Terra is the title of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale 6th edition. Its programme consists of four main exhibitions, three days of conferences, a trilogy of awards, a selection of Independent Projects and a book collection.
Terra is oriented to audiences of different ages and professional interests.
Terra is oriented to audiences of different ages and professional interests.
The Lisbon Architecture Triennale, founded in 2007, is an open platform to research, foster and promote architectural thinking and practice. In addition to the international architecture forum organised on a three-year basis, the association produces regular public events, such as Open House Lisboa and the lectures Critical Distance and Common Field, operates an architecture centre with its own programme.
Terra is chief-curated by the Portuguese duo Cristina Veríssimo and Diogo Burnay. The main exhibitions are led by the invited curators Anastassia Smirnova, José Pablo Ambrosi, Loreta Castro Reguera, Pamela Prado, Pedro Ignacio Alonso, Tau Tavengwa, Vyjayanthi Rao.
The call for curators Triennale 2025 is now open.
The call for curators Triennale 2025 is now open.
Terra will be held from 29 September to 5 December 2022.
Opening days, with free admission: 29 September – 1 October
Series of conferences Talk, Talk, Talk: 26, 27, 28 October
For more Terra’s events, check the calendar.
Opening days, with free admission: 29 September – 1 October
Series of conferences Talk, Talk, Talk: 26, 27, 28 October
For more Terra’s events, check the calendar.
The public events of Terra take place at the key cultural venues in Lisbon, such as MNAC, MAAT, Garagem Sul – CCB and Culturgest museums, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Triennale home venue Palácio Sinel de Cordes. Several Independent Projects are presented in different locations in Lisbon and neighbouring areas.
The XVIII century Palácio Sinel de Cordes presents two rounds of Terra’s events, in October and November. The Palace hosts the collective exhibition, integrating Independent Projects installations, talks, workshops, a pop-up bookstore and cafeteria.
All the events held at Palácio Sinel de Cordes are with free admission.
All the events held at Palácio Sinel de Cordes are with free admission.
Terra offers a series of tours to its main exhibitions, guided by the curators and mediators. To check all the tours available and buy tickets, check the calendar.
For schools, groups of students and other communities visiting Lisbon, our team can design tailor-made Terra’s itineraries (in Portuguese, English, French, Italian or German). To make a request, write us to tours@trienaldelisboa.com
For schools, groups of students and other communities visiting Lisbon, our team can design tailor-made Terra’s itineraries (in Portuguese, English, French, Italian or German). To make a request, write us to tours@trienaldelisboa.com
During the opening days, all the events are with free admission. For the further programme, tickets can be purchased online as well as at the venues hosting the programme.
Buy online a general pass giving access to all activities of Terra.
Buy online tickets to the conferences Talk Talk Talk.
Each venue offers tickets, valid for one entrance to the corresponding exhibition. At MAAT, Garagem Sul – CCB and Culturgest you can also purchase the exhibition pass.
The general pass for Terra gives access to the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Edible; Or, The Architecture of Metabolism, and vice versa.
Buy online a general pass giving access to all activities of Terra.
Buy online tickets to the conferences Talk Talk Talk.
Each venue offers tickets, valid for one entrance to the corresponding exhibition. At MAAT, Garagem Sul – CCB and Culturgest you can also purchase the exhibition pass.
The general pass for Terra gives access to the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Edible; Or, The Architecture of Metabolism, and vice versa.
For your stay in Lisbon, we can suggest booking the Hotel Açores Lisboa, located in the green renovated area of Praça de Espanha, next to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Culturgest, two of the Triennale 2022 venues.
To try traditional Portuguese food, we invite you to discover Tascas, small family-owned restaurants rooted in the city of Lisbon. Some of them, centrally located:
Das Flores (city area: Cais do Sodré)
As Bifanas do Afonso (city area: Baixa)
O Cardoso da Estrela de Ouro (city area: Graça)
Here you can find the Portuguese cuisine with a modern touch:
A Taberna Do Mar (city area: Graça)
Faz Frio (city area: Príncipe Real)
Peixola (city area: Cais do Sodré)
Restaurants and cafeterias are available at MAAT, CCB, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a coffee shop – at Culturgest.
Das Flores (city area: Cais do Sodré)
As Bifanas do Afonso (city area: Baixa)
O Cardoso da Estrela de Ouro (city area: Graça)
Here you can find the Portuguese cuisine with a modern touch:
A Taberna Do Mar (city area: Graça)
Faz Frio (city area: Príncipe Real)
Peixola (city area: Cais do Sodré)
Restaurants and cafeterias are available at MAAT, CCB, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a coffee shop – at Culturgest.
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Measures in force may be reviewed in accordance with the evolution of the pandemic. More information here.
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