Alexandra Paio

Supervisor ESR13 and ESR14; co-supervisor ESR1 - Host coordinator

Host university

B9 - School of Technology and Architecture, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE)

Bachelor in Architecture, Master in Urban design and PhD in Architecture and Urbanism. Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at ISCTE-IUL. Director of the PhD Program in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories. Scientific coordinator and Researcher at Vitruvius FabLab-IUL and DINÂMIA’CET ISCTE-IUL research center. Co-Director of MDI - Master in Digital Innovation for Design Practices partnership SCTE-IUL and Faculty of Architecture, Porto University. Local Manager of the “OIKOnet. A global multidisciplinary network on housing research and learning” European project Lifelong Learning Programme (539369-LLP-1-ES-ERASMUS-ENW) and researcher on TEL@FTELa - Technology Enhanced Learning at Future Teacher Education Lab (PTDC/MHC-CED/0588/2014). Her main research interests are: Computational Design, Digital tools and processes to support the creative design, Participatory design and public urban spaces, Interactive architecture, Shape Grammars and Digital Fabrication.

Courses

Participation in structured courses (RMT, TS)

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Participation in network activities (Workshops, Summer Schools, Conferences, Secondments)

Lisbon Workshops

Coordinator

WS1 Design, planning and building affordable and sustainable housing

Blog

Publications

Pappa, A., & Paio, A. (2023, October). The role of commons-oriented policies in the transformation of urban governance: The case of the participatory budget BIP/ZIP in Lisbon [Poster Presentation]. In 2nd Conference on Participatory Design. Transforming the City: Public Space & Environment, Inequalities & Democracy. Athens, Greece.

Posted on 10-05-2025

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