Ivo Tavares is a Portuguese architectural photographer whose work has been published in various national and international media outlets. Since 2011, he has been collaborating with architects to document works that reflect contemporary architecture in Portugal.
Amoreiras Complex (1980-1986), Tomas Taveira. Collection of Casa da Arquitectura
What has architecture done for democracy in Portugal—and what has the democratic era done for Portuguese architecture? These are the questions guiding the exhibition O que faz falta. 50 anos de arquitetura portuguesa em democracia [What is Needed: 50 Years of Portuguese Architecture in Democracy], organized by Casa da Arquitectura, which celebrates the fifty years since the 1974 Carnation Revolution.
Curated by Jorge Figueira with co-curator Ana Neiva, the exhibition highlights the intimate relationship between architecture and the democratic regime in Portugal, exploring how Portuguese architects contributed to democratic consolidation by transforming the country's public and private spaces over five decades.