Mª AMÁLIA FERREIRA PINHO SOUTO DE MIRANDA

Birth 23/05/1990 

 

EDUCATION

 

• Master of Landscape Architecture (with Distinction), Set 2014, University of Porto, Portugal 

• Master thesis: Design and Representation in Landscape Architecture, case study at VOGT; thesis classification 18/20

• Erasmus exchange studies in Landscape Architecture, Jan 2012, Hoegschool Van Hall Larenstein, Arnhem, The Netherlands

• Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Jul 2011, University of Porto, Portugal 

 

AWARDS

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• Urban Park Quinta do Jardim, Castelo Branco, with Niel arc (2025), 3rd prize

• Urban Garden Award - urban sustainability corridor, from the port to the airport, international landscape architecture competition, Lisbon (2022), 3rd prize

• Housing at controlled costs, Almada, with Furo architects (2022), 1st prize

• Collective housing Hans Isler, Lousada, with AR2A architects (2023), 2nd prize

• 5th October square, Oeiras, with Genera arch. (2020), 4th prize

• Urban Park Marquês de Abrantes, with Genera arch. (2020), 4th prize

• Pateira Glamping and Eco-resort, tourism of Portugal (2019), 2nd prize

• Dübendorf innovation park, Switzerland, at VOGT with Hosoya Schaefer (2014), 1st prize

• Garden of the XXI century, Lazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland, at Coqui Malachowska Coqui, with KKM arch. (2012), 2nd prize

• Renovation and conversion of the post office Geisbergstraße in Berlin for residential and commercial use, with O&O Baukunst (2012), 1st prize 

• Skanska bridging Prague ideas competition (2012), within the 10 finalists

 

EXPERIENCE

 

• Manager and Landscape Architect, Loci Studio Landscape Architecture and Environment Lda. (2018 - present)

• Freelance Landscape Architect, BHSLA Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Richmond, UK (2021)

• Expert evaluator research and innovation programmes, Horizons 2020 and 2021, European Commission Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), (2018 - 2021)

• Teaching Assistant, project and research, Landscape Architecture Project 3rd year, Hepia, Geneva (2016 - 2018)

• Landscape Architect, PROAP, Lisbon, Portugal (2015 - 2016)

• Landscape Architect Trainee, VOGT Landscape Architecture, Zurich, Switzerland (2013 - 2015)

• Landscape Architect intern, COQUI MALAWOVSKA COQUI Berlim, Germany (2012)

• Landscape Architect intern, WURCK Architects, Roterdam, the Netherlands (2011)

• Freelance writer about garden and landscape, Homify and Sagiper (2016 and 2022)

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

• Design and representation in Landscape Architecture: case study at VOGT LA, Master thesis, University of Porto (2014)

• Working in Landscape architecture in Switzerland in Planear, Porto Landscape Architects Association,3rd magazine, Portugal (2015)

• Landscape and garden content writer for Sagiper blog, Portugal (2022)

• Landscape and garden content writer for Homify (2016)

 

ESSAYS AND EXHIBITIONS

 

• Loci Studio Amália Miranda, Interview annual magazine Tudo Sobre Jardins (2024)

• Lá fora cá dentro, podcast co-creator and co-host (2021)

• Loci Studio Amália Miranda, Interview podcast: Arquitetura Entre Vistas, Ana Catarina Silva (2021)

• My journey as a landscape architect, my practice and swiss experiences X jornadas AP UP, Porto, Portugal (2019)

• Lecture: the Portuguese Montado, a sustainable agro-sylvo-pastoral system, Geneva, Switzerland (2018)

• Lecture: Sculpture Parks, the Hoge Veluwe, hepia 3rd year students, Geneva, Switzerland (2017)

• WUNDERLUST/ WANDERKAMMER, VOGT LA, LUMA foundation, Zurich, Switzerland (2014)

• Planear, Porto Landscape Architects Association Magazine, creation and coordination, Portugal (2014)

 

RESEARCH AND EVENTS

 

• Fieldtrip in Porto, Portugal for 3rd year landscape architecture students from hepia and from HSR Rapperswill, preparation of materials, organization, contacts and guidance (2018)

• Field trip for 3rd year students project kickoff in Intelvi, Italy, Borromeo Islands and Brissago, preparation of materials, organization, contacts and guidance (2018)

• ‘’Pully Coeur de Ville’’ participatory programme, production of discussion materials and workshops during the various consultations, at hepia Geneva (2017)

• ’’Pôle Gare Lausanne - Léman 2030’’ participatory programme, production of discussion materials and workshops during the various consultations, at hepia Geneva (2017)

• International conference ‘’débatre du paysage’’, aimed at students, teachers, trainers, teacher-researchers, researchers, landscape stakeholders involved in training or interested in issues related to landscape. This conference was organized in parallel with the research program funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): "Landscape didactics. Sharing experiences and didactic perspectives on landscape controversies’’, participation in the organization (2017) 

• Geneva cantonal landscape design methodology synthesis of the 2012/2014 landscape workshops. Study based on illustrated examples to optimize the consideration of the landscape. Proposal for a methodology to support an operational landscape policy, at hepia Geneva (2017-2018)

• ‘’Rendez vous du paysage’’ monthly conference with names such as Gilles Clément, Laurence Crémel, João Nunes, preparation of materials, organization, suggestion of names (2016-2018)

 

SKILLS

 

• Project: Management and project leading skills in different phases and scales, competent in working with multidisciplinary teams

• Research: Competent in academic and field-based research through use of handwritten manuscripts, journals, events organization

• Teaching: individual guidance for students in the project discipline, some thematic lectures 

• Languages: Portuguese (fluent), English (fluent C1 certificate university of Aveiro), French (fluent), German (B Goethe-Institut certificate), Spanish (intermediate)

• Software: Mac/PC, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, QGIS, VectorWorks

 

OTHER EDUCATION DIPLOMAS

 

• Naturalistic planting design by The Garden Masterclass with Noel Kingsbury, Nigel Dunnet and Cassian Schmidt (2024-2025)

• BIM (Building information Modeling) Methodology at the Architects Institute by StratBIM (2021)

• Management and on site coordination in Landscape Architecture, ARQCOOP, Lisbon (2020)

• Irrigation systems, ARQCOOP, Lisbon (2020)

• Measurements and budgeting in Landscape architecture, ARQCOOP, Lisbon (2018)

• Green Roofs and Vertical Gardens for cities resilience, Landlab (2018)

• Training of trainers, IEFP (2019)

• Entrepreneurial acceleration, Portuguese Tourism (2018)

• Storytelling and Public Speaking, Aveiro Business Incubator (2018)

• Scientific Illustration Course, one year, Aveiro University (2017)

• ArcGis 10.1, Regibio (2011)

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