Jesse Rafeiro
Biographic Data
| ID | 1282174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesse Rafeiro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesse |
| FAMILY NAME | Rafeiro |
| SIGNATURE | RAFEIRO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5469-7777 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Virtual reconstruction beyond the past: Heritage future-making at the Capuchos convent in Alferrara, Portugal
While virtual reconstruction commonly aims to visualise the past, this article argues that its knowledge production can also contribute to heritage future-making. We explore this in the ruins of the Capuchos Convent in Alferrara, Portugal, a largely forgotten site founded by Franciscan friars in the sixteenth century. After nearly two centuries of abandonment, and midway through a 25-year recovery plan, the site’s identity is being reconsidered t…
Heritage as ruin: Water, plants and an ethos of asceticism in Alferrara
Purpose The Capuchos Convent of Alferrara has remained in ruins for over two centuries. Rather than physically restore it to an image of the past, this paper aims to investigate to what extent its ongoing ruination could offer a viable path for shaping its future. Design/methodology/approach A design-research methodology is used to frame this question within an architectural design course. The course is informed by heritage and conservation theor…
Digital betrayals: "Translating" the ancient drawings of the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Rosa
The research described in this paper used digital technologies to study the ethical and philosophical implications related to the analysis and interpretation of historical sources of cultural heritage. As the described technologies used are not neutral tools, they actively shape heritage narratives, influencing how we perceive and represent the past. Thus, reconstructing the past through heritage fragments cannot be objective or universally accep…
Digital documentation and dissemination of the Via Crucis of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Portugal
The marionette theatre: Decentering the all too human architect
This paper presents a philosophical reflection on a first-year design studio, conducted as an experimental deviation from traditional 'all too human' models of architectural education. The pedagogical approach ventures into broader ethical concerns surrounding the nonhuman and the art of building. In the studio, familiar human standpoints were decentered through the art of storytelling, drawing insight from discourses in posthuman education and n…
Finding the Lost 16th-Century Monastery of Madre de Deus: A Pedagogical Approach to Virtual Reconstruction Research
This article outlines a pedagogical approach to the virtual reconstruction of the 16th-century Monastery of Madre de Deus, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery was built upon a former palace in 1509 by Queen D. Leonor. After her death, it underwent several modifications until its present function as the National Tile Museum. These modifications have obscured its history as one of the most significant religious buildings of the Portuguese Renaissance. …
Fiction as Pedagogy: Toward a De-Anthropocentric Architectural Education
Critiquing the anthropocentric dispositions of architectural education, this dissertation introduces a "de-anthropocentric" vector of ethical thinking through fiction as a form of pedagogy. The term de-anthropocentric as opposed to non-anthropocentric here posits nonhuman life as an important dimension of architectural consideration while acknowledging that there are limitations to understanding or advocating on behalf of the nonhuman other. By p…
Finding the Lost 16th-Century Monastery of Madre de Deus: A Pedagogical Approach to Virtual Reconstruction Research
This article outlines a pedagogical approach to the virtual reconstruction of the 16th-century Monastery of Madre de Deus, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery was built upon a former palace in 1509 by Queen D. Leonor. After her death, it underwent several modifications until its present function as the National Tile Museum. These modifications have obscured its history as one of the most significant religious buildings of the Portuguese Renaissance. …
Fiction as Pedagogy: Toward a De-Anthropocentric Architectural Education
Critiquing the anthropocentric dispositions of architectural education, this dissertation introduces a "de-anthropocentric" vector of ethical thinking through fiction as a form of pedagogy. The term de-anthropocentric as opposed to non-anthropocentric here posits nonhuman life as an important dimension of architectural consideration while acknowledging that there are limitations to understanding or advocating on behalf of the nonhuman other. By p…
Finding the Lost 16th-Century Monastery of Madre de Deus: A Pedagogical Approach to Virtual Reconstruction Research
This article outlines a pedagogical approach to the virtual reconstruction of the 16th-century Monastery of Madre de Deus, Lisbon, Portugal. The monastery was built upon a former palace in 1509 by Queen D. Leonor. After her death, it underwent several modifications until its present function as the National Tile Museum. These modifications have obscured its history as one of the most significant religious buildings of the Portuguese Renaissance. …
The marionette theatre: Decentering the all too human architect
This paper presents a philosophical reflection on a first-year design studio, conducted as an experimental deviation from traditional 'all too human' models of architectural education. The pedagogical approach ventures into broader ethical concerns surrounding the nonhuman and the art of building. In the studio, familiar human standpoints were decentered through the art of storytelling, drawing insight from discourses in posthuman education and n…
Digital betrayals: "Translating" the ancient drawings of the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Rosa
The research described in this paper used digital technologies to study the ethical and philosophical implications related to the analysis and interpretation of historical sources of cultural heritage. As the described technologies used are not neutral tools, they actively shape heritage narratives, influencing how we perceive and represent the past. Thus, reconstructing the past through heritage fragments cannot be objective or universally accep…
Digital documentation and dissemination of the Via Crucis of the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Portugal
Virtual reconstruction beyond the past: Heritage future-making at the Capuchos convent in Alferrara, Portugal
While virtual reconstruction commonly aims to visualise the past, this article argues that its knowledge production can also contribute to heritage future-making. We explore this in the ruins of the Capuchos Convent in Alferrara, Portugal, a largely forgotten site founded by Franciscan friars in the sixteenth century. After nearly two centuries of abandonment, and midway through a 25-year recovery plan, the site’s identity is being reconsidered t…
Heritage as ruin: Water, plants and an ethos of asceticism in Alferrara
Purpose The Capuchos Convent of Alferrara has remained in ruins for over two centuries. Rather than physically restore it to an image of the past, this paper aims to investigate to what extent its ongoing ruination could offer a viable path for shaping its future. Design/methodology/approach A design-research methodology is used to frame this question within an architectural design course. The course is informed by heritage and conservation theor…
Conservation Techniques and Studies (5 works) · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 works) · Cultural heritage (3 works) · Architecture (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Anthropocentrism (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Architecture (1 works)