ABSTRACT
This paper analyses the construction process of state-subsidised multifamily housing buildings from the mid-twentieth century in Porto. The analysis focuses specifically on the scope of the ‘Improvement Plan’, including its subsequent extension, as a representative sample of the everyday building practices of this period. The research thus seeks to analyse the transformations introduced throughout this plan (over more than two decades), looking at them from both an engineering point of view, with the introduction of new materials and techniques, and an architectural point of view, with the development of new typologies and access systems. The relevance of this study lies mainly in the simultaneous analysis of these two disciplinary fields, allowing for an extensive reflection on the changing culture of construction, which was particularly significant in the period under review.
