News & Interviews
At BETAR, not only we value sharing our news, but particularly value the act of listening and learning from the experts with whom we collaborate and come across in our day-to-day activities: that's why our interviews were born.
A conversation with Eng. José Manuel Faísca
'Having cemented the investment in the electrification of the railway infrastructure, it becomes important to accelerate electric mobility in the country […] It is up to IP to play a dynamic role in promoting environmentally friendly policies' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Miguel Câncio Martins
'Inspiration is not ordered, it comes from observing the most varied and sometimes unexpected things, from listening to others, from travels, from lessons, from bad experiences and from the hard drive that is in my head, with the accumulation of information that I have been gathering' Read more
A conversation with Arch. António Costa Lima
'I believe that an architect should assume himself as an aggregating factor and at the same time conciliatory, in a team that is always composed of many people and entities.' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Helena Botelho
'There are times when we have to think about how we can contribute to our society and profession. [In the Ordem dos Arquitectos] we have a critical view and the opportunity to put into practice a set of reflections’ Read more
A conversation with Arch. Dunga Rebelo
'Working in Mozambique means being involved in structuring projects and having an impact on the country's development. Opportunities are constantly changing, requiring a transformation, which is very attractive ' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Mariana Barbosa Mateus
'We are a reference country in contemporary architecture, we export a lot of talented young architects because we are unable to absorb them here. Some ambitions for the architect's profession: I hope it becomes more valued and respected.' Read more
A conversation with Eng. Guilherme Duarte
'My desire is to stay in Africa because contributing to this structural change is priceless. It is not about telling the story, but being part of it.' Read more
A conversation with Eng. António Rocha Cabral
'From the initial group, I am left to tell the story of BETAR, which was, from the beginning, also a circle of friends with similar ideas.' Read more
A conversation with Arch. Fernando Bagulho
‘It is necessary to solve the new needs of living, (...) the challenges of teleworking. (...) We still have, as a paradigm of urban housing, models more than one hundred years old (...) that will be necessary to combine with utility housing, an alternative to the workplace.’ Read more
