Biography

Bruno Figueiredo is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho (EAAD-UM), being responsible for courses dedicated to Computer Design, Computational Modelling and Digital Fabrication. Staff of ERASMUS+ Master in Building Information Modelling, coordinating the module BIM A+3 Parametric Modelling in BIM - www.bimaplus.org. He is currently Vice-President for Knowledge Transfer and Enhancement, Communication and Internationalisation and member of the Scientific Council of EAAD. PhD in Construction and Technology by the University by EAUM (2016) with the thesis "Decoding the De re aedificatoria of Alberti: a computational approach to the analysis and generation of classical architecture". Member of the Landscapes, Heritage and Territory Laboratory R&D unit, research group DeTech – Design and Technology. Member of the IN2PAST – Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, where coordinates the thematic line 01 — Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage.
He is a founding member and coordinator ACTech Hub – Architecture, Construction and Technology Hub (Guimarães).
Visiting student of Design and Computation Group, MIT (2012). Holds a Master in Architectural Culture Modern and Contemporary by the University of Lisbon (2009), with the dissertation Project, Computing and Manufacturing: for the integration of digital technologies in Architecture. Graduated in Architecture by the University of Porto (2000). His research is centred on the use of digital tools in architecture, encompassing the development of generative and analytical computational models, BIM, interactive cyber-physical systems and digital/robotic fabrication in architectural design processes, namely the implementation and control of additive manufacturing techniques.