Paula Santos

Biography
Ana Paula Lopes dos Santos is a Portuguese architect who studied for her bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto from 1980 to 1986, and was a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Coimbra from 2011 to 2019. From 2000 to 2019, she led the architectural office in Porto Paula Santos | arquitectura. From 2010 to 2013, she was a member of the board of the northern regional section of the Portuguese Society of Architects. From 2008 to 2013, she worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Coimbra. From 2008 to 2010, she was a member of the national council of the Portuguese Society of Architects. From 1997 to 2006, she taught at the Lusíada University in Porto. From 1996 to 2001, she was one of the partners at Sátira Design. From 1990 to 1996, she was a consulting assistant at the city hall in Matosinhos. From 1995 to 2000, she led a joint office Paula Santos & Rui Ramos, Arquitectos. From 1988 to 1989, she taught design at Garcia de Orta School in Porto. From 1986 to 1988, she was a consultant at the city hall in Santa Maria da Feira. From 1985 to 1986, she collaborated in the architectural offices of Carlos Guimarães and Eduardo Souto Moura.