Apresentação Pessoal

Luis Martinho Urbano (1972) graduated in Architecture at the University of Coimbra, from where he later concluded a post-graduation in ‘Advanced Studies: Architecture, Territory and Memory’. He holds a PhD in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at University of Porto, where he began teaching in 1999. Since then he has also been lecturing and delivering papers in conferences and meetings, chiefly focusing on the intersections between Architecture and Cinema. On this theme he has contributed with essays and reviews to academic journals and professional magazines. He has coordinated the international seminar ‘Designing Light’ (2007); the workshop ‘Cinemarchitecture’ (2008-2010); the summer course ‘Architecture and Film’ (2010-2012), and the research project ‘Silent Rupture. Intersections between architecture and film. Portugal, 1960-1974’ (2010-2013). He has edited the books ‘Designing Light’ (2007); ‘Mundo Perfeito: Fotografia de Fernando Guerra’ (2008), ‘Revoluções, Arquitectura e Cinema nos Anos 60/70’ (2013) and "Circa 1963. Conversas com Arquitectos e Cineastas" (2018). He curated the exhibitions "More than Architecture" (FIMS, 2021) and "No place is deserted" (FAUP, 2022). He is the editor of ‘JACK- Journal on Architecture and Cinema’. He authored the book ‘Histórias Simples. Textos sobre arquitectura e cinema’ (2013), co-authored the book "No place is deserted" (2022) and directed the short films on architecture ‘Sizígia’ (2012), ‘The house next door’ (2012). ‘How to draw a house’ (2014) and "Morada" (2019).

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