Studio / Team

The Macedo Architects is a multidisciplinary studio that integrates a group of professionals with various skills. This team is responsible for services that are provided on a basis where the needs and expectations of customers are a priority.

A careful planning, the absolute understanding of the project, awareness of costs, sophistication, elegance and appropriateness of solutions, quality control and continuing involvement of the client throughout the process of project development, construction bidding and contract, construction and initiation of the use, are key stages in the development and implementation of each project.

The architect Paulo Macedo is a reference in leadership, accuracy, quality and professionalism that distinguish the services of the studio Macedo Architects. He combines his knowledge expertise in different areas of intervention to a deeper understanding of the realities of the environments in which it operates. These are incentives to the collaboration, assuming every effort to ensure the achievement of client objectives.

Paulo Macedo

Principal Architect graduated from Roger Williams University, in Bristol, RI, USA (1987), with equivalence given in 1989 by the Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, the degree of Bachelor, Architecture course, Associates degree in Civil Engineering Technology obtained at Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA., USA (1986) and numerous academic and professional backgrounds in complementary areas.

Managing partner and head coach with 30 years of work in design, with experience in studio management, advice, consulting, design and project coordination, supervision, procurement and contract management contracts.

Carlos Santos

Arquiteto diplomado pela Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa com o grau de Mestrado em Arquitetura de Interiores e Reabilitação.

Congratulado com o PRÉMIO FREDERICO GEORGE pela FAUL.

Arquiteto Estagiário

Raul Oliveira
(august 2010 to july 2013)

Senior Architect graduated from Universidade Lusíada do Porto (2002), the degree of Bachelor, Architecture course, attending the last years at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, and complemented with training in environmental certification of sustainable construction, qualified experts within the Building regulations and professional photography.

Senior technician under the contract, with experience in the design and development of various project phases and building inspection

Tânia Santos
(october 2010 to december 2014)

Intern Architect graduated from the Architecture School, at Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2010), with Architectural Studies course.

Filipe Cunha

Arquiteto diplomado pela Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa com o grau de Mestrados Integrado em Arquitetura.

Pós-Graduação em Património Museologia e Desenvolvimento pela Universidade dos Açores.

Vítor Macedo

Senior Technical Engineer, graduated from Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa in 1956, with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Mines.

Senior consultant in a regime of permanent bases, with over 50 years of experience in public office and private administration, management, supervision of public works, civil engineering design and teaching. In addition to the consultant practice, his experience is crucial in the quality control of design procedures and solutions, as well as in preparation of bidding and contract documents.

Gustavo Silveira

Senior Civil Engineer graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa (1983), with licenciatura degree in civil engineering, complemented by numerous academic and professional backgrounds in the areas of contract management, executive management, negotiation, port and coastal engineering, economics and trade e-business.

Civil Engineer collaborating as an external permanent consultant, with extensive professional activity as an executive, administrative and contract management of public works, as public works contractor and as developer, verification and implementation of construction projects of marine works and structure design of buildings of buildings.

Duarte Filipe

Senior Civil Engineer graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa (1996) with licenciatura degree in Civil Engineering, course of Hydraulics and Water Resources and a vast experience in studies and designs, environmental audits, construction management and construction supervision and coordination.

Civil Engineer collaborating, on an external permanent collaboration since 2000, as a structural, water supply and drainage, as well as certified expert of Insulation Building Code.

Pedro Perpétuo

Principal Mechanical Engineering Technician graduated from Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (1998), with a bachelor’s degree, course of Mechanical Engineering and with a licenciatura degree from the University Noordelijke Hogerchool Leeuwarder, Holland (2000), course of Mechanical Engineering.

Since 2008 has been studying for the Masters in Engineering and Construction Management.

He worked as a senior mechanical engineer in new geothermal projects, heating-ventilation-and-air-conditioning and executive consultant in the areas of energy (conventional and alternative) and environment.

Mechanical Engineer collaborating, on external permanent bases since 2002, as designer of HVAC, gas and solar thermal systems and qualified expert in the areas of thermal energy, indoor air quality and equipment and gas installations.

Eduardo Rocha

Senior Electrical Engineer, graduated from Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa (1995), with a licenciatura degree, with thesis in Electrical and Computer Systems and Energy and Industrial Electronics, presented at the Instituto de Electrónica Insutrial of Universidade de Bolonha.

Electrical Engineer collaborating, on external permanent bases, since 1997, as the designer of electricity, telecommunications and integrated security systems.

Armando Furtado

Senior General Project Technician, with academic and vocational training in topography and civil construction drafting by Serviços Geográficos e Cadastrais de Luanda, Angola (1974).

Holder of a long experience in civil construction and detaining an extensive knowledge of all aspects and specialties of the design phases. He is with Macedo Architects since it was founded in 1997, developing and elaborating lists of construction quantities and budgeting, drafting and construction supervision.

Bruno Afonso

Construction Technician with a Level III vocational training course from Escola Profissional de Capelas (2004), starting as an intern and followed by permanent integration in Macedo Architects, team with the functions of developing and elaborating lists of construction quantities and budgeting, drafting and construction supervision.

Octávia Soares

Technical and Administrative Secretary with a Level III vocational training course from Escola Profissional da Ribeira Grande (2008).