MARIA JOÃO PITA ¶ architecture + urban designmail@mariajoaopita.info
WHO I AM AND SOME OF MY WORK
  

I am an architect and urban designer
with international experience in different contexts, teams and project phases.

My aim is to link public and private space, city and territory, physical and human space,
teams and projects, research and enterprises.

Maria João Pita (Lisboa, 1981) graduated in Architecture from ISCTE, Lisboa, PT (2005), with an Erasmus exchange at the TU Darmstadt, DE. She is member of the Portuguese Architects Order (2006). Her work in architecture and urban design includes collaborations with S333 Architecture+Urbanism, NL; Feichtinger Architectes, FR; Aéroports de Paris - INAU, FR; Reichen et Robert & Associés, FR; Michel Desvigne Paysagiste, FR; ANMA - Agence Nicolas Michelin & Associés, FR; Atelier NOUS - Nouvelles Opportunités pour un Urbanisme Solidaire; AMT - projets urbains, paysagers et territoriaux.

She has also developed independent activities linked to research and innovation, being project leader of different Europan sessions - E10, Lisboa, PT (“in-between”); - E11, Guimarães, PT (“270° Landscape” - winner with Collectif ETC); - E13, AzenhaDoMar, PT (“DreamCatcher”); being part of the 40 Europan experts around the theme - The Adaptable City; being collaborator of Contrepoint, CH and BazarUrbain, FR; being part of Volumes Paris Creative Hub and CivicWise network; and being co-editor of CivicPractices book.


She founded and
develops different projects for territorial action - Atelier Da Rua (2014) finalist IOP’2014, NUFF’2015 and CreaRÎF’2016, an immersive experience between research and entrepreneurism, author of different texts and communications presented in several contexts such as the Venice Architecture Biennale‘2014 or the Future of Places III UN Habitat, in Stckholm; - Conto-Contigo.fr (2014) nominated for 2 Prizes Cap Magellan’2015 - Best Citizen Initiative, and Best Associative Project; and - mat.paris (2018) resident at Volumes Paris as part of the cycle Common Territories and Happy Frugality.

She manages other activities directly related to education for project, architecture, urban and territorial design, in collaboration with CAUE Paris - Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement (2018-2022); with ESAJ Paris - École des Paysages de la Transition Écologique (since 2019-), and with EIVP - École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (since 2021-).

Member of the cooperative society Smart Fr / Smart.coop (2016-2023), a european company for free and independent workers, elected in 2020 member of the board - Smart Fr.
Member of the
cooperative society Coop Portage (since 2023-).


Her interest goes for territory and urban design, architectural relations between public and private space, working methodologies, participated and active architecture, governance and entrepreneurism, stories of life, people and places.


+ info : linkedin.com/in/mariajoaopita/

education
2022 - 2023 Post-Graduation on Territory, Urbanism, Architecture - Habitat & Innovation, FA ULisboa-EPG .pt
2015 - 2016 Certification on Politic Studies - Espace(S) Public(S), Sciences Po, Toulouse .fr
2015 - 2016 Certification on Civic Design + Collective Intelligence + Territory, COAM, Madrid .es

2005 - 2006 Graduation in Architecture, ISCTE, Lisboa + Admission at Portuguese Architects Order .pt

1999 - 2005 Architecture Student, ISCTE, Lisboa, PT + ERASMUS at TUDarmstadt .de
higher education teacher #master
@eivp - école des ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris .fr
_Cours de Participation Citoyenne et Co-Construction
2023 - 2024 IVPA2 PCC #formation #apprentissage
2022 - 2023 IVP2 S4 PCC TD J.Lacroix / A.Allais / P.Kao / B. Belleville #p63 #partnership #CQ #Paris20
2021 - 2022 IVP2 S4 PCC TD Quartier Fécamp #p62 #partnership #MairieParis12
2020 - 2021 IVP2 S4 PCC TD Quartier Saint Anne #p61 #partnership #MairieParis14
higher education teacher #bachelor #master
@ésaj - école des paysages de la transition écologique, Paris .fr
_Ateliers Préparatoires et TPFE
2023 - 2024 S8 Groupe d'encadrants de suivi de mémoires
_Voyage Découverte
2023 - 2024 S1 Voyage_D #Camargue #MaraisDuVigueirat
_Atelier de Projet - Conception Spatiale
2023 - 2024 S1 P_CS flash(S) + analyse(S) + projet(S)
2022 - 2023 S1 P_CS flash(S) + analyse(S) + projet(S)
2021 - 2022 S1 P_CS flash(S) + analyse(S) + projet(S)
_Atelier de Projet - Outils de Représentation & Architecture I
2023 - 2024  S2 P_OR + Ai analyse(S) + projet(S) + construction(S)
2023 - 2024  S1 P_OR "du point à l'espace"
2022 - 2023  S2 P_OR + Ai analyse(S) + projet(S) + construction(S)
2022 - 2023  S1 P_OR "du point à l'espace"
2021 - 2022  S2 P_OR + Ai analyse(S) + projet(S) + construction(S)
2021 - 2022  S1 P_OR "du point à l'espace"
2020 - 2021  S2 P_OR + Ai analyse(S) + projet(S) + construction(S)
2020 - 2021  S1 P_OR "du point à l'espace" #expo "LPU" + #RdvJardins / #LaTransmissionDesSavoirs
_Atelier d'Architecture
2019 - 2020  S1+S2 AA "un plan - dialogues avec un arbre"
2019 - 2020  S1+S2 AA "un espace pour un objet - un objet dans un paysage I"
2019 - 2020  S1+S2 AA "habitatS - volumes du paysage"
2019 - 2020  S5+S6 AA "3D - un volume dans la nature"
2019 - 2020  S5+S6 AA "un espace pour un objet - un objet dans un paysage III"
2019 - 2020  S5+S6 AA "une architecture - un paysage" (PFE / bachelor)
2019  S4 AA "une passerelle - une ligne du paysage"
2019  S4 AA "ma cabane - un volume du paysage"
2019  S6 AA "jardinS en ville - 1 espace ESAJ @JardinsJardin", Tuileries, Paris .fr
2019  S6 AA "un habitat hier et demain - carrefours"
_Concours Inter-Promos
2021 - 2022  S1-S10 ESAJ x ENVIE LE LABO #LaTerrasseDesEnvies + #MairieParis20 + #ParisHabitat
higher education #reportS & #juryS
@ésaj - école des paysages de la transition écologique, Paris .fr
2023  S10 Rapports de Stage Professionel et Soutenances #master
2023  S6 Rapports de Stage Professionel #bachelor
2022  S10 Rapports de Stage Professionel et Soutenances #master
2022  S7 Urbanisme "M-l-Lille - entre vestiges et pollution industrielle - un nouveau quartier" #invitedguest
2022  S5 Urbanisme "M-l-Lille - entre vestiges et pollution industrielle - un nouveau quartier" #invitedguest
2019  S5 AA "musée sur Seine" #invitedguest
@iscte-iul - escola de tecnologias e arquitectura, Lisboa .pt
2020 - 2021 S10 LABTUR Processos Participativos Barreiro / PFA #programme #dialogues #invitedguest
@strate - design school, Paris .fr
2019 UX urban design Master Design for Smart Cities - Public Spaces & Users Care #invitedguest
@ensa - école nationale supérieure d'architecture, Nantes .fr
2015 Utopiades / Passages de l'Utopie / Utopies Métropolitaines / master 1-2 #colloque #invitedguest
workshops set-up m@t - mat.paris
2019 - La recette magique du papier (all publics), mat.paris + YuanYuan DS .fr #co-conception #animation
2018 - mat.paris #conception #animation
workshops set-up Smart FR / Smart coop
2020 SIP - Smart In Progress #VDNA, Smart .fr #co-conception #animation
2018 SIP - Smart In Progress, Smart Paris .fr #co-conception #animation
workshops set-up CAUE Paris
2021 - 2022 Atelier d'Architecture (Elementary School), CAUE, Bignon Paris 12 .fr #co-conception #animation
2020 - 2021 Atelier d'Architecture (Elementary School), CAUE, Martel Paris 10 .fr #co-conception #animation
2019 - 2020 Atelier d'Architecture (Elementary School), CAUE, Martel Paris 10 .fr #co-conception #animation
2021 - 2022 Chantier Cuisine Centrale (Nursery School), CAUE, Souzy Paris 11.fr #co-conception #animation
2020 - 2021 PLU BioClimatique #enfants (Elementary School), CAUE, Eblé Paris 7 .fr #animation
2020 - 2021 PLU BioClimatique #enfants (Elementary School), CAUE, St. Ouen Paris 17 .fr #animation
2020 - 2021 PLU BioClimatique #enfants (Elementary School), CAUE, Barbanegre Paris 19 .fr #animation
2019 - 2020  Cour OASIS FEDER/UIA (Nursery School), CAUE, Dolent Paris 14 .fr #co-conception #animation
2019 Ma Place - Place Droits de l'Enfant (Elementary School), CAUE, Alesia Paris 14.fr #co-conception #anim
2020 - 2021 Nature en Ville (Elementary School), CAUE Paris .fr #animation
2019 - 2020 Maison Écologique (Elementary School), CAUE Paris .fr #animation
2018 - 2019 Architectures Du Monde (Elementary School), CAUE Paris .fr #animation
competitions and distinctions
2020 Creative FLIP Learning Labs - Kid Storming .eu
2020 Creative FLIP Learning Labs - Creative Circuit .eu
2017 FAIRE Paris .fr - Atelier Da Rua #StreetDesignFactory
2016 NEW URBANISM FILM FESTIVAL - Atelier Da Rua, Toronto .ca #shortfilm #selected
2016 RUES AUX ENFANTS! RUES POUR TOUS! Rue de l'Avenir... .fr - Atelier Da Rua #RueForêt #labellisable
2016 ADVOCATE-EUROPE .eu - Atelier Da Rua #UE for EU ! Urban Education for European Union !

2016 CreaRÎF Atelier IdF Entrepreneurs du Changement - Atelier Da Rua, Paris .fr #finalist

2015 EUROPAN13 The Adaptable City 2 - DreamCatcher, Azenha do Mar .pt
2015 Urban October Design, UN-HABITAT
2015 NEW URBANISM FILM FESTIVAL - Atelier Da Rua, Los Angeles, CA USA #shortfilm #finalist
2015 CIDADE&ARQUITECTURA - Um arco de tempo, da cerâmica ao território, Caldas da Rainha .pt
2015 CAP MAGELLAN AWARD, MACIF, Best Associative Project - Conto-Contigo .fr #finalist
2015 CAP MAGELLAN AWARD, CGD,  Best Citizen Initiative - Conto-Contigo .fr #finalist
2015 ACREDITA PORTUGAL 5ed Realize o seu sonho - Atelier Da Rua .pt #10%bestprojects
2014 FAZ-IOP 2014 3ed - se essa RUA fosse minha... / Atelier Da Rua .pt #finalist
2011 EUROPAN11 From place to territory - 270°Landscape, Guimarães .pt #winner + CollectifETC
2009 EUROPAN10 Inventing Urbanity - in-between, Lisboa .pt
2009 FERNANDO TAVORA AWARD 4ed - AGRI CUL TURA + ARQUI TEC TURA .pt #finalist
2005 SECIL UNIVERSIDADES AWARD - Santarém ReDefinições .pt #finalist
2005 UIA Creating Space in Extreme and Extraordinary Conditions - Santarém ReDefinitions .pt
2004 UIA Celebrating the Cities - Eatable Landscapes, Évora .pt
workshops participant
2016 I CivicWise Glocal Camp, Paris .fr
2016 XII Encontro Nacional do Grupo Cidadania & Territorio, Juncal do Campo .pt
2015 FoPIII UrbanThinkersCampus PublicSpaceInTheNewUrbanAgenda UN-Habitat, Stockholm .se
2015 Direction BIM #1, #2, Pole Formation IdF - EVA, Paris .fr
2015 Programme Entrepreneurs du Changement, L'ATELIER IdF, Paris .fr

2015 Projectando a participaçao cidada a nivel supralocal, CES + CIUL, Lisboa .pt

2015 MIES - 1a fase: Inovaçao e Sustentabilidade, FCG, Lisboa .pt

2014 Design-Fiction, PROTO204-EPPS + GHOST CITY LAB, Paris-Saclay .fr
2014 Paris-Saclay à l'heure de l'économie collaborative et de l'innovation social,PROTO204-EPPS .fr
2014 BOOTCAMP IOP'2014, FCG + IES, Lisboa .pt
2013 Atelier I-II: Av. France VdP, with CONTREPOINT et BAZAR URBAIN, Paris .fr
2012 Linking wih uses - Adalklaaersrasse - T2 - WildWien, EUROPAN 11 + CITY OF WIEN, Wien .at
2008 3D Studio Max Architecture, ARCHIBAT, Paris .fr
2005 Intuitive 3D modelling in architectural space design, ECAADE'05, Lisboa .pt
2005 VI Workshop - The spatial organization of a Place by Arch. R.Thut, Riein .ch
2003 V.2 Atomicdelicia web + design, by R. Cerqueira, Lisboa .pt
2003 IX Internacional Workshop of Urban Design, Fondation Romualdo del Bianco, Firenze .it
conferences and presentations
2023 Amplifier la transition écologique - Rencontre Nationale de l'Atelier Des Territoires, MTECT-DGALN, Paris
2021 Métropoles Résilientes - Trajectoires Territoriales, colloque POPSU + Assemblée Nationale, Paris .fr
2021 Cycle Métamorphoser l'acte de construire, Association Frugalité Heureuse .fr
2019 Paris Design Summit - m@T   #Action #Éducation #DesignCulture, Paris .fr #speaker
2019 Paris Design Summit - Atelier da Rua #Action #Éducation #DesignCulture, Paris .fr #speaker
2018 Espace(s) Public(s): la ville et ses usagers - Atelier da Rua, Maison des Ensembles, Paris #speaker
2018 DR_SoM Design Research (in) Practice II, ARENA + OASRS - Atelier Da Rua, Lisboa .pt #speaker
2018 Séminaire Histoire du Design S1 - Swinging or not Swinging?, MSH Paris-Saclay + ENSAD, Paris .pt
2017 Dialogos Impostergables - XX Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo .cl @AtelierDaRua #participant
2016 Atelier l'Avenir de la Rue, Rue de l'Avenir - Atelier Da Rua, Paris .fr #speaker
2016 PAYSAGE.S!  - Le design civique et le réseau collaboratif CW, NERUDALAB .fr  #speaker
2016 CivicTalks #01 CivicWise GlocalCamp, Volumes, Paris .fr #speaker
2016 CivicMarathon #01 - Atelier Da Rua, CivicWise, Volumes, Paris .fr #speaker
2016 CinemaDePassages - du passage des images à l'image des passage, IVM, Paris .fr #guest
2016 CivicWise PechaKucha #02 - un parcours vers CivicWise, Volumes, Paris .fr #speaker
2015 Activando o espaço publico - Atelier Da Rua, NOTE Arquitectura e Arte, Lisboa .pt #speaker
2015 1a Conferência on-line de Urbanismo Tático #organisation committee
2015 1er Forum des Carrières de l'Europe, SGAE, Alliance Française, Paris .fr
2015 CivicWise MeetUp #2 - Participation Citoyenne, Volumes, Paris .fr #speaker
2015 ESS Europe - Réenchanter l'Europe avec le ESS, l'Atelier IdF, VdP, Paris .fr
2015 La Rue - partage et frontage, avec Nicolas Soulier, RUE DE L'AVENIR, IAU, Paris .fr
2015 L'innovation dans les métiers de l'ingénierie territoriale, AITF, SUPERPUBLIC, 27e Région, Paris .fr
2015 La démocracie locale à l'épreuve des communs, SUPERPUBLIC, 27e Région, Paris .fr
2015 FoPIII - Atelier Da Rua, AX: Johnson Foundation, UN-Habitat, PPS, Stockholm .se #contributor
2015 Penser l'écologie politique, LCSPParis7Diderot,MNHM,Ladyss,CEPN,AgroParisTech,TEM .fr
2015 Colectivos para uma arqueologia do território, colloque international ISCTE-IUL, Lisboa .pt
2015 Digital Polis, colloque international, Mairie de Paris, Paris .fr
2015 MIES - Mapa da Inovação e Empreendedorismo Social - fase 1, FCG, Lisboa .pt
2014 Soirée crowdfunding, Social Good Weekend, MDA 12eme, Paris .fr
2014 Soirée BéneVolt, Mairie de Paris + SenseCube, Paris .fr
2014 2e LusoJournée: Luso-Idées, AGRAFr - Atelier Da Rua + Conto-Contigo.fr, FCG, Paris .fr
2014 CIDADANIA 2.0 - Atelier Da Rua, Porto.pt #speaker
2012 World Heritage Earhen Architecure, UNESCO - WHEAP Colloquium, Paris .fr
2012 Europan - Bauen als Diskurz - hybride praktiken (E11), HAUS DER ARCHITEKTUR, Graz .at #speaker
2012 Europan 11 - Forum of Results - inventing typologies to diversify uses GU270, Wien .at #speaker
2012 Europan 11 PT results - connectivity - from place to territory GU270, Guimaraes .pt #speaker
2011 Urban Morphology in Portugal - approaches and perspectives, 1st Conf. PNUM, Porto .pt
2003 DesignInclusivo,SociedadeInclusiva+ProjectarP/Todos+EspaçoPúblico,EspaçoDeCidadania .pt
2003 CidadeEmExercício - AbandonoDaVocaçãoIndustrial, AfirmaçãoDeNovosUsos, Lisboa .pt
exhibitions
2023 concours d'idées expo physique & digitale / " du point à l'espace", ésaj, Paris .fr #teacher #studentswork
2022 "Ordre et Desordre" / " du point à l'espace", ésaj, Paris .fr #teacher #studentswork
2021 - Tissages m@T + HAIKO #prototype02, Envie Le Labo, Paris .fr #objetenmouvement #reobject #noloss
2021 "Labyrinthe Pareillement Unique" / " du point à l'espace", ésaj, Paris .fr #teacher #studentswork
2020 habit@, "Et demain, on fait quoi?", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris .fr #author #contributor
2019 Tissages m@T + HAIKO #prototype02, Smart Fr, Paris .fr #objetenmouvement #reobject #noloss
2018 Résidence Results m@T,Volumes Paris .fr #expoOFF #commonterritories #happyfrugality
2018 Tissages m@T + HAIKO #prototype02, Volumes Paris .fr #action #0waste #carrefourresidences
2018 Tissages m@T + HAIKO #prototype01, Villette MakerZ .fr #action #0waste #carrefourresidences
2018 Espace(s) Public(s) - la ville et ses usagers, Maison des Ensembles, Paris .fr
2012 Europan - bauen als diskurs, HAUS DER ARCHITEKTUR, Graz .at

2012 Forum Europan 11 Results - inventing typologies to diversify uses, EUROPAN, Wien .at

2012 Europan 11 Portugal Results - connectivity from place to territory, EUROPAN,Guimarães .pt
2010 Europan 10 Portugal Results - European Urbanity, EUROPAN, Lisboa .pt
2007 S333 - Nouvelles Ecologies Urbaines, LA GALERIE D'ARCHITECTURE, Paris .fr
2003 Celebration of Cities - Results, UIA, Lisboa .pt
academic papers, articles & essays
  2023 habit@2 - espaces pour habiter et co-habiter sur terre, essai on Habitat & Innovation, FA UL-EPG .pt  
2020 habit@, "Et demain, on fait quoi?", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris .fr
2016 QuelCheminPourUnProjetD’InitiativeCitoyenneDediéàl’EspacePublic?A.DaRua, SciencePo .fr
2015 AtelierDaRua:aParticipatedStreetDesignProcess, 8thCITTA-AESOPconf.OnPlanningResearch .pt
2015 APopulaçãoPortuguesaQualificadaEmFrança:RealidadeAGRAFr, Conf.FugaDeCérebros, FLUP .pt
2015 HowIsYourStreet?Questioning&CreatingUrbanDesignToolsTowardsMoreHumanizedPlaces", FoPIII .se
2014 DesigningWithThePeopleOnTheStreetTowardsTheCity, Arch.DesignResearchSymp.,VeniceBiennal .it
publications
2020 habit@, "Et demain, on fait quoi?", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris .fr #author #contributor
2019 Espaces Publics de demain? - Espaces de tous?! Espaces Communs?! Espaces libres! #authorOFF
2018 Civic Design 1, Civic Innovation School #contributor #civicdesignin20points
2017 Civic Practices, CivicWise + Lugadero #co-editor
2016 DiseñoCívico: Diseño,Territorio e Inteligencia Colectiva - v 1.0, Trabajo Colaborativo #co-author
2014 Architectural Design Research Symposium 20 - 21 November 2014, Venice .it #contributor
2014 AtelierDaRua (PT), in issuu.com/atelier.da.rua/docs/20141111_atelier_da_rua_book_pt #co-author
2014 AtelierDaRua (FR), in issuu.com/atelier.da.rua/docs/20141111_atelier_da_rua_book_fr #co-author
2013 E13 Theme - Contributions of 40 European Experts, europan-europe .eu #contributor
2012 Reconnections - Europan 11 Results, europan .eu #contributor
2012 Europan11 Results - Resonance between territories and ways of life .pt + .fr #contributor
press

2018 Projecto "ContoContigo" leva contos em português a crianças em França, Agência LUSA .pt

2016 Você quer participar de uma ação que vai mudar a cara de Curitiba?, GazetaDoPovo, Curitiba .br
2015 Un atelier participatif pour repenser… la rue., Paris-Saclay Le Média .fr
2015 Parcours d’une jeune architecte… « européenne », Paris-Saclay LeMédia .fr
2014 Retour s/ la journée: l’innovation sociale et l’économie collaborative, Paris-Saclay LeMédia .fr
2014 Projecto Atelier da Rua é apresentado amanha no Museu do Trabalho, O Setubalense .pt
2014 AGRAFr organizou debate sobre os olhares exteriores sobre Portugal, Luso Jornal .fr
2012 eUropean Urbanity - E11 Results from Austria, Hungary and Kosovo, europan .at
2012 Europan: Der mobile Architekt, Bauwelt 15-16.12 .de
2012 Guimarães: Am äuBersten Rand der Europäischen Kulturhauptstadt, Bauwelt 15-16.12 .de

2012 Guimarães 270°Landscape: regeneration of an urban sequence, IlGiornaleDell'Archiectura,102 .it

2010 Europan 10 Portugal Results, Inventing de urbanity: regeneration, revitalization, colonization .pt
AMO #privatesector #consulting #studies #conception #assistance
2022 kitchen, city appartement, Lisbon .pt #renovation
2019 - kitchen, city appartement, Lisbon .pt #renovation
2018 - countryside agrarian and industrial structure, Abrantes .pt #renovation
2014 countryside house "folie au coeur", Yonne .fr #renovation
2011 countryside house, Hautes Alpes .fr #renovation
2010 city appartement, Paris .fr #renovation
2007 - countryside house, Abrantes .pt #renovation
other experiences
2022 - Pedagogical Council @ésaj #electedmember
2021 Débat - Habiter autrement en Europe .de .es .pt, Goethe-Institut + I. Cervantes + I. Camões .fr #moderator
2020 - Board Smart .fr #activitycoordinator #electedmember
2019 Design in the Boardroom / episode 21 - Better Future Podcast, Driven x Design #emissionguest
2018 - m@T .paris #founder #projectleader
2016 Les universalistes, 50AnsD'ArchitecturePortugaise,Chaillot+Aligre93.1FM .fr #emissionguest

2016 - civicpractices #co-editor

2015 - 2016 ISOCARP & UIA / Habitat III / World Urban Campaign #professionalsconstituentgroup
2015 PlaceMaking Leadership Council - Project for Public Spaces #member
2014 2e Luso Journée, AGRAFr, Paris .fr #organisationcommittee
2014 - AGRAFr Association des Diplomês Portugais en France #member #direction '2015 #CC.fr
2014 - CONTO-CONTIGO.fr / AGRAFr #founder #projectleader
2014 - ATELIER DA RUA #founder #projectleader
2013 E13 theme - Contributions of 40 European Experts - europan-europe .eu #expert
2005 Grupo de Ordenamento do Território do GEOTA - ONG .pt #volunteer
2003 1st National Congress of Architecture Students in Portugal .pt #organizationcommittee
2003 Arquitectura ISCTE 2003 .es + .fr + .ch #studenttrip #organizationcommittee
2001 - 2003 GEAr - Group of Architecture Students, ISCTE .pt #co-founder #direction
2000 - 2002 Pedagogic Council of ISCTE .pt #architecturestudent #electedmember