Born in Huambo, Angola, 1963. Architect by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUTL), 1986. MS by the same school. Teacher at the Porto Lusíada University, from 1991 to 2014: design studio, building technology, urban design. Master-thesis co-supervisor for several dissertations. Architectural designer since 1987: housing, civic facilities and large urban schemes. Several awards in architectural competitions. Doctoral research: mutual impacts of culture, technology and ideology in the 1930’s Portuguese built environment. Grant from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 2012.