Degree in Architecture at FAUP, Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (1995). Master in Rehabilitation of Architectural Heritage/Patrimony at FEUP, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (2007). Started independent professional practice in 1994 and collaborated with José Gigante from 1995 to 2004. Assistant Professor at FAUP since 2005 where is presently elaborating his PhD thesis in Architectural Rehabilitation. Author (with others) of “Support Manual to the Project of Rehabilitation of Old Buildings’” coordinated by Prof. Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, published in May 2012. He is prfoessor at FAUP since 2005.