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[MASS talk #5] What is lost in translation, when projects are translated into data?

As architecture shifts from drawings on paper to shared information models, BIM and digital collaboration are redefining how projects are imagined, coordinated and ultimately built.

But this conversation isn’t about software. It’s about authorship, collaboration, intuition and the hidden consequences of designing through shared models. It asks what architecture gains—and what it risks losing—when information becomes the framework for decision-making and creativity is required to operate within increasingly structured systems.

MASS TALK #5 - "What is Lost in Translation?" brings together Marta Campos, José Carlos Lino and Tânia Marques for a conversation on the changing nature of architectural practice and the questions that emerge when design becomes data.

📍 MASSLAB Porto (Free entry w/ limited capacity)
📅 Friday 3 July - 5:00 PM
🌍 The talk will be held in English

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MASS Talks is a MASSLAB iniciative and is supported by República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes .artes

[MASStive news] We’re thrilled to share that Vila Catarina Apartments has been nominated for the Building of the Year 2026 Awards by ArchDaily Brasil 🙌

This recognition means a great deal to us — it reflects not only this project, but also the journey we’ve been building over the past 10 years. We couldn’t be prouder.

To everyone who has been following and supporting us along the way, thank you. Let’s keep designing for a hopeful future.

Another year, another table filled with brilliant minds (and confetti!) 🎊

Our end-of-year dinner brought together the whole team to celebrate a year built on ambition, collaboration, resilience, and good humour.

At MASSLAB, it’s not just about the projects - it's about the people behind them. Thank you to every MASSter for another year of ideas, challenges, and shared moments that keep pushing us forward.

Merry X-MASS & a happy New Year! 🎄 ✨

🚀 Bold people make bold ideas happen — and we are looking for them!
We’re creative minds, sharp thinkers, visual storytellers, and problem-solvers who bring ideas to life: from design to detail, from numbers to narratives.

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