Papers by João Paulo Martins
For the history of furniture of the twentieth century in Portugal it is important to study health... more For the history of furniture of the twentieth century in Portugal it is important to study health premises. Hospitals, sanatoriums, preventoria, dispensaries, educational and research institutions, all of them promoted the use of furniture which at that moment was considered appropriate to their functions. Through the use of industrially produced objects, or designed from scratch for each building, health contexts played a particular significant role, which deserves a careful and transversal look. The processes of supplying furniture and equipment for premises built in the Lisbon region reveal not only practices and dynamics within State bodies, but also its most decisive actors. One of the names it is worth mentioning in this context is that of Jose Luis Amorim. Trained as an architect, working in public functions at certain periods, he has had a long and consistent career, namely for scientific research premises for health agencies for which he designed laboratories and work space...
Docomomo Journal, 2012
Since its very beginning, the design of educational spaces is strongly connected with issues on p... more Since its very beginning, the design of educational spaces is strongly connected with issues on pedagogy, hygiene, order and discipline, collective identity (hence with history, traditions, modernity and innovation). To materialize the concept of global design, seeking formal coherence and a close functional and ideological articulation between all components, furniture design is fundamental as is the role of fine arts. Addressing the relationship with the context implies considering the links established with all other objects which form the school system in its several degrees (nursery, primary, secondary, superior) and scales (the neighbourhood, the city, the country).
If the buildings designed in Portugal by and for the state during the long rule of dictatorship a... more If the buildings designed in Portugal by and for the state during the long rule of dictatorship are, still today, a challenging, often uncomfortable subject of enquiry – concealed by various layers of interpretation that render them virtually invisible despite their ubiquity –, the furniture that equipped those buildings is even more so. These were objects designed for everyday use, in which technological possibilities and material sturdiness were fundamental concerns, and their designers were frequently little-known architects working within the civil service sphere; better-known names, in turn, are seldom credited with having created the pieces that furnished their own buildings. Yet state-commissioned furniture design can also speak of other aspects of this apparently ordinary, largely invisible side of many architects’ everyday work in government offices. In this brief visual essay, snapshots of a long-term research project recently concluded at the School of Architecture, Unive...
Aware of the importance of systemic approaches, multidisciplinary and centered to user for the de... more Aware of the importance of systemic approaches, multidisciplinary and centered to user for the development and success of new products in the health, including endoskeletal prosthesis for lower limbs, an active research developed by collecting and validating, through methods such as literary criticism , direct observation, questionnaires, conducting interviews and videos, or even the design and testing of prototypes, the variables necessary for more efective global response and the new product. The results of this research allow, in a irst plane, overcome limitations of these devices in the reproduction of the gait cycle and more satisfactory solutions in the initial phase of rehabilitation and during the active life of the patient. As a inal and major consequence, allow improving the quality of life of the amputee.
e-Revista LOGO, 2015
Conscientes da importância das abordagens sistémicas, multidisciplinares e centradas no usuário p... more Conscientes da importância das abordagens sistémicas, multidisciplinares e centradas no usuário para o desenvolvimento e sucesso de novos produtos no âmbito da saúde, nomeadamente de próteses endosqueléticas para membros inferiores, desenvolveu-se uma investigação ativa recolhendo e validando, através de métodos como a crítica literária, a observação direta, a aplicação de questionários, a realização de entrevistas e vídeos ou, ainda, a concepção e teste de protótipos, as variáveis necessárias a uma resposta mais eicaz e global do novo produto. Os resultados desta investigação permitem, num primeiro plano, ultrapassar limitações destes dispositivos na reprodução do ciclo de marcha e obter soluções mais satisfatórias na fase inicial da reabilitação e durante a vida activa do paciente. Como última e principal consequência, permitem a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos amputados. PalavRaS-chavE Design para a Saúde. Prótese externa do membro inferior. Qualidade de vida.
Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação
O presente artigo aborda os propósitos de regionalização da rede hospitalar portuguesa durante o ... more O presente artigo aborda os propósitos de regionalização da rede hospitalar portuguesa durante o regime ditatorial do Estado Novo (1933-1974), lançados no após Segunda Guerra Mundial. Almejando um sistema hospitalar coordenado com base regional, o governo português limitou-se a comparticipar a construção e a remodelação de edifícios, relegando as múltiplas tarefas envolvidas no funcionamento hospitalar para instituições particulares, o que dificultou o desenvolvimento e o acesso a cuidados de saúde a uma parte significativa da população. Com base na análise de viagens de estudo realizadas por administradores hospitalares e engenheiros sanitários nas décadas de 1940 e 1950, sobretudo a países europeus como Itália, França e Inglaterra, pondera-se acerca da importância dos contatos com redes internacionais de especialistas e da influência exercida pelos exemplos estrangeiros sobre as medidas de organização da assistência hospitalar em Portugal estabelecidas nos anos seguintes.
Aware of the importance of systemic approaches, multidisciplinary and centered to user for the de... more Aware of the importance of systemic approaches, multidisciplinary and centered to user for the development and success of new products in the health, including endoskeletal prosthesis for lower limbs, an active research developed by collecting and validating, through methods such as literary criticism , direct observation, questionnaires, conducting interviews and videos, or even the design and testing of prototypes, the variables necessary for more efective global response and the new product. The results of this research allow, in a irst plane, overcome limitations of these devices in the reproduction of the gait cycle and more satisfactory solutions in the initial phase of rehabilitation and during the active life of the patient. As a inal and major consequence, allow improving the quality of life of the amputee.
Book Chapters by João Paulo Martins
Universidade de Lisboa. Museus, Coleções e Património (ed. M. C. Lourenço), 2016
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Papers by João Paulo Martins
Book Chapters by João Paulo Martins