Oporto: City People and Traditions - Helder Pacheco

Great condition

The city that should lie at the horizons of our utopia is the one that represents a balance between historical continuity and receptiveness to change, and the one that manages to create a bridge between the traditions which provide it with its identity and the flexibility necessary for growth, in new ways representing the multiple facets of true development. At this crucial time in Oporto´s history, all of us who love the city and all of us who are proud to belong to it, should insist categorically that the quality of urban life depends on the survival of a large and carefully-selected part of its architectural heritage. And yet, because cities, like men, essentially need memories, it is also vital to preserve and celebrate whatever makes it different, rather than identical to every other city.