Amado, Ana

Ana Amado is an architect, a photographer and a visual artist. She attended the MA in Photography at the Lens School of Visual Arts, a Postgraduate in Creative Illustration at EINA School of Art (Barcelona) and a Masters in Contemporary Art, Museology and Criticism at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. She has a Masters in Architecture from the High School of Architecture (Universidade de Coruña). She’s experienced as a curator, exhibitions designer, illustrator and architectural photographer. She recently worked as an assistant for the American photographer Mark Steinmetz in the USA. She’s currently based in Madrid and teaches photography at Lens School of Visual Arts. Her work has been awarded internationally and exhibited at Photo London 2018, the Sony World Photography Awards, PhotoEspaña2017 (Madrid), the Biennale di Venezia (in the Spanish Pavilion, Golden Lion 2016 and 2018), at the Royal Academy of Arts (London), Tent Gallery (Edinburgh), the International Festival Eme3 and Picasso Museum (Barcelona), the International Arts Prize «Obra Abierta 2016» (Plasencia), among others.

Andjelkovic, Katarina

Katarina Andjelkovic is a theorist, practicing architect, researcher and a painter. She served as a Visiting Professor, Chair of Creative Architecture at The Division of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, Institute of Form Theory and History in Oslo, Institute of Urbanism and Landscape in Oslo, University of Belgrade. She lectures internationally at conferences in modern aesthetics of architecture, film-philosophy, art history, media, drawing, performance, visual culture: in Europe, UK, North America and Canada. She has published her research widely in international journals (Web of Science) and won numerous awards for her architecture design and urban design competitions. She is a full author of the Preliminary Architectural Design of the National project supported by the Government Republic of Serbia. She won the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Award for Best Master Thesis defended at Universities in Serbia in all disciplines. Founder of Atelier AG Andjelkovic

Aristides, Rui

Rui Aristides (1983) is an architect and historian of spatial organization. He is an Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Coimbra’s Center for Social Studies. He holds a PhD in Architecture from Coimbra, through which he conducted a research stay at the University of Berkeley, California, USA. His research focuses on the political and socio-material entanglements of spatial practice.

Bandeira Maia, Pedro

Pedro Bandeira Maia (1975) opened in partnership with Raul Pinto the design studio EstúdioAma in 2003, focused on interior and product design. In 2002 he completed a degree in Equipment Design (EUAC-Coimbra), having followed a 6-month internship at Dâmaso Vidros de Portugal S.A. In 2006 completed postgraduate studies in Engineering Design (IST-Lisboa), in 2009 finished a master’s degree in Aesthetic Communication (EUAC-Coimbra), and in 2011 obtained the title of Specialist in Product Design (IPC; IPL; UALG). In 2019 finished a PhD in Design at the University of Aveiro with the title “For a biological-inspired interaction design” focused on interaction design based on biological behaviors (with an emphasis on the product). He has been a professor since 2007 (I.P. Coimbra; I.P. Cávado e do Ave; U. Aveiro), currently teaching in the Degree of Art and Design (IPC) and in the Master in Design and Product Development (IPCA). He is member of ID+ (Institute of Research in Design, Media and Culture at the University of Aveiro and University of Porto).

Bandeirinha, José António

José António Bandeirinha (1958) is full professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Coimbra and holds the position of director of the same school. He is a senior researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra. Having as main reference architecture and the organisation of space, he has been continuously working on the urban and architectural consequences of political procedures, mainly focusing on the Portuguese 20th century.

Brito, Eduardo

Eduardo Brito (Guimarães, 1977) holds a Master’s degree in Artistic Studies - Museology and Curatorial studies - from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto (FBAUP). Since 2013, Eduardo is a research fellow of the I2ADS Research Group in Art and Intermedia, researching the fields of museology, film and visual studies and photography. Eduardo was the coordinator of the project Reimagining Guimarães, which consisted of a photographic archive and a curatorial programme developed for Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture. On writing, photography and film, Eduardo’s work explores the connections between reality, fiction and memory, as well as text-image relations - both present, for example, on the fiction books “The Orcadians” (Grisu, 2014) and “Uma Variação Veneziana” (Pianola, 2014). Eduardo wrote the scripts for the films “The Scoundrel” (Paulo Abreu, 2012) and “The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal,” (Manuel Mozos, 2015). Eduardo also directed the short films “Line” (2013) and “Penumbria” (2016).

Borges, Klauss

Klauss Borges is a current student of the Master degree in Architecture at the University of Porto. Architect and urban planner recently graduated with dual degree from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and University of Porto (FAUP), with one year long international academic experience at Kingston University London sponsored by a programme for high achievement students. Over a year of professional experience working in interior design and healthcare architecture offices and also two years experience as leader assistant of the Digital Graphics Laboratory of Achitecture and Planning School (UFRJ).

Carneiro, José

José Carneiro is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, director of a Master in Image Design and runs a Centre for Studies in Design and Art. He's also a researcher at ID+ and a collaborator of i2ADS. He's completed his Master's degree in 2005 and his PhD in 2014. Author of several scientific articles and a regular participant in national and international conferences. His artistic projects also include Photography, Music and Graphic Design. Clube da Esquina is his radio show on Rádio Transforma.

Castanho, André

André Castanho (Viana do Castelo, 1988) has a degree in architecture from the Escola de Arquitetura da Universidade do Minho (2013) and lives and works in the city of Braga. Between 2010 and 2011 he studies at IUAV in Venice, and it was under the tutelage of Guido Guidi that he begins to explore photography in a serious manner. He’s been photographing sistematically since then, exhibiting several projects both in individual and collective exhibitions alike, namely Encontros da Imagem “Postcards from Portugal” (Braga, 2016), Museu Nogueira da Silva “Cultura da Desintegração” (Braga, 2017), Zet Gallery “Be a Photographer” (2018). He’s the author of the project for the Guimarães Skatepark and is currently attending the Master in Photography in the Escola das Artes da UCP, in Porto.

Conceição, Nélio

Nélio Conceição has a PhD in Philosophy (Aesthetics) from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH/NOVA). His thesis focuses on the relation between philosophy and photography, paying special attention to the thought of Walter Benjamin, while exploring phenomenology and the work of Fernando Gil at the same time. He is currently working on a post-doc project on the relation between art, play and image, investigating the philosophical and artistic ramifications of Walter Benjamin’s work. He was a visiting scholar at PUC-São Paulo (2015) and Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung, Berlin (2016). In the IFILNOVA, he organized several seminars and conferences, mainly on aesthetics, and was a team member of the projects Morphology: Questions on Method and Language and Language and Forces.

Choupina, António

António Choupina is an architect from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, he founded the atelier CH.A (CHoupina.Arquitectos) in 2010, the year in which he collaborates with the School of Arts and Design. He is responsible for interventions at the Palacio de Carlos V in Granada and at the Sverre Fehn Pavilion during the Official Visit of the Presidency of the Republic to Norway. He has recently accompanied the construction of the Álvaro Siza Pavilion at the China International Furniture Fair, with whom he has developed several cultural projects, in partnership with Aedes Berlin, the Vitra Design Museum and the Aga Khan Network. As curator, he has curated exhibitions at the Serralves Museum, the Nadir Afonso Museum, the Alfaro Foundation, the Tchoban Foundation or the Marques da Silva Foundation, producing multiple publications on the frontier of architecture, art and philosophy. He is the editor of A As Architecture Network, a jury of international awards and guest speaker at several institutions and events, such as Bauhaus100 and the International Architecture Design Forum.

Coutinho, Bárbara

Bárbara Coutinho is an Art historian. She has a degree in History of Art, a Master’s degree in Contemporary Art History, Post-graduate degree in Art History Education and holds a PhD on Culture and Technology in Architecture with the thesis “The Exhibition Space as a ‘Total Work of Art’ – The Museum of the 21st century, a place for a global aesthetic experience”. Director and programmer of MUDE – Museu do Design e da Moda, Colecção Francisco Capelo since 2006, she is the author of the museum museological programme. As a Guest Assistant Professor at Técnico, University of Lisbon, she teaches Architecture Theory and History. Her work is divided between research, teaching, curatorship and writing, having as main topics of interest museology and curating, architecture and exhibition space, design and contemporary creation. Among the several exhibitions she curated, particular relevance for the traveling exhibition How do we pronounce design in portuguese? (2014-2020).

Drake, Campbell

Campbell Drake is an architect, researcher and a senior lecturer in the School of Design of the University of Technology Sydney. His research is focused on intercultural creative practice and participatory design strategies for sustainable development within regional contexts. Campbell recently obtained a PhD in the School of Architecture and Design at RMIT University and holds a Masters of Research Architecture from Goldsmiths University, University of London. Campbell is the co-founder of Regional Associates, an architecture practice specialising in sustainable eco tourism development in environmentally sensitive locations. His architectural works have won a number of awards including the hotels category of the International Interior Design Association Global Excellence Awards in 2014.

Durden, Mark

Mark Durden is a writer and artist. He studied Fine Art at Exeter College of Art and Design and at Glasgow School of Art, going on to study History and Theory of Art at University of Kent at Canterbury— attaining an MA by research for a thesis on Roland Barthes and a PhD on Photography and the Book. He has taught both Art History and Fine Art at Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury and at Staffordshire University. He taught History of Photography at University of Derby where he became Reader in 2002 and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) in Photography in 2003. He left Derby in 2007 to join Newport School of Art and Design (now University of South Wales) as Professor of Photography. He has published extensively on photography and contemporary art and since 1997 has worked as part of the artists’ group Common Culture. In collaboration with João Leal, he began photographing Siza’s architecture in Porto in 2017.

Guirao, Cristina Gastón

Cristina Gastón Guirao has a PhD in Architecture. Her doctoral thesis was awarded by Caja de Arquitectos Foundation and by the UPC Extraordinary Doctorate Prize. She has taught postgraduate courses, seminars and was invited to conferences by different Universities in Spain and Latin America. She’s a member of the Form + group and the main researcher of the I+D project: Architecture, photography and city: geolocation of the photographic record of modern architecture. She practices architecture with Xavier Vidal and Isidre Roca in grv arquitectes. Teacher at the Department of Architectural Projects of the School of Architecture of Barcelona (Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya.Barcelona Tech).

Grande, Nuno

Nuno Grande is an architect from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto. Obtained his PhD degree in Architecture at the University of Coimbra in 2009, based on his academic thesis: Architectures of Culture: Politics, Debate and Space. Associated Professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra (DARQ/FCTUC) since 1993. Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture of Oporto at the PhD course. As a curator and a cultural programmer he organised exhibitions on Portuguese Architecture at: Porto 2001, European Capital of Culture; 2007 Lisbon Architectural Triennale; 2007 São Paulo Architecture Biennale; Guimarães 2012, European Capital of Culture; and 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2016. As a critic he writes occasionally for architectural reviews published in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Croatia, Corea and Japan. He is author or editor of different publications on Portuguese Architectural and Urban Culture.

Hartenthal, Mariana W. von

Mariana W. von Hartenthal (Salvador, Brazil, 1977) studied Architecture and Urban Planning at Universidade Federal do Paraná (2000), completed a masters in Museum Studies at the University of Southampton (2002) and also a masters in Technology at Universidade Federal do Paraná (2010). In 2017, she received her PhD in Art History from Southern Methodist University (USA). Her doctoral research focused on the history of photography and her dissertation examined the photographic coverage of the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad, a line built in the heart of the Amazon in 1907.

Kyriasis, Apostolos

Apostolos Kyriazis (1976) holds a MSc and a PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning. He studied Architecture and Urban Planning at essaloniki (Aristotle University) and Volos (University of essaly). He has been both an academic and a practitioner since 2000, with three awards in architecture competitions, two participations at the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2016 and 2018) and numerous housing and urban planning projects in Greece, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Egypt. He is also an enthusiast photographer – taught by his father – with six participations in group exhibitions and two international awards/distinctions. He’s currently working as an Assistant Professor of the Architecture and Urban Design Department of Abu Dhabi’s University. He’s a researcher in the fields of Architecture, Urban Design and Urban/Rural Sociology, as well as an Architect and Urbanist.

Machado e Moura, Carlos

Carlos Machado e Moura (Porto, 1982) has a degree in Architecture (FAUP, 2006). Postgraduate in Architectural Heritage (CEAPA-FAUP, 2013) and integrated member of the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU-FAUP). He currently develops his PhD research, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), on the use of comics and graphic narrative in architectural publications supervised by Jorge Figueira and Luis Miguel Lus Arana. He collaborated with Italian public agency “Consorzio Trasformazione Urbane Urban S.p.A.” on the masterplan for the New Exhibition Multifunctional Centre of Prato (2007-09) and integrated several research teams in European projects for urban regeneration and local development (DISTRICT/PICTURE, 2006-07; CREATE, 2013-14), besides being an invited lecturer at the degree of “Urbanistica e Piani cazione Territoriale e Ambientale” at the University of Florence (2009/10). Co-author of several architecture projects, he designed the new public Primary School and Nursery of Sant’Albino in Montepulciano (Italy), completed in 2016 (selected for Bauwelt award 2017 and Premis FAD internacionals 2017; published in Casabella #877). Author and editor of “Building Views” (Circo de Ideias, 2017), a book on minimalist windows, and co-author of “Casas Quinhentistas de Castelo Branco” (CMCB/Argumentum, 2008), he published several articles in di erent magazines and participated in conferences both as speaker or moderator. Assistant curator of the “Open House Porto 2016” initiative and of the “Physics of Portuguese Heritage. Architecture and Memory” exhibition (DGPC, 2018/19), he currently integrates the editorial team of J–A Jornal Arquitectos.

Maggi, Angelo

Angelo Maggi is an associate professor of History of Architectural Photography at the Università IUAV di Venezia. He was trained as architect at IUAV and Edinburgh College of Art, where he obtained his PhD in Architecture and Visual Studies. His teaching in Italy and abroad and his recent work has revolved around the study of architectural photography, analysing themes relative to representation understood as a tool of history investigations. His books include the Italian editions of Robert Byron’s ‘ e Appreciation of Architecture’ (2006) and Helmut Gernshiem’s ‘Focus on Architecture and Sculpture’ (2011). Along with his sole authored book ‘Rosslyn Chapel an Icon’ through the ages (2008), Maggi co-authored (with Michael Gray) Evelyn George Carey. Forth bridge (2009) and co-edited (with Nicola Navone) ‘John Soane and the Wooden Bridges of Switzerland’. Architecture and the culture of technology from Palladio to the Grubenmanns (2003). His book ‘Architecture, Design and Art in Italy’ (2013) examines the history of the architectural design culture of Italy through an analysis of its most in uential photographer. He is also author of ‘Photo Graphic Pedia’ (2014) and ‘Re-visioning Venice 1893-2013 Ongania/Romagnosi’ (2014). Maggi has widely written books for Alinari.

McNamara, Kalen

Kalen McNamara is an architect and writer based in Austin, Texas. Coeditor-in-chief for PLAT 5.0. She is an MArch student at Rice University, interested in architecture's potentials regarding feminism and subversive sustainability. She graduated with a BA in architectural studies from Brown University, also completing studio coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design. Having worked at architecture firms in New York and Providence, she has experience in design development and construction documentation, for projects ranging from ground-up hospitality to single-family residential renovations.

Miriam, Ana

Ana Miriam Photographer and teacher. She studied in Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de BordeauX and Universidade de Aveiro. Since 2016, she has been collaborating with the Centro de Comunicação e Representação Espacial, an investigation group integrated in Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo of the Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto, in the investigation projects “Mapeamento de Fotogra a Documental e Artística: Um olhar Contemporâneo sobre Arquitectura e Espaços de Referência no Porto” and “Visual Spaces of Change”. She’s also part of the studio integrando o estúdio “Antecâmara Fotografia”.

Patiño, Andrés

Andrés Patiño is an architect, graduated from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de La Coruña. His work is interested in both constructive and research aspects, and develops professional works related to industrial architecture, rehabilitation and housing. With recent and ongoing works that aim to establish links and relationships between photography and architecture, researching on Madrid architecture of twentieth century modernity, and on Settlement Villages in Spain. His work has been part of the Venice Biennale 2018, the X Docomomo Congress and has been exhibited in PhotoEspaña 2017, being also recognized in calls such as the XVII COAG Awards, among others. Founder of AJ Studio Architects.

Pinto, Raul

Raul Pinto (1978) opened in partnership with Pedro Bandeira Maia the design studio EstúdioAma in 2003, focused on interior and product design. In 2003 graduated in Product Design (ARCA- EUAC). In 2009 received his M.Sc. in Engineering Design (IST) and in 2011 the title of Specialist in Product Design (IPG; IPL; IPVC). Was Project Manager (Design Led Developer) at Design Factory Aveiro in Creative Science Park. Working as a lecturer since 2010 at IPG, IPV, UA in Portugal and currently at IEU in Turkey. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Aveiro where he is studying and working with biological generative systems, looking for alternative production tools aimed at customization.

Pombo, Fátima

Fátima Pombo is currently an Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Department of Communication and Art at the University of Aveiro (UA), and was guest professor at the Department of Architecture at the University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium for several years. She also lectured for short periods at University of Barcelona (Department of Disseny i Imatge), (University of Koblenz-Landau (Institut für Kunstwissenschaft/Bildend Kunst), University of Vigo (Facultad de Belas Artes de Pontevedra) and in teaching missions from Erasmus Programme (Athens Course and staff mobility), namely at Politecnico di Milano and University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She developed research in Design at University of Barcelona; in Studies of Art and Culture at University of Munich as post-doctoral student with a fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and in Phenomenology and Aesthetics as PhD student at University of Heidelberg.

Raimondo, Sebastiano

Sebastiano Raimondo (Gangi, 1981) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Palermo, in 2013, with the thesis “Uma ponte – la fotogra a come modo di abitare il mondo e costruirlo”. In 2014, he funded the collective “Presente in nito”, in Napoli, with which he edited the homonymous book. Also with “Presente in nito”, he carried out several exhibits and produced the projet “Napoli – nuova luce”. He currently lives in Lisbon and is pursuing his doctorate studies in “Architecture of the contemporary metropolitan territories”, as an integrated researcher in the Dinâmia-Cet centre.

Reis, Victor

Victor dos Reis (Luanda, 1965) has a degree in Painting from the ESBAL - Higher School of Fine Arts (1990) and he has obtained his PHD in Fine Arts/Theory of the Image from the University of Lisbon (2007). President of the Higher School of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. He has published the book “O Olho Prisioneiro” e o “Desafio do Céu: A Primeira Demonstração Perspéctica de Filippo Brunelleschi como Invenção e Paradigma da Perspectiva Central” (Lisboa, FBAUL, 2002). Most recent individual exhibition: Sete Visões da Melancolia e Cinco do Acaso (Caparica, Convento dos Capuchos, 2002). Speaker at the international conference ECREA 2014 (European Communication and Research Association), in Lisbon (November, 2014) and at the international congress SCMS 2015 (Society for Cinema & Media Studies), in Montreal (March 2015). Member of the scientific and organizing committees of the international conference Stereo & Immersive Media 2015 and 2016 (Lisbon). Curator of the exhibition A República e a Modernidade (Ponta Delgada, Museu Carlos Machado, 2010). Co-author of the current secondary school drawing programs. He is currently developing a postdoctoral research on the relationships between art and science in the stereoscopic photographic work of the naturalist Francisco Afonso Chaves (1857-1926), that will culminate in 2016-2017 with three national exhibitions (MNAC-MC, Lisboa; MUHNAC, Lisboa; Museu Carlos Machado, Ponta Delgada). Research and publication areas: Theory of Image; Visual Culture, Art, Science and Technology; Spatial Representation.

Sun, Haode

Haode Sun is a visiting scholar in Cinemusespace project in the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge. He has a B.A and a Ph.D. from the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University in Beijing. He was also a visiting assistant of research in Yale School of Architecture during his doctoral study. Having published 3 international and 11 domestic journals, he mainly focuses on history and theory of architectural photography of China, urban cinematic and design based on his practice and research. Meanwhile, being trained and practicing as an architect, he acts as the assistant partner of MADA Spam architecture design office and takes charge of projects in multiple fields, scales and functions.

Thyge, Hans

Hans Thyge started his creative career as set designer in a Danish theatre, which has developed his profound interest in storytelling whether creating design exhibitions or integrating cultural references into his design. Hans Thyge lived and worked for 7 years in Milan, Italy and worked together with the designers behind Memphis group (1983-1990). Later he exhibited with solo exhibitions on design in Denmark, Switzerland and Ireland. He founded Hans Thyge & Co design studio in 1990. The studio specialises in designing furniture, objects, interiors and branding and has a long history of know-how and experience working with a variety of materials and production methods for clients worldwide. Hans Thyge & Co works for companies in China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, England, Germany and Denmark. They have won numerous of design prizes, created several new brands and won acclaim for their important furniture series NOIR collection. In 2019 the studio wins the Red Dot “Best of the Best” award for an innovative series of new pianos created for Mexart and the Japanese music instrument company Yamaha. Teaching, lecturing and sitting in the board of examine of the Danish design schools for many years, Hans Thyge has been an important part of the design dialogue in Denmark.

Tostões, Ana

Ana Tostões is an architect, architectural critic and historian, president of Docomomo International and editor of the Docomomo Journal. She is a Full Professor at Técnico, University of Lisbon, where she is in charge of the Architectural Scientific Field. She has a degree in Architecture, a Master’s degree in History of Art with a thesis entitled Os Verdes Anos na Arquitectura Portuguesa dos Anos 50, and holds a PhD on Culture and Technology in Modern Architecture awarded with the X Bienal Ibero-Americana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Prize 2016. She has been invited professor at universities worldwide. Her research field is the Critical History and Theory of Contemporary Architecture, focusing on the relationship between European, Asian, African and American cultures. She coordinated the research project “Exchanging World Visions which publication Modern Architecture in Africa: Angola and Mozambique” was awarded with the Gulbenkian Prize 2014, and currently coordinates the research project “Cure and Care the rehabilitation”.