[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Gabinete de Urbanização Colonial The Gabinete de Urbanização Colonial (1944-1974) of Portugal was a government office responsible for urban planning in Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia. It began operating in 1945. In 1951 it became the Gabinete de Urbanização do Ultramar, and in 1957 the Direcção de Serviços de Urbanismo e Habitação of the Overseas Ministry public works department. Staff included Joao A. de Aguiar, Rogerio Cavaca, and Pinto Coelho. == See also == Urban planning in Africa: Portuguese colonies Portuguese colonies in Africa (20th c.): Portuguese Congo Portuguese Guinea Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe List of ministries of Portugal == References == - [[History and Theory/Biographies]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems/Timber Structures]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 3B - Bamboo]] - [[Building Construction/Structural Systems]] - [[Building Construction/Specifications and Detailing]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 4 - Acoustics]] - [[Environmental Design/Life Cycle Assessment]] - [[Urban and Planning/Housing]] - [[History and Theory/World History]] - [[Urban and Planning/Town & Country Planning]] == Bibliography == Ana Vaz Milheiro; Eduardo Costa Dias (2009). "Arquitectura em Bissau e os Gabinetes de Urbanização Colonial (1944–1974)" [Architecture in Bissau and the Colonial Urbanization Departments] (PDF). Arq.urb (in Portuguese) (2). São Paulo: Universidade São Judas Tadeu. ISSN 1984-5766. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-10-25. == External links == "Exposição "África - Visões do Gabinete de Urbanização Colonial"" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical. 2013. (Press release for an exhibit curated by Ana Vaz Milheiro)