Works and lives in Halifax, Canada, Lisbon, Portugal. Associate professor, School of Architecture, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 2012 - (director 2012-2022). Architecture diploma, Faculdade Arquitectura, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1989. MSc in Architecture, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, England, 1995. Registered Architect, Portugal. Worked in Lisbon, London, Macau and US. Taught at Hong Kong University Architecture School, 1995; Faculdade Arquitectura University of Lisbon, 1997-2011; College of Design, University of Minnesota, 2002 / 2006, and Architecture School U-Texas, Arlington, 2007. Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022 chief curator with Cristina Verissimo. XIII BIAU Lima Peru 2024, awards co-curator. Docomomo Macau correspondent member since 2019. Founded CVDB Arquitectos with Cristina Veríssimo in 1999. He has lectured on their work internationally. Work has been exhibited/published worldwide and received national/international awards / prizes (WAN 2013 1st prize, Archdaily Building of the year 2014, Architectural Review 2015, highly commended, Education Buildings), first prize for the Mozambique Supreme Court, completion in 2027.