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Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

First name / Surname João Pires

Address Bairro das Amendoeiras Lot n.º16 6005-170 Escalos de Cima Castelo Branco, Portugal

Telephone / Mobile +351 962 853 590

E-mail pires.joaoricardo@gmail.com

Nationality Portuguese

Date of Birth 05-06-1981

Gender Male

Desired Employment / Occupational Field Architect

Work Experience

Dates

Occupation or Position Held

Main Activities and Responsibilities

Name and Address of Employer

Type of Business or Sector

Dates

Occupation or Position Held

Main Activities and Responsibilities

Name and Address of Employer

Type of Business or Sector

From 2012 to 2013;

Architect;

Collaboration on the Implementation of Boticas Master Plan;

Project Monitoring and Budgets;

City Council of Boticas; Boticas, Portugal;

Department of Urban Planning of City Council of Boticas;

From 2011 to 2012;

Architect Intern;

Collaboration in the Development of Master Plan of Boticas;

Collaboration on Requalification of Building at the Fontão Park;

School of Architecture, University of Porto; Porto, Portugal;

Study Center of the School of Architecture, University of Porto, and Department of Urban Planning of

City Council of Boticas;

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Education and Training

Dates

Title of Qualification Awarded

Principal Subjects/Occupational Skills

Name and Type of Organisation

Dates

Title of Qualification Awarded

Principal Subjects/Occupational Skills

Name and Type of Organisation

Dates

Title of Qualification Awarded

Principal Subjects/Occupational Skills

Name and Type of Organisation

Dates

Title of Qualification Awarded

Principal Subjects/Occupational Skills

Name and Type of Organisation

Dates

Title of Qualification Awarded

Principal Subjects/Occupational Skills

Name and Type of Organisation

2012

Training on Deontology and Statute;

- The Deontology of the Architect;

- Disciplinary Jurisdiction;

- The Profession;

Association of Portuguese Architects Porto, Portugal;

2010;

Master in Architecture Thesis "Essay for a Project of Intervention in Lot nº. 113";

- Regeneration;

- Urban Sustainability;

- Architecture Design;

School of Architecture, University of Porto; Porto, Portugal;

From 2004 to 2009;

Degree in Architectural Studies;

- Architecture;

- Architectural Structure;

- Urban Planning;

School of Architecture, University of Porto; Porto, Portugal;

From 1999 to 2003;

Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts;

- Drawing;

- Illustration;

- Photography;

- Painting;

- Sculpture;

Superior School of Technology Art and Design; Caldas da Rainha, Portugal;

From 1996 to 1999;

Course of Arts and Crafts;

- Drawing;

- Painting;

- Sculpture;

Secondary School Amato Lusitano; Castelo Branco, Portugal;

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Personal Skills and Competences

Mother Tongue Portuguese

Other Languages Self-Assessment Understanding Speaking Writing

European Level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user

Spanish C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user B2 Basic user

Italian C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Independent User C1 Independent User B2 Basic user

French B1 Basic user B1 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A1 Basic user

German A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user A1 Basic user

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Organisational / Social Skills and

Competences

- High Sense of Responsibility;

- Capacity of Work in Team;

- Capacity of Adaptation to Multicultural Ambient;

- Capacity of Performance of Various Tasks;

- Capacity of Organization;

- Capacity of Managing Project;

Technical Skills and Competences Architectural Licence in Portugal n.º 21128

Computer Skills and Competences - Auto CAD;

- Auto CAD Revit;

- Microsoft Office;

- Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesing;

- 3D Studio Max;

- Sketchup;

Artistic Skills and Competences Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Sculpture, and Travel Sketches;

Other Skills and Competences Experience in Civil Construction, as Formwork Assistant, and Carpenter Assistant;

Experience as a Farmer and Beekeeper;

Driving Licence European Drivers’ Licence Class B;

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Additional Information

2013 Collaboration on the Implementation of Master Plan of Boticas;

2012 Admission at the Association of Portuguese Architects;

2012 Workshop “The Design of Open Spaces Between Piacenza and the Trebbia Valley” at the

Politecnico di Milano / School of Architecture and Society Territorial Campus of Piacenza;

2012 Requalification of the Building at the Fontão Park; Boticas;

2011 Design of CEDIEC Logo, Boticas;

2011 Collaboration in the Development of Master Plan of Boticas;

2011 Internship on Study Center of the School of Architecture, University of Porto;

2010 Master in Architecture; School of Architecture, University of Porto;

2010 Requalification of the Lot n.º 113; Porto;

2009 Degree in Architectural Studies at the School of Architecture, University of Porto;

2008 Member and Jury of the Photography Group, in the School of Architecture, University of Porto;

2007 Member in the Cinema Project, Entitled “Caleidoscópio”, in the School of Architecture,

University of Porto;

2005 Painting Exhibitions in Cultural Association, Vila Nova de Gaia;

2005 First Prize in the Drawing Competition Sponsored by the Company "Staples Office Center";

2004 Second Prize in the Drawing Competition Sponsored by the Company "Staples Office Center";

2004 Admission to the School of Architecture, University of Porto;

2003 Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts; Superior School of Technology Art and Design; Caldas da

Rainha;

2003 Erasmus Exchange Program at the Accadémia de Belli Arti di Venezia;

2002 Workshop of Sculpture in Stone at the Superior School of Technology Art and Design; Caldas

da Rainha;

2002 Painting Exhibitions at Craft Fair on Moura;

2002 Assistant in the “IX International Simposium of Sculpture in Stone”, Caldas da Rainha;

2001 Painting Exhibitions at Craft Fair on Castelo Branco;

2000 Admission to the Superior School of Technology Art and Design; Caldas da Rainha;

1999 First Prize in the Drawing Competition in the Secondary School Amato Lusitano;