S’A arquitectos is a young team coordinated by Carlos Sant'Ana and Isabella Rusconi, with profissional and academic experience in Lisbon, São Paulo and Barcelona. Our goal is to work with strategies that generate systems that propose new ways to complete the urban and natural landscape, trying to consolidate one hybrid system of occupation. Our research field includes themes as flexibility, mobility, energy and ecology. We're currently developing work focused onstrategy and sustainability. Their activities include a participation in Archilab in France (2001), in HiperCatalunya in Spain (2003) and the Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy (2004). Awarded in several national and internacional competitions, such as EuropanDOM to Martinique and Europan7 in Tromso, Norway.
Carlos Pedro Sant'Ana (Luanda, 1973) is graduated by Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, and Master by Universidad Politécnica da Catalunya. Dividing his activity between Lisboa and Barcelona, he develops work on strategy and large scale sustainability, exploring new tools and work metodologies of project applied to architecture. Frequently publishs articles about contemporary architecture, and works in a rewgular basis with Arquitectura e Vida (Portugal) and A10 magazine (Netherlands).
Isabella Rusconi (Santos, 1972) graduated from Universidade Mackenzie in São Paulo. Colaborated with several offices in Brasil, such as Rino Levi Arquitectos Associados and Luis Espallargas Arquitectura. She was an architect in ATECH - Fundação Aplicações de Tecnologias Críticas and Athie Wohnrath Projectos e Gestão. currently she's in a Doctorade Program in Architectural Projects in Barcelona.
Inês Melo (Lisboa, 1980) is Architect by the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. She colaborates with the since 2004 and is an Associate Architect since 2006.
