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João Manuel Barbosa Meneses de Sequeira has pursued a comprehensive education and career in architecture and urban design. He attended the Lisbon School of Fine Arts for three years and then obtained a degree in Architecture from the Technical University of Lisbon. He further acquired a master's degree in urban design from ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon and completed his PhD in Urbanism and Architecture at ULHT Lusófona University in 2009. Since 1993, he has been engaged in academia, initially starting as a university professor. He served as an Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Architecture at the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies from 2009 to 2015. Later, he worked as an invited Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) from 2017 to 2022, and in 2022, he took on roles as an assistant professor at UBI and a researcher for CHAIA at the University of Évora. His research work is affiliated with the Centre for Art History and Artistic Research (CHAIA) at the University of Évora, and includes projects funded by the MALAGUEIRA.PT (PTDC / ART-DAQ / 32111/2017) and IN2PAST (LA/P/0132/2020), focused on Heritage, Arts, Sustainability, and Territory. He has been part of the Public Art Information, Research, and Intervention Network (R3iAP) since 2023, and a researcher at the Arts Research unit (iA*) at the University of Beira Interior since 2024, where he coordinates the PArTE research line on Heritage, Art, Territory, and Ecology. In 2012, he co-founded the Architecture Research European Network Association (ARENA) and contributed significantly to the EAAE Charter on Architectural Research. He has been involved in ARENA’s projects such as "Radical Architecture Practice for Sustainability (RAPS)" since 2021 and "Design Research, Series on Method" (DR_SOM) since 2013. Additionally, he founded and led the FCT-funded Architecture and Art Laboratory research centre (LabART, UID / AUR / 04494/2019) from 2008 to 2019. He has served as an architecture expert for FCT, ERASMUS+ National Agency, and numerous international research funding organizations including the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), the Technology Foundation STW, the Royal Danish Academy (KADK), and the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS). João Manuel has produced a wide range of books, book chapters, scientific papers, and websites. His academic responsibilities have included supervising and evaluating numerous undergraduate theses, master's dissertations, and doctoral theses. He has organized scientific conferences and seminars, participated in scientific committees, and been involved in pedagogical and technological events and workshops. In 1992, he co-founded the AJLS (Atelier João e Luisa Sequeira) with Architect Luisa Paiva, which evolved into the LabART - Architecture, Urbanism, and Arts Lab. His team has undertaken diverse projects in Architecture, Urbanism, Design, Sculpture, and Music. He has participated in and been recognized in international architecture competitions focusing on sustainable and emergency architecture. He is affiliated with the Portuguese Association of Architects (OA - Ordem dos Arquitectos, membership number 4237) and the College of Urban Architects (CAU - Colégio dos Arquitectos Urbanistas, membership number 134), and his contributions to the field are recognized within the professional community.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
JOÃO MANUEL BARBOSA MENESES DE SEQUEIRA

Citation names

  • Sequeira, João B. Meneses de
  • Sequeira, João B. M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7819-B2C6-C1AD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8661-6046

Email addresses

  • geral@labartresearch.com (Professional)
  • meneses.sequeira@ubi.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/18 - 2022/11/15
Concluded
Archicad Essencial (BIM) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Modelação Tridimensional
ND Tecnologias de Informação, Portugal
Aproved
2011/09/20 - 2011/09/24
Concluded
Intensive user course in Rhino and Grasshopper by Rhino 3D Portugal trainer (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Graphical Information Technologies
Rhino 3D Portugal, Portugal
Very Good
2006/10/01 - 2009/11/26
Concluded
PhD in Urbanism and Architecture (Doutoramento)
Major in Perception and Meaning of Architectural and Urban Space
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
"Fundamentals for Urban Morphology Semiotics: Contribution to the study of perceptual semiotization of urban and architectural morphology." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Distinction and Praise
2006 - 2009
Concluded
Doutoramento em Arquitectura (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Teoria e História (TH)
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Approved all reports.
2002/09/10 - 2002/11/10
Concluded
Intensive course in AutoCAD application (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Graphical Information Technologies
Fundação Antero de Quental, Portugal
Approved
1999 - 2000/10/20
Concluded
Master in Urban Design (Mestrado)
Major in Perception and semiotics of the Urban and Architectural Space
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
"From the Collage City to the Event City : Contributions to the Study of the Meaning of Urban Texts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very Good
1999 - 1999
Concluded
MicroStation Intensive Course (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Graphical Information Technologies
Intergraf SA, Portugal
Very Good
1996 - 1997
Attended
Master Course in Museology (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Museography and Exhibitions
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
n.a.
1992 - 1992
Concluded
Trainer course in Geometric Description Language for architecture (ArchiCAD-BIM) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Graphic management of information technologies
TimeSharing SA, Portugal
Very Good
1991/05/10 - 1991/05/11
Concluded
Curso de Segurança no Projecto (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Segurança no Projecto
Conselho Directivo Regional Sul da Associação dos Arquitectos Portugueses, Portugal
Bom Aproveitamento
1991/01/08 - 1991/01/11
Concluded
Intensive Course in Building Thermal Behavior Characteristics (RCCTE) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Energy Management
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Approved
1991 - 1991
Concluded
Trainer course in Building Information Modeling application for architecture (ArchiCAD-BIM) (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Graphic management of information technologies
TimeSharing SA, Portugal
Very Good
1990/02/01 - 1990/02/07
Concluded
MS-DOS (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Major in Tecnologias da Informação - Programação
Time Sharing SA, Portugal
n.a.
1984 - 1990
Concluded
Degree in Architecture (Licenciatura)
Major in Architecture
Faculdade de Arquitectura - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
1982 - 1985
Attended
Fine-Arts Degree (Bacharelato)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Belas-Artes, Portugal
15
1984/09/17 - 1984/09/28
Concluded
Linguagem Basic (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Major in Linguagem de programação
NORMA - Sociedade de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento de Empresas SARL, Portugal
Aprovado
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024 - Current Coordinating Researcher (Research) University of Beira Interior - Unidade de Investigação em Artes (iA*) , Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior LabComIFP Comunicação Filosofia e Humanidades, Portugal
(...)
2013 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Architectural Research in Europe Network Association, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/11/02 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/12/01 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the Integrated Master's Course in Architecture Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
1992/01 - Current President Laboratory of Architecture, Urbanisme and Arts / LabART, Portugal
Laboratory of Architecture, Urbanisme and Arts / LabART, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/03 - Current Rede de Informação, Investigação e Intervenção de Arte Pública (R3iAP) - Public Art Information, Research and Intervention Network
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Centro de História de Arte e Investigação Artística, Portugal
FCT - Fundação de Ciencia e Tecnologias
Ongoing
2022 - 2030 Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory IN2PAST
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Centro de História de Arte e Investigação Artística, Portugal
FCT - Fundação de Ciencia e Tecnologias
Ongoing
2024/02 - 2025 The Presence of Art in Siza Vieira's "Artchitecture". (Artch-SV)
2023.13885.PEX
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Submitted

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/09/01 - 2025/08 Portuguese Romanesque-style architecture: State of conservation and approaches for restoration and valorisation of rural churches - The case study of S. João de Calvos (Guimarães, XIII Cent. AD)
LA/P/0132/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Centro de História de Arte e Investigação Artística, Portugal
IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory
Submitted
Distinctions

Other distinction

2008 Design Competition for post disaster provisional housing (1st Prize by Office of Emergency Management of New York City)
OEM New York City, Portugal
2007 ARES Architecture and Renewable Energy Sources (1st Prize UIA)
UIA - União Internacional dos Arquitectos, Portugal