Design: On the Importance of Artists' Houses, and the Case of Lourdes Castro

The article addresses the importance of artists' houses as spaces of creation and cultural memory, using the case of Lourdes Castro as a central example. The author shares her encounter with the artist, who was already over 70 years old at the time. The encounter took place on a terrace in Chiado, in Lisbon, where Lourdes Castro was drinking a glass of white wine. The author describes having knelt beside the artist to talk with her, highlighting her distinctive physical trait of baby blue eyes and her sweetness. The text suggests a deep admiration from the author for the figure of Lourdes Castro and aims to reflect on the value of these spaces and figures in the Portuguese cultural landscape.