“In The Impossible City - the eulogy of the ordinary” has as objective the study of concepts such as ugly and vulgar applied to the city and architectural production.
The understanding and proofing of these themes applied to architecture were possible due to an analysis that encompasses various scientific and even artistic areas. Two fundamental works were analysed – Learning From Las Vegas (1972) and Genius Loci (1980) – with the objective of understanding two different and relevant perspectives on how to intervene in the city.
The understanding of the development of the city, of the periphery and of the accumulation that characterises them, became not only necessary, but also of great relevance to the theme, allowing for a close contact with the Portuguese reality.
The theme is not easily comprehended; however, one can no longer ignore, what is here considered as one of the most relevant characteristics of the image of the city.

Keywords: city; periphery; vulgar; ugliness