Marlene Sousa Email & Phone Number

Guimarães Area, Portugal

Architect, manager and co-founder at "SAM arquitectos", created together with Fernando Seara de Sá, with whom initiated the professional activity back in 2002. As architect collaborator at "Pitagoras arquitectos" and almost for a decade, developed several projects in closed cooperation with Fernando Seara de Sá. The result of this experience, of the mutual knowledge and trust was this partnership - "SAM arquitectos", where The Architecture is the main protagonist.

Basel Area, Switzerland

Development and coordination of architectural design (as Local Architect) in close cooperation with the portuguese architect Gonçalo Byrne (Design Architect) for the project of a Research Lab and Office Building to the international company "Novartis Pharma AG". This Building was meant to be one more of the several emblematic Design Buildings already built at the NOVARTIS CAMPUS, in Basel, known word-wide as a true Mecca for Contemporary Architecture thanks to the contribute of renowned architects from around the World. Among them are David Chipperfield, Frank O. Gerhy, Herzog & De Meuron, Tadao Ando, Sanaa, Fumihko Maki, Taniguchi, including the portuguese architects Souto Moura and Siza Vieira, followed now by Gonçalo Byrne.Highlighted Project:* "IMHOTEP 5" - Designed by Gonçalo Byrne: Vivarium, Research Laboratory and Office Building NOVARTIS CAMPUS, Basel, Switzerland

Basel, Switzerland

Management, Coordination and Development of the Architectural Design.Coordination and Supervision of all the Specialties involved in the Architectural Process.Comunication and Coordination with all the External Entities, that are able to inform the Project about its Legal and Documentation Procedure.Selected Project:* Thomi-Hopf-Stiftung - Winzerpark: Senior Housing, Nursing Home, Therapy and Spa (2013/2014)Alschwill, Basel, Switzerland* 7 Multi-Family Housing in Weinbergstrasse (2014)Binningen, Basel, Switzerland

George Town, Malaysia

Management, Coordination and Development of the Architectural Design. Support and supervision to the development of the Drawings, from Concept Design to Constructive Drawings and Details. Organisation and assignment of tasks and projects within the Team.Managing human resources, schedules and deadline deliveries.

Guimarães, Portugal

Coordination and Development of Architectural Design.Coordination and Supervision of all the Specialties involved in the Architectural Process.Responsible for the organization of all Legal and Procedural Documentation of the Projects.Large experience developing all kinds of projects, working alone or within a Team (depending on the dimension and complexity of the project), taking for several times the role of Project Coordinator.Selected and Published Projects:* Platform of Arts and Creativity, Guimarães, European Capital of Culture 2012 (2010)Guimarães, Portugal* Post Graduate Advanced Training Center (2009)Couros, Guimarães, Portugal* L23 House (2009)Costa, Guimarães, Portugal* L09 House (2009)Costa, Guimarães, Portugal* S. Martinho de Candoso Public School (2007)Candoso, Guimarães, Portugal* Nossa Senhora da Conceição Private School (2007)Guimarães, Portugal* Guimarães Private Hospital (2006)Guimarães, Portugal * CS House (2004)Urgeses, Guimarães, Portugal

Guimarães, Portugal

Study and participation in the different stages of the architectural project's development (Basic Program, Preliminary Study, Licensing, Tender Project and Technical Assistance to the Construction Site).Integration and apprehension of the social environment that necessarily surrounds the architect’s professional activity.

Master'S Degree In Architecture, Architecture

(Official length of program - 5 years of study, equivalent to 300 ECTS credits)

Curso De Alemão, German Language, Intensive Course - A1 / A2

(Level A2 completed and certified by Inlingua Basel School)