I was enchanted by the falling snow during the great snowstorm of ’83.
In the summer of ’88, I was impacted by the images of the great Chiado fire.
In 2018, thirty years later, I was arguing my doctoral thesis on Álvaro Siza’s creative process, taking the reconstruction of the Chiado following the fire as the case study.
My journey to this point has been diverse.
I studied arts and drama at secondary school.
I chose to study architecture at the University of Coimbra, took part in the Erasmus programme at Paris La Villette, and undertook an internship after completing my degree in Porto, the granite city where I am based.
I have worked in studios and as a freelancer (always in collaboration).
I co-founded the publishing house Circo de Ideias and the PechaKucha Night Porto event.
I have been involved as a lecturer and/or researcher with institutions such as FAUP, CEAU, Esad-Idea, Porto Design Biennale, and Lusófona University of Porto, among others.
Currently, I am a research assistant at the Nuno Portas Centre for Studies (CENP) and form part of the teaching team for Architecture Theory 2 at FAUP.
My research focuses on design theory and practice, fostering interdisciplinary approaches without strictly defined chronological or geographical boundaries, although generally centring on the relationships between ancient architecture and the modern movement and, in particular, on Álvaro Siza and Style.
In all the activities I undertake, collective practice and writing play a fundamental role as vehicles for my (architectural) thinking.
I write in Portuguese, with the spelling conventions in use before 1990.
I have a particular affection for Brazil and for a certain degree of melancholy.
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Photograph taken in a building by Lúcio Costa, in Guinle Park, Rio de Janeiro.
