40 Years Schools Pavers Gardening
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Generation of professionals: a legacy of art
Four decades of training professionals, preserving heritage and building a more skilled, inclusive and sustainable city.
Lisbon City Council is marking the 40th anniversary of the Paving and Gardening Schools with a program of initiatives celebrating the training of qualified professionals and the preservation of the city's sidewalks and gardens.
Commemorative program
40 anos a formar e a preservar Lisboa
To mark this journey, a wide range of commemorative initiatives will be held throughout 2026 and the first quarter of 2027. The program includes exhibitions, visits, workshops open to the public and moments to share testimonies, inviting the community to get to know the processes, techniques and knowledge accumulated over these 40 years.
A more qualified, inclusive and sustainable city
Over the course of four decades, the Paving and Gardening Schools have played a key role in providing specialised technical training and professional qualifications.
For 40 years they have sought to contribute to the improvement of public spaces, with a focus on preserving Portuguese sidewalk, training professionals in the field of sidewalk, gardens and green spaces, and safeguarding the urban heritage and collective memory of the city of Lisbon.
The schools have also played a role in enhancing the technical knowledge of these two municipal trades, ensuring the transmission of knowledge between generations and reinforcing the dignity and recognition of these professions.
At the same time, they have accompanied the evolution of the city, adapting practices and skills to contemporary urban and environmental challenges, promoting a culture of responsibility, sustainability and innovation in the public space.
Throughout this journey, they have also built a memory, based on documents, testimonies and experiences that reflect the continuous contribution of these structures to a more qualified, inclusive and future-proof city.
