Architect. Member of the Prize’s Board of Experts 82016-2022).

Rodrigo Coelho is an architect graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and holds a Master in Architecture and Urban Studies from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and CCCB (Master Metropolis, 1999-2001 with the dissertation ‘Public Space in Private Time: …’) and a Ph.D from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (with the thesis ‘Forms and Designs of Public Space in the Contemporary City. The Public Space Project in the Construction of the City’). 

He is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and former Deputy Director (2013 - 2018) of the Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies CEAU-FAUP where he develops, as an integrated member, research on the subject of public space. He also has an independent professional activity as an architect, either independently or in co-authorship, having participated in several public competitions with awarded projects.

Last update: January 2022