Team

Paulo Cruz

Full Professor (EAAD)

Paulo J. S. Cruz is a Full Professor of Construction and Technology at the School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho and Researcher at the Laboratory of Landscapes, Heritage and Territory (Lab2PT). He teaches and researches in the field of Structures, focusing on the articulation between Structures and Architecture. He is the author of around four hundred scientific publications and has extensive experience in participating in and coordinating research projects. Supervisor of fifteen completed doctoral theses.

 

President of the School of Architecture, Art and Design (2021-2023 and 2004-2011). Pro-Rector of the University of Minho for Quality of Life and Infrastructure (2017-2021). Director of Lab2PT – Laboratory of Landscapes, Heritage and Territory (2015-2017). President of the Design Institute of Guimarães (2015-…). Director of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Minho (2003-2004).

 

PhD in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain (1995). Master in Structural Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal (1991). Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal (1987).

 

Founder and President of the “International Association of Structures and Architecture” (2016-2022). Coordinator of the organization of international congresses on this theme (ICSA2010, ICSA2013, ICSA2016, ICSA2019 and ICSA2022). Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Architecture, Structures and Construction”, Springer, since 2021.

  CA1B-A16C-0C15

  0000-0003-3170-4505

Bruno Figueiredo

Associate Professor (EAAD)

Bruno Figueiredo is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture of the University of Minho, his research is centred on the use of digital tools in architecture, encompassing the development of generative and analytical computational models and digital fabrication in architectural design processes, namely the implementation and control of additive manufacturing techniques. PhD in Construction and Technology (EAUM, 2016), supported by a scholarship from the Foundation of Science and Technology for studies carried out at MIT (Design Computation Group, 2012).

  B21C-AEB4-3CD6

  0000-0001-8439-7065

Aires Camões

Associate Professor (EEUM)

Aires Camões is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, belonging to the Disciplinary Area of Constructions. He is currently the Head of the Laboratory of Materials of Construction.

He develops scientific and pedagogical activity in the area of Construction Materials, he is a member of the R&D Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) and he has 30 years of teaching and research experience. His main research interests are related with eco-efficient construction materials, mineral additions in cementitious mixtures, high volume fly ash concrete, low cement content concrete and durability of concrete structures. He has published 18 books and book chapters, 132 papers in international journals (including 63 WoS/Scopus papers) and international proceedings and 107 papers in national journals and proceedings. He has 2 patents of invention and participated in 14 national research projects, 6 as responsible researcher. He has supervised 4 post-doctoral students, 12 PhD theses (4 in progress) and 62 MSc theses (4 in progress).

  701C-5242-E8A4

 0000-0002-9677-3627

Filipe Brandão

Pos-Doc Researcher

Filipe J. S. Brandão is an invited Assistant Professor and Pos-Doc Researcher at the School of Architecture of the University of Minho and co-founder of PARQUR architecture collective. His research is centred on Parametric Design, Digital Manufacturing, Building renovation, Mass Customized Construction, As-built plans, Triangulation Algorithms and Computational Geometry. PhD of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories, speciality of Digital Architecture, (ISCTE, 2023) with research grants from Amorim Isolamentos, ISCTE-IUL ISTA, and the Foundation of Science and Technology.

 641F-52A4-B21B

 0000-0002-3378-0176

João Carvalho

PhD Candidate. Ceramic AM

João Ribeiro

PhD Candidate. 3DPC

João Ribeiro, architect by the School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho (EAAD) in July 2018 where he stood out with several academic merit awards and participated in international exhibitions and workshops. Member of the research team of Advanced Ceramics Laboratory since 2018 and research fellow of the MIT Portugal Program between October 2018 and June 2019 (KERAMOS project). Effective member of the Portuguese Order of Architects since July 2020. Currently, a PhD candidate at EAAD in the area of 3DPC.

 

 EB16-2CA0-877A

  0000-0003-0908-3503

Tatiana Campos

PhD Candidate. Bio-polimers AM

Mohamad Hanifa

PhD Candidate. Earth AM

Ana Barbosa

PhD Candidate. Circularity & Housing

Marcella Barbosa

PhD Candidate. 3DPC

Pedro Costa

MIARQ Student

Rodrigo Chiese

MIARQ Student

Ankita Maurya

Master BIM A+ Student

Adriano Franchini

Master BIM A+ Student

PARIS BAGHERI

Master BIM A+ Student

LUCIA GARAYO

Product Design Student

Former Members

DAVID ALCOBIA

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, 2023

JOÃO SILVA

RESEARCH FELLOW, 2023

WILSON ZARATE

EUROPEAN MASTER BIM A+, 2023

ANTÓNIO MORAIS

RESEARCH FELLOW, 2023

Ana Filipa Pinto

MASTER ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND SERVICES, ACLab, 2023

bruno abreu

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, 2023

Raúl Soler del Vas

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, 2022

José Neves

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, 2022

Tiago Santos

EUROPEAN MASTER IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING – BIM A+, 2021

BEATRIZ MARQUES

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2021

Luísa Rodrigues

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2021

Fátima Reis

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2021

Benedetta Boso

MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, ERASMUS+, ACLab, 2021

Igor Sanches Marin

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2020

Evgenii Ermolenko

EUROPEAN MASTER IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING – BIM A+, 2020

Luís Ferreira

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, 2019

Cláudia Quintela

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2019

João Moreira

INTEGRATED MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE, ACLab, 2019

João Renault

RESEARCH GRANT, LCT, 2018

Miguel Taveira

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2018

Rodrigo Pereira

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2018

Ana Vieira

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2017

Bruna Lino

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2017

Miguel Abreu

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2017

Carole Vieira

BACHELOR ON PRODUCT DESIGN, ACLab, 2016