KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Gonçalo Byrne

Gonçalo Byrne is graduated in Architecture at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts in 1968.
Author of a vast work, several times awarded at national and international level, his production has shown particular importance in the patrimonial and cultural spheres. Its vast curriculum includes dozens of works, in Portugal and abroad, including housing, urban renewal, urban facilities, laboratories and universities.
Full professor, invited in Portugal and abroad, he received in 2005 the Honoris Causa Doctorate from the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon.
On June 26, 2020, he was elected president of the Ordem dos Arquitectos.

Jean-Paul Thibaud

Sociologist and urban planner, is senior researcher at CNRS. Researcher at Cresson (Research Center on Sonic Space and the Urban Environment, UMR1563 Ambiances Architecturales et Urbaines). His field of research covers the theory of urban ambiances, ordinary perception in urban environment, social anthropology of sound, sensory ethnography of public places. He has directed the CRESSON research laboratory and is currently the co-director of the International Ambiances Network (www.ambiances.net).

Jean-Paul Thibaud has published numerous papers on urban ambiances and has co-edited various books on this field of research.

Ethel Pinheiro

Ethel Pinheiro is Head of the Postgraduate Program in Architecture of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2020-2024) and National Researcher of FAPERJ (State sponsoring Institution/Brazil). She is Architect and Urban Planner, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism/UFRJ. PhD in Architecture (UFRJ), MSc. in Architectural Theory (UFRJ) and graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from UFRJ with Magna Cum Laude. She works as Chief Editor of the Journal CADERNOS PROARQ (since 2012) and Ad hoc reviewer for national and international funding agencies, in addition to being a member of diverse Scientific Committees of indexed Journals. She has also accumulated prizes in Architecture and Urbanism competitions, having dedicated years of professional experience in set design. Topics of interest: urban environment, urban design, memory, perception of the environment, contemporary city and culture.

Jorge Bonito

Architect and urban planner, Jorge Bonito Santos has a wide experience in architectural policies. He has contributed to the realization of the National Policy for Architecture and Landscape of Portugal, the National Housing Strategy for 2015-2031 and the Urban Rehabilitation Area – Coimbra ALTA | Urban Rehabilitation Strategy for the Uptown of the City of Coimbra, receiving several prizes for his works. He has worked for Moita and Lisbon municipalities, as Head of Division, in the areas of Architecture, Urban Management, Urban Planning, Urban Rehabilitation and Public Space, and also as Project Manager for the Business and Projects Development Department of Parque EXPO in Portugal.

Jean Caldieron

Jean Martin Caldieron is an Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Tohoku University in Japan. He previously studied at the ENSAG (France), where he specialized in the use of raw earth as a building material.  He received his Architect Diploma at Simon Bolivar University (Caracas, Venezuela) and worked in several firms prior to establishing his own practice where he designed residential and urban projects. He practiced for three years as an architect in Japan, and he has been involved in several projects around the world. His research interests are the up-grading of self-built urban settlements, shanty town dynamics, and remote sensing. Dr. Caldieron is a passionate traveler who has been researching, lecturing, and traveling in more than 150 countries