Born in Oporto and graduated in Architecture in 2000 at the Faculty of Architecture and Arts, Lusíada University, Oporto, Portugal. Since 2018, he is independent expert of European Commission for spatial and urban planning issues. In 2017 finished a Posdoctoral period of 4 years in Brazil, Portugal and UK, about the application of Space Syntax (from the University College London) to urban Planning. Ph.D in “Spatial Planning and Territorial Development” (2013) and a Master degree in “Management in Sustainable Land Use Planning” (2011) both at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. In 2008 completed a postgraduate degree in “Environmental Management and Land Use Planning” in the Superior Institute of Viana do Castelo. During these years, he has won awards in international architecture competitions in the fields of contemporary architecture and urban planning and has been participating in European and international projects with Gloabal South. Independent expert of European Commission for Urban Planning issues and member of European Science Foundation. His research interests include space syntax, urban inequality, urban planning, environmental planning, green infrastructure, urban heritage, and climate change.
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