João Santa-Rita

João Pedro Santa-Rita (born 20 May 1960) is a Portuguese architect.

Santa-Rita was born in Lisbon. In 1982 he attended the Summer Course of the University of Architecture in Darmstadt, and is licensed in Architecture by the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 1983.

In 1976, he integrated the studio of the architect José 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.

Works and projects

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