Editorial 43

Abstract

The 43rd and final 2021 issue of CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios presents a thematic dossier dedicated to architecture. Inspired by the theme of the international conference behind it (Grand Projects – Urban Legacies of the late 20th Century), the set of articles and other texts provides a wide and inspiring reflection on the impacts and urban (and social) transformations resulting from major architectural projects that marked the end of the twentieth century, in Portugal and abroad. Despite the selection of articles for this dossier being only a small sample of the wide range of themes and perspectives related to the urban legacy of major architectural projects, its reading will not fail to raise timely and inspiring reflections among interested audiences, far beyond architects.