilia invited international artists, architects, and designers to interpret Italo Calvino’s “Invisible Cities” into models/sculptures. Fifty-five cities are exhibited, bringing the book into physicality. The interpretations shown in Mirabilia elaborate on the relationship of space and written word. The show invites you to get lost through the doors and archways, catching surprises of golden fragments, and glimpses of the sky as specular reflections of water move with the breath of the wind.

“Building as a summary process” is the theme of the public presentation at the Academy of Fine Arts Krakow, Poland.

The Prokalo Seminar series at the University of Edinburgh / Edinburgh College of Art opens with a lecture by SUMMARY about process optimisation in architecture.

“Building Summary Processes” is the theme of our lecture at the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław, keeping the focus on the conception, building, and processes rather than on the results.

We were invited to talk about our work at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and show different paths available for architecture graduates.

The Gomos construction system wins the international Red Dot Award: Design Concepts, in the ‘Habitat’ category.