Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism

CEAU

Center for Studies
in Architecture and Urbanism

Rafael Sousa Santos

Rafael Sousa Santos is a PhD candidate at Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto since 2017, a Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia scholar, and a researcher at Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism in the Territory Dynamics and Morphologies group (CEAU-MDT). Between 2021 and 2022 he was a visiting researcher at Politecnico di Milano, where he collaborated in two courses of architectural design in the master's program in Architecture. During 2022 he was a visiting researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Fulbright scholar. He has participated as a reviewer and guest speaker at several institutions, such as the Università degli Studi di Palermo, Università degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio di Pescara, Politecnico di Milano, Ecole Nationale d'Architecture de Marrakech, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He regularly publishes and participates in conferences on topics such as design teaching, the role of freehand drawing, quantitative research methods, architectural history or urban planning. He edited the fifth issue of Dimensions - Journal or Architectural Knowledge from the Technical University of Munich, "Collaborations: Rethinking Architectural Design" (2023), published by Transcript. Currently he is working as a research assistant in the research project Fishing Architecture, funded by the European Research Council, at CEAU-MDT.

Identification

Degree
Master
Category
Collaborator
Join Year
2021
Citation Names
Sousa Santos, Rafael
Ciência ID
2512-FF17-DD5F
Ciência Vitae ID
2512-FF17-DD5F
Orcid ID
0000-0002-6220-2631
Email
rssantos@arq.up.pt
Activity Domains
Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
Research Groups
Territory Dynamics and Morphologies (100%)
Dedication (Research)
100%

Education

Ongoing

Programa de Doutoramento em Arquitectura

Doutoramento

"Traces of Gestures: The Resources of Freehand Drawing in Architectural Design Teaching"

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal


Concluded

Mestrado Integrado em Arquiectura

Mestrado

"Vida e movimento: Hipóteses de regeneração urbana a propósito da Estrada da Circunvalação do Porto | Life and movement: Hypothesis of urban regeneration about Porto's Estrada da Circunvalação"

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal

Professional Career

Science

Contracted Researcher

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo

Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal


Researcher

Universidade do Porto, Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo

Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal


Visiting Researcher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Visiting Researcher

Politecnico di Milano

Politecnico di Milano, Italy


Research Trainee

CEFA-UP | Centro de Estudos da Faculdade de Arquitectura

Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal


Others

Estagiário

CONTEMPORÂNEA | Manuel Graça Dias + Egas José Vieira


Estagiário e Colaborador

PROJECTUS C2F | Investimentos e urbanismo

PROJECTUS C2F | Investimentos e urbanismo, Portugal


Estagiário

A. MORGADO | Gabinete de Arquitectura

A. MORGADO | Gabinete de Arquitectura, Portugal

Projects

Contract

Fishing Architecture: The Ecological Continuum between Buildings and Fish Species

Researcher

European Commission, Belgium

101044244

Outputs

Book chapter

Published

Teaching Freehand Drawing

Stoà: Strumenti per l’insegnamento della progettazione architettonica, Thymos Books, 2, Disegni: 136-151

Sousa Santos, Rafael

https://stoajournal.com/Issue-02


Conference paper

Published

Freehand drawing as a didactic instrument
A Focus on Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning and Research in the Modern Academy

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Clara do Vale; Bogoni, Barbara; Kirkegaard, Poul Henning


Published

Didactics and circumstance: External representations in architectural design teaching
Online Education – Teaching in a Time of Change Virtual

Muncie , United States

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Clara Pimenta do Vale; Barbara Bogoni; Poul Henning Kirkegaard


Published

Walking in-between: Urban interstices on the Lisbon hillside
Grand Projects: Urban legacies of the late 20th century

Lisbon , Portugal

Lorenzo Iannizzotto; Sousa Santos, Rafael; João Ventura Trindade; Fabio Lucchesi


Published

The Forms of Representation in Architectural Design Teaching: The cases of AUIC-POLIMI and FAUP
SIGraDi 2020 Transformative Design

Medellín , Colombia

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Maria Clara de Carvalho Pimenta do Vale; Barbara Bogoni; Poul Henning Kirkegaard


Published

A methodological instrument for urban design in small towns: An experience for the valorization of Belmonte, Portugal
STC 2019 - International Conference on Small Towns

Salerno , Italy

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Braz Afonso, Rui


Conference poster

Photography as an Instrument to Approach Residual Spaces

Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration (NATiURB)

Iannizzotto, Lorenzo; Sousa Santos, Rafael


Journal article

Published

Back to the Drawing Board: Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods in Architectural Education

archiDOCT, 12, 1: 1-11

Sousa Santos, Rafael

Acesso Aberto

https://archidoct.scholasticahq.com/article/118895-back-to-the-drawing-board-qualitative-and-mixed-research-methods-in-architectural-education


How Do We Work Together? Enhancing the Role of Collaborations in Architectural Design

Dimensions. Journal of Architectural Knowledge

Elettra Carnelli; Federico Marcolini; Fabio Marino; Rafael Sousa Santos

http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/dak-2023-0501

issn: 2747-5093
doi: 10.14361/dak-2023-0501


Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Design A Conversation with Sofie Pelsmakers

Dimensions. Journal of Architectural Knowledge

Rafael Sousa Santos

http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/dak-2023-0510

issn: 2747-5093
doi: 10.14361/dak-2023-0510


Convergence and Divergence in Mediterranean Port Cities

European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes

Rafael Sousa Santos

https://cpcl.unibo.it/article/view/16637

doi: 10.6092/ISSN.2612-0496/16637


Investigação de campo qualitativa em contexto educacional: Definição e considerações

New Trends in Qualitative Research, 7: 190-199

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Clara Pimenta do Vale; Bogoni, Barbara

http://dx.doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.7.2021.190-199

isbn: 9789895322015
issn: 2184-7770
doi: 10.36367/ntqr.7.2021.190-199


Journal issue

Published

Collaborations: Rethinking Architectural Design

Dimensions – Journal of Architectural Knowledge, 3, 5: 295

Sousa Santos, Rafael; Elettra Carnelli; Federico Marcolini; Fabio Marino

Bielefeld , Germany

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6370-9/dimensions.-journal-of-architectural-knowledge/?c=310000010


Magazine article

Notes on Architectural Education and Drawing

Drawing Matter

Sousa Santos, Rafael

https://drawingmatter.org/notes-on-architectural-education-and-drawing/


Rule and emotion: The role of hand drawing at Porto School

presS/Tletter Associazione Italiana di Architettura e Critica

Sousa Santos, Rafael

https://www.presstletter.com/2020/05/rule-and-emotion-the-role-of-hand-drawing-at-porto-school-rafael-sousa-santos/


Notes on Perception and Representation

U3 - UrbanisticaTre

Sousa Santos, Rafael

http://www.urbanisticatre.uniroma3.it/dipsu/?portfolio=6907


The moral question in Adolf Loos

U3 - UrbanisticaTre

Sousa Santos, Rafael

http://www.urbanisticatre.uniroma3.it/dipsu/?portfolio=the-moral-question-in-adolf-loos


Between exhaustion and creativity: The Burnout Society of Byung-Chul Han

U3 - UrbanisticaTre

Sousa Santos, Rafael

http://www.urbanisticatre.uniroma3.it/dipsu/?portfolio=between-exhaustion-and-creativity

Activities

Conference scientific committee

ACSA 113th Annual Meeting: Repair

New Orleans, US


Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts: Sustainable Cities, Cultures & Crafts

Barcelona, ES


ACSA 112th Annual Meeting: Disrupters on the Edge

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA


Intersections Research Conference 2023

Amherst, Massachusetts, US


Event organisation

Tutor at the workshop "Technological innovation for the design of public space in the historical context"

Other

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Chairman at the seminar "Smart and Inclusive Public Space"

Other, Seminar

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Co-organizer and tutor of the workshop "Fishing Architecture 03 Workshop: Angeiras"

Co-organisor, Workshop

Universidade do Porto, Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Portugal


Tutor at the workshop "Carton digital lab: International design and building workshop"

Other, Workshop

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Tutor at the workshop "Drawing Connects: Thinking architecture visually"

Other, Workshop

Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy


Oral presentation

Elements of Urban Valorization: Mobility and Public Space

Smart and Inclusive Public Space

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech


From Fish to Architecture: The Fishing Community of Angeiras in Northern Portugal

Leaving Nothing Behind

University of Bologna


Adaptive Design Studio: Digital Hand Drawing and Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Innovative & Adaptive Pedagogies During/Post E-Learning Period for Architecture and Design Education

School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong


The Resources of Analytical Drawing: Public Space, Urban Settlements and Landscape

Technological innovation for the design of public spaces in historical contexts

University G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara


Material Culture in Fragile Territories: Criteria for Observation and Documentation

Redescubrir el mediterráneo: La tierra, materia prima: Entre lo tectónico y lo estereotómico

Università degli Studi di Enna “Kore”


Other jury / evaluation

Examining board for the final exam of the course "Architectural Design Studio", from the Master's in Architecture

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Examining board for the mid-term exam of the course "Architectural Design Studio", from the Master's in Architecture

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Examining board for the final exam of the course "Architectural Design Studio", from the Master's in Architecture

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Examining board for the mid-term exam of the course "Architectural Design Studio", from the Master's in Architecture

Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Marrakech, Morocco


Examining board for the mid-term exam of the course "Augmented Historical Pedagogies", from the Master's in Architecture

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States


Scientific expedition

This field trip was conducted in Iceland as part of the Fishing Architecture research project. The activities included visits to the University Centre of the Westfjords, the Marine and Freshwater Institute, and the local archive and library in Ísafjörður. Additionally, the University of Iceland was visited, and The Third Ecology conference in Reykjavik was attended.

Háskólasetur Vestfjarða, Iceland ; Háskóli Islands, Iceland


This BIP "Laboratorio de Arquitectura Popular: Redescubir el Mediterráneo" focused on the vernacular architecture of the Mediterranean and took place in Sicily. The purpose was to conduct fieldwork, primarily using freehand drawing, to document specific cases of vernacular architecture in various urban settlements on the island. The activities included guiding a working group during on-site activities, composed of students from the involved universities, participating in discussions with other tutors, and giving a lecture.

Università degli Studi di Enna 'Kore', Italy ; Universidad de Granada, Spain

Distinctions

Other distinction

PhD Student Fellow

Traces of Gestures: The Resources of Freehand Drawing in Architectural Design Teaching Home inst.: Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Portugal Host inst.: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Aarhus University, Denmark FCT SFRH/BD/129527/2

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal


Award

Fulbright Research Grant

Host inst.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fulbright Portugal, Portugal