[Goanet] Goan Houses and Not Portuguese Houses
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:55:02 +0530 From: Ana Maria de souza-Goswami > I am surprised that people refer to Goan houses as Portuguese ones. We do not, I repeat do not have Portuguese houses but Goan. > Mario observes: > Ana Maria, > You are absolutely right, as usual, these are uniquely Goan houses. > I think what people mean when they refer to these distinctive structures is "Portuguese-era" houses because they were all built well before 1961. >
Re: [Goanet] Goan Houses and Not Portuguese Houses
Hi Ana and Eddie Perhaps the appropriate terminology might be Portuguese era Goan houses (in Goa). I agree with Eddie's idea of replicating those old homes instead of putting up concrete monstrosities just as in the UK I rather like those mock Tudor homes. However, I suspect that costs and rental returns will determine what Goa now gets. Cornel DaCosta --- Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The traditional Goan houses are selling at premium > prices in Goa. Why do the builders not construct replicas of them instead of the mega developments > of concrete blocks?
Re: [Goanet] Goan Houses and Not Portuguese Houses
Re. the Contacto Goa (RTP) programme - watch it online: 5 Aug: RTP (Portugal). Programme dealing with the traditional Goan house. Interviews with Gerald Da Cunha and Dean D'Cruz etc. 31m. 29s. http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155 The traditional Goan houses are selling at premium prices in Goa. Why do the builders not construct replicas of them instead of the mega developments of concrete blocks? Eddie Fernandes -Original Message- From: Ana Maria de souza-Goswami I am surprised that people refer to Goan houses as Portuguese ones. We do not, I repeat do not have Portuguese houses but Goan. If anyone of you saw the last episode (repeat one) on Contacto Goa (RTP) featured on architecture in Goa. Even the anchor Fransisco Machado said 'There are no Portuguese houses like these in Goa in Portugual, these are Goan houses'.
[Goanet] Goan Houses and Not Portuguese Houses
Hi, I am surprised that people refer to Goan houses as Portuguese ones. We do not, I repeat do not have Portuguese houses but Goan. If anyone of you saw the last episode (repeat one) on Contacto Goa (RTP) featured on architecture in Goa. Even the anchor Fransisco Machado said 'There are no Portuguese houses like these in Goa in Portugual, these are Goan houses'. Some Goans while trying to sell their house, say 'Portuguese house'. On my visits to Portugual I have never seen houses in Goa in Portugal. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami
