João Santa-Rita

Between 1986 and 1988 Santa-Rita worked in the atelier of the architect Manuel Vicente in Macau. In 1990, he created the Santa-Rita Arquitectos Office together with José Santa-Rita. Santa-Rita received an honorable mention in the International Competition for the Revitalization of ULUGH-BEG CENTER in Samarkand and the 1st Prize in International Competition for the Plan of Urbanization Almada Nascente with WAS Atkins and Richard Rogers. Later, he was co-commissioner of an exhibition of architectural drawings of the Portuguese Society of Authors in Lisbon (2001) and produced and hosted the traveling exhibition of the Atelier Santa-Rita Arquitectos "Objects + Architectures" - Milan 1999; Lisbon / Coimbra in 2000 and "Paysages Strategic "- Paris 2001, Lisbon in 2003 and" The Poetics of La Fragmentazione "- Milan 2006. Santa-Rita is a guest member of the Akademie Fur Baukultur (Germany). His works were published in Germany, Argentina, Chile, Spain, England, Italy, Netherlands, Japan and Portugal.

Notable architectural projects include: • 1989 - Master Home, Lisbon, Portugal • 1991 - Aurélio da Costa Ferreira Institute, Lisbon, Portugal • 1991 - Reconstruction of a mansion in Campo Mártires da Pátria, Lisbon, Portugal • 1994 - King John V Exposition, Lisbon, Portugal • 1996 - Marquis of Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Lisbon, Portugal • 1997 - Fado Museum, Lisbon, Portugal • 1997 - Interpretative Center of the Ruins of megalithic Alcalar, Algarve, Portugal • 1998 - Cabo Ruivo (Lisbon Metro), Lisbon, Portugal • 2002 - Habitevora - Quinta da Tapada's Matias, Évora, Portugal • 2002 - House in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, Portugal • 2004 - Restaurant in Parque da Cidade, Beja, Portugal • 2004 - Flower Kiosk in Rossio, Lisbon, Portugal • 2005 - Car park at Avenida Miguel Fernandes, Beja, Portugal • 2005 - Rio's Restaurant, Oeiras, Portugal • 2005 - Apartments of Prince Royal, Lisbon, Portugal Other projects: • 1989 - Miguel Corte-Real Memorial, Newport, RI, United States • 1989 - Ismaelita Center, Lisbon, Portugal • 1991 - Revitalization of the historic centre of Samarkand, Uzbekistan • 1991 - Houses in Alcainça, Mafra, Portugal • 1992 - The Gate of the Present, Netherlands • 1992 - Lusitania, Infinite City, Madrid, Spain • 1992 - Parque Ecológico de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal • 1993 - Houses in Santarém, Portugal • 1994 - Competition for Expo '98, Lisbon, Portugal • 1994 - Competition for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States • 1994 - Convent of Christ, Tomar, Portugal • 1995 - Residence of the Portuguese Ambassador, Brasília, Brazil • 1996 - Lisnave, Lisbon, Portugal • 1996 - Monument to Dr. Azeredo Perdigão, Lisbon, Portugal • 1997 - Rehabilitation of the José Malhoa Museum, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal • 1997 - Complex Amphitheater, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal • 1998 - Urban Renewal Plan for Cacilhas, Almada, Portugal • 1998 - Portuguese Embassy, Berlin, Germany • 1999 - Expansion of the National Museum Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal • 2002 - Plan Detail of Urban Beaches, Costa da Caparica, Almada, Portugal • 2003 - Mortuary buildings, Beja, Portugal • 2004 - Multifunctional Building, Luanda, Angola • 2004 - Plan of Urbanization Almada Nascente, Almada, Portugal • 2005 - Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland