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Afonso Gonçalves

Afonso Gonçalves

London, GB

 

About 

I am a qualified architect from Portugal, currently residing and working in London. I initiated his architecture studies in 2006 when I enrolled in the Integrated Masters in Architecture program at Instituto Superior Técnico, graduating in late 2011. During that time I was actively involved in several extracurricular activities and was a member of NuClear (Architecture Students Nucleus) where I was responsible for logistics, planning and managing events of architectural interest. In 2013 I collaborated with Arquigrupo where I was involved in diverse and complex projects. Late that year I became an effective member at the Portuguese Order of Architects. Between late 2013 and early 2014 I started a Post-Graduation at the Lisbon Faculty of Architecture in the field of Advanced Studies in Computation applied to Architecture, Urban Planning and Design from which resulted a won design competition and a scientific paper that I presented at the Northumbria University. In the beginning of 2015 I was awarded a research grant at the I&D department of Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores to participate in developing project Rosetta. Simultaneously I was working on small freelance projects with special focus on 3D modelling, rendering and visualization. At the end of July of this year I moved to London where I collaborated with AND Architects in a variety of residential projects and other high-end schemes. I am now looking for new opportunities in order to progress in my career.

Rigorous worker, demanding and creative it is with high commitment that I am willing to assume new responsibilities and challenges , in offices and teams which share the same level of competitiveness, passion and enthusiasm for architecture.

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Employment 

Contract work, Lisbon, PT, Freelance architect

I am always seeking to consolidate my current work with additional contract projects, with special focus on 3D modeling and rendering, image editing and animation for small to medium scale projects.

Jan 2014 - current
 

AND Architects Ltd., London, GB, Architect

I collaborated with AND Architects for three months, actively involved in diverse projects for which my responsibilities ranged from providing design ideas, 3D modelling, drafting work and preparing projects for planning and production.

Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
 

INESC-ID, Lisbon, PT, Research Assistant

Research assistant at INESC-ID, working on the development of project Rosetta. Rosetta is a generative design tool that allows the creating and manipulation of geometric models in different CADs using several programming languages. My responsibilities ranged from architectural consultancy, documentation revision and website design.

Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
 

Arquigrupo - Arquitectura e Planeamento Lda., Oporto, PT, Trainee Architect

This traineeship was part of the admission procedure for the Portuguese Order of Architects of which I am currently a member. During my collaboration with Arquigrupo I was involved in projects with complex and varied programmatic content including drafting permits, building surveys, housing,services and urban equipments. My contribution ranged from elaborating technical drawings, written pieces, 3D models and was occasionally entrusted with coming up with small design solutions for some of the projects I was working on.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
 

Education 

University of Lisbon - Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT, Advanced Studies Diploma

Shape Grammars
3D Scanning
Space Sintax
Computer Programming
Close Range 3D Scanning
Digital Design and Fabrication
Animation
Virtual Reality
Advanced Digital Fabrication

Sep 2013 - Aug 2014
 

University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, PT, MArch, Master's

Integrated Master Degree (MSc) in Architecture:

Fundamental Sciences
Architecture History and Theory
Landscape Theory
Architectural Design Studio
Construction
Physic and Functional Performance
Structures
Design Methodologies

Sep 2006 - Dec 2011
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills