El Croquis 170: João Luís Carrilho da Graça 2002-2013

João Luís Carrilho da Graça (Portalegre, 1952) is an architect, graduated from

Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa in 1977.

He was lecturer at the School of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon

between 1977 and 1992 and Professor at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa

from 2001 to 2010 and at the Universidade de Évora since 2005, where was head

of the Architecture Department until 2010. He has been visiting professor at

Architecture School of the University of Navarra in 2005, 2007 and 2010, and

he has been invited to lecture in seminars and conferences at several international

universities and institutions. Responsible for the creation of the Ph.D Program

in Architecture at the University of Évora, he is Headmaster of the Ph.D. Program

in Architecture and in charge of the 'Laboratory I' and 'Laboratory II' courses at

this University since 2011.

In 2013 he received an Honoris Causa Doctorate Degree by the School of

Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon.

His body of work has been recognized with several awards, including: medal

from L’Academie d’Architecture Française in 2012, the title of Chevalier des Arts

et des Lettres by the French Republic in 2010, the Prémio Pessoa in 2008, the

Order of Merit by the Portuguese Republic in 1999 and the AICA Award by the

International Association of Art Critics in 1992.

He participated in the official representation of Portugal to 13th venice architecture

biennale 2012 'Lisbon Ground' with Lisbon’s Cruise Terminal project and to

12th venice architecture biennale 2010 'No Place Like - 4 Houses 4 Films' with

the Candeias’ House project.