Full name: Nuno Pedro Ferreira Abrantes
Date of Birth: July 15th 1976, Parish of Sé, Oporto
Civil status: Single
ID number: 10742607

GRADUATION

Spent his last graduation year attending the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the São Paulo University, Brasil

Colaborated with Architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha at S. Paulo, Brasil

Worked as a monitor/tutor at FAUP – Subject of Project (3rd grade)

Colaborated with Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, under which circumstances:
- Participated in the following projects:
City of Oporto’s New Museum
São Bento’s Subway Station, Oporto
- Coordinated the following projects, during the periods of Previous Study, Foreproject (Licensing) and Execution Project:
Restoration of Casa de Serralves, Oporto,
University of Valencia’s New Rectory, Spain

Won first prize of the EUROPAN6 International Competition (with Architect Benjamim Bancel), with a project about a set of 130 residences for Oporto. This construction work will be assumed by Refer.

Began his activity as a liberal professional          

ACTIVITY AS A LIBERAL PROFESSIONAL

Was responsible for the elaboration of the following projects:

Restoration of two houses, at Santiago, Gondomar (with Architect Fernando Brandão)

Set of four single-family residences, Arouca (Licensing)

Set of 22 residences, Vila Nova de Gaia (Previous Study)
Small sculpture piece, Oporto

Dr. Albino Macedo’s Residence, Santiago, Gondomar (Licensing)
- Restoration of a residence, Baião (Previous Study)
- Study for three residential typologies - GaiUrbe, Vila Nova de Gaia (Previous Study)

Eolic Park’s sub-station, Vila Real

Single-family residence, Gent, Belgium
Dr. Pedro Sousa’s Residence, Nevolgide, Oporto
Public Competition for the Elaboration of a Remodelation Project for the Building of the Order of the Architects’ Algarve Delegation’s Future Headquarters, Faro (with Architect Deborah Vanden Brande)

Apartment remodelation, Foz do Douro, Oporto

Rehabilitation of the Vila de Este’s Urbanization – 2080 residences, Vila Nova de Gaia

Remodelation of a Single-Family Residence, Oporto

Rehabilitation of the Matosinhos’s Municipal Market
Rehabilitation of a residence building, Oporto
Rehabilitation of a Single-Family Residence, Oporto
Sache Competition for the Rehabilitation of a Building on Mouzinho da Silveira Street (first prize), Oporto                

Project for a residence building at Boavista, Oporto (Previous Study)
Rehabilitation Project for a Building on Mouzinho da Silveira Street (Sache), Oporto
Project for a Hotel at Luanda, Angola
Hall and stairs’ box Rehabilitation Project for a residence building at Boavista, Oporto
Project for a residence at Foz Velha, Oporto 

EXHIBITIONS

Had part on the following exhibitions:

“Anuária 95”, where he exhibited his final work developed for the Project Subject, as well as the Drawings Subject

“Anuária 98”, with a work developed for the Portuguese Architecture History Subject

“Drawings” – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the São Paulo University, Brasil

“Final Graduation Works” – Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the São Paulo University, Brasil

“Antarte” furniture colection, at the Exponor Furniture Fair, Matosinhos
Award-winning European projects, at the EUROPAN6 International Competition, Liège, Belgium
Award-winning national projects, at the EUROPAN6 International Competition, Lisbon and Almada

“Pedra na Arquitectura” Architecture Exhibition, at the Lisbon Internation Fair (FIL), where he presented the Vila Real’s Eolic Park’s industrial pavilion

EXPORT North of Portugal’s Architecture around the world
Exhibition of award-winning projects from international competitions

DGOTDU’s “Innovative Management of Urban Projects” Seminar, around the subject of quality control on the management of the intervention phases, concerning the Europan Project for Oporto.

PUBLICATIONS

References to his work can be found on the following publications:

JORNAL DE NOTÍCIAS Newspaper (July 7th)
ARQUITECTURA E VIDA – No. 19 (September)
ARQUITECTURA E VIDA – No. 20 (October)
CONSTRUÇÃO MAGAZINE – No. 1 (4th Trimester)
PÚBLICO Newspaper (November 26th)
EUROPAN 6 PORTUGAL – Between-cities – New Urbanities and Dynamics in Architecture (November)
EUROPAN 6 - European Results - Sixth session of the European competitions for new architecture (November)
ARQUITECTURA E VIDA – No. 21 (November)

“Celebração das Cidades” Magazine, publication of a Project, elaborated with Landscape Architect Luís Guedes de Carvalho, for a garden at Aveiro

International Association of Housing Science (IAHS) International Magazine - “Rehabilitation of a social habitation. Vila de Este: a case study”

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES

Presented, with Architect Benjamin Bancel, the first prize-winning Project at the Europan International Competition, at Liége, Belgium.

Presented his pedagogical experience as a special student at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the São Paulo University, between 1998 and 1999, at FAUP, Oporto.
Presented the first prize-winning project of the Europan International Competition, at ISCTE (Superior Institute for the Enterprise and Work Sciences, Portugal).

Presented the first prize-winning project of the Europan International Competition, as well as the following developed project, at Lusíada University, Oporto.    
Presented the first prize-winning project of the Europan International Competition, as well as the following developments, at the Order of the Architects’ National Headquarters, Lisbon.

Presented a communication entitled “Reabilitação da Urbanização Vila de Este”, at the PATORREB International Congress, that took place in March, at FEUP, Oporto.
Presented a communication entitled “Rehabilitation of a social habitation. Vila de Este: a case study” at the XXXIVth International Association of Housing Science (IAHS) International conference, that took place in September, at Napoli, Italy

DGOTDU’s "Innovative Management of Urban Projects" Seminar, around the subject of quality control on the management of the intervention phases, concerning the Europan Project for Oporto.
Presented the first prize-winning project of the Europan International Competition, as well as the following developments, at the Europan 9 presentation session, at the Santo Tirso’s City Council Noble Hall.                  
Wonderland – Young Portuguese Architects (Extension of the Lisbon’s Architecture Triennial)