MariaSousa LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
CONTACTS Rua Belmiro Borges Frias Nº 164 - Fontelas 5050-021 Peso da Régua Portugal +351 925054642
ABOUT ME I´m Landscape Architect starting my career. I am a motivated, dedicated, creative, organized and hardworking person. Easy adaptation to different environments as well as different work teams. I am interested particularly in urban design and sustainable ecosystem. Recently I have developed a great interest in the study of Urban Allotment Gardens and I have collaborated in COST TU1201 - Urban Allotment Gardens in Europe Cities.
mariasousaap@sapo.pt maria.i.sousa.ap@gmail.com Date of birth:09.06.88 Nacionality: Portuguese
EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2012-2014 Master´s Degree in Landscape Architecture University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (EQF Level 7)
2007-2012 Licenciate Degree in Landscape Architecture University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (EQF Level 6)
SKILLS PROFESSIONALS Design and planning of public and private spaces Recovery / rehabilitation of degraded areas Ability to 3D representation Research
WORK EXPERIENCE | NOTABLE ACADEMIC PROJECTS Research Collaborator (October 2012 - March 2014) University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Research collaborator in the research project «Urban Allotment Gardens in Portugal» Promoter of activities and events (June 2013 – September 2014) Douro Museum Reception service at the information desk, the itinerant project "Between Margins - Douro in Pictures"; Sales manager at book fair, in two editions; Support for the organization of the activity "Douro Wine Fest" activity which promotes Douro wines and gastronomy. Short Term Scientific Mission - Cost Action TU 1201 The institutional organization of Urban Allotment Gardens in UK (the case of Birmingham) Birmingham City University This study focuses on the institutional organization of different types of urban gardens and seeks the understanding of the existing types of organizations in Birmingham, their role and the benefits of their existence. The results demonstrate that there are several institutional organizations whose main role is it to rule, manage and support these gardens. They are organized hierarchically, from national organizations to local associations, and they are extremely important for the implementation and success of these growing areas. Thesis: Designing models of Urban Allotment Gardens (UAG) from the study of «Horta à Porta» programme, by Lipor University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro This master thesis aims to demonstrate the importance and specificity of UAG in different urban contexts, and to create conceptual models adjusted to the context of Grater Porto region, in Portugal. For this synthesis the methodology encompassed methods of survey, inventory and evaluation of the allotments, based on a set of parameters. As a result, it was possible to generate two models for the UAG of Grater Porto, considering its urban context, and integrating components such as the aesthetic quality, functional and ecological aspects and structure and the spatial organization, adjusted to users’ needs.
SKILLS PUBLICATIONS PERSONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL Team spirit Good communication skills Good sense of organization coordination and logistics experience Easily adaptable to new challenges and learning
SOFTWARE SKILLS Autodesk AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop ArcGIS (Basic knowledge) Microsoft Office CorelDRAW Google Sketchup Informatix Piranesi Artlantis Adobe Illustrator (Basic knowledge) ARTISTIC Freehand drawing Photography
ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Portuguese Native language
English B1
Spanish A2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DRIVING LICENCE Category B
HONOURS AND AWARDS Habitational Cooperative CHEGA Matosinhos, Oporto Design to public space developed during the course unit « Project of Landscape Architecture in Urban Space» Selected for execution
Sousa, Maria (2015) "As hortas urbanas como espaços verdes emergentes na cidade". In APART - Magazine of the students union of Landscape Architecture at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Vila Real. Portugal. Sousa, Maria, Rodrigues, F.M., Costa, L.(2015) "Hortas Urbanas: Uma outra prespetiva sobre espaços verdes inteligentes".Poster presented in World Urban Parks Congress 2015 and 9º Iberoamerican Congress of Parks and Public Gardens – PARJAP Portugal 2015, Ponte de Lima, Portugal. 27-29 Maio 2015. Sousa, Maria, Rodrigues, F.M., Costa, L.(2015) " Urban Allotment Gardens. A synthesis of design models". In ECLAS Conference Tartu 2015. Landscapes in Flux. Poster submitted and accepted. Sousa, Maria (2014) “O contributo do Programa “Horta à Porta” da LIPOR, para a definição de um modelo desenhado de Hortas Urbanas”. Master thesis. University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. Vila Real. Portugal. Rodrigues, F.M., Costa, S., Silva, B., Fernandes, L., Sousa, M.I., Silva, M. (2014) "Towards the classification of Urban Allotment Gardens".In ECLAS Congress 2014 Proceedings "Landscape: a place of cultivation". Porto September 2014. Full paper submitted and accepted. Rodrigues, F.M., Costa, S., Silva, B., Fernandes, L., Sousa, M.I., Silva, M. (2013) "Urban Allotment Gardens in Portugal: inventory update and selected case-studies". Poster presented at COST action Meeting, Poznan, Poland. 15-17 September 2013 Rodrigues, F.M., Costa, S., Silva, B., Fernandes, L., Sousa, M.I., Silva, M. (2013) "Urban Allotment Gardens: Exploring the Edible Open Space". Poster presented at Le:Notre Landscape Forum, Rome, Italy. 17-20 April 2013. Rodrigues, F.M., F., Leitão, T.E., Costa, S., Silva, B., Fernandes, L., Sousa, M.I., Silva, M., Carneira, M.R., Tedesco, S. (2013) "Urban Allotment Gardens in Portugal: review, inventory and case-studies". Poster presented at COST action TU1201 Meeting, Dortmund, Germany. 7-9 March 2013.
EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS May 2015: "Hortas Urbanas: Uma outra prespetiva sobre espaços verdes inteligentes". Poster presented and exhibition in World Urban Parks Congress 2015 and 9º Iberoamerican Congress of Parks and Public Gardens – PARJAP Portugal 2015, Ponte de Lima, Portugal. 27-29 Maio 2015. September 2014: Design Exhibition of ”Designing models of Urban Allotment Gardens from study of 'Horta à Porta' program, by LIPOR”, in 8th European Biennale of Landscape Arcthitecture, Barcelona - Spain. April 2013: Design Exhibition of, Flora of Douro, Thematic Collection over the river Corgo Escarps, in 9th UrbaVerde - Forum of Sustainable Cities. September 2012: Design Exhibition of Flora of Douro, Thematic Collection over the river Corgo Escarps, in 7th European Biennal of Landscape Architecture, Barcelona – Spain. February 2011: Design Exhibition of “Recovery to burned areas - an opportunity to draw the landscape” in University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE MEMBERSHIP OF VOLUNTORY WORKS AND CAUSES Academic
Short Term Scientific Mission: Cost Action TU 1201: The institutional organization of Urban Allotment Gardens in UK - the case of Birmingham, April - May 2015, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Vowel and Executive secretary of Landscape Architecture Students Union of University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (NAP-UTAD) 2008 -2012
Oral communications: Seminar “Urban Allotment Gardens: The well-being in nature”. March 2015. LIPOR, Porto, Portugal.
Direction member of Culture Department of Students Union of University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (AAUTAD) 2008 -2011 Second Secretary Board of the Students Union of University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (AAUTAD) 2011 -2012 Other voluntory works and causes Manciple of Religious Youth Nacional Movement (JOBIFRAN) 2011-2012 Chairman of Youth Association which practice volunteering in your locality - Children and seniors 2007 until the moment
Meeting: COST Action TU 1201 Meeting, 15-17 September 2013, Poznan, Poland. International Conference: “Green roof Maia 2013 – The Nature around the city”, October 2013, Maia, Porto, Portugal. Whorkshop and International Conference: “ Recovery of burnt areas - an opportunity to draw the landscape ", February 2011, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Congress: “Landscape and Territory - Thematic and Policy Convergence ", by APAP (Portuguese Association of Landscape Architecture), November 2010, Lisbon, Portugal. Seminars: Valorization of Archaeological Sites : (re) creation of scenarios, March 2010. PMA - Paula Morais & Associados - town planning consultancy, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. International Conference: “Landscape Urbanism”, February 2010, University of Trásos-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Participation and organization of the conference. Seminars: “The Tree and The City”, May 2009, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Conference: “The Roads and Landscape”, October 2008, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Participation and organization of the conference. Conference: “Fungi in Green Spaces”, May 2008, University of Trás-os-Montes and