Dr Tiago Pinto da Costa
Senior Lecturer
Dr Tiago Pinto da Costa is an international architect born in Porto - Portugal, registered within the Architects Registration Board, chartered in the Royal Institute of British Architects and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a Doctor of Architecture, degree earned at University Lusiada of Porto, that has its architecture roots in the “Porto School of Architecture” - the internationally recognised architecture teaching theory.
He has been practicing and teaching in different countries such as Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan or South Korea. Before joining Falmouth University, he was an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the American University in Dubai, in the UAE and an Assistant Professor of Architecture (tenure-track) at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, in Taiwan.
Several master architects have influenced his output. They include Álvaro Siza in Portugal, Spain’s Alberto Campo Baeza, England's John Pawson, Switzerland’s Peter Zumthor and the Japanese architect Shinichi Ogawa.
Tiago sees Architecture not only as a means to fulfilling the needs of a specific program brief but to produce work in harmony with the surrounding environment, in order to achieve the essence of architecture through the materiality of a timeless building.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Doctor of Architecture | University Lusiada of Porto |
| 2008 | Master of Architecture | University Lusiada of Porto |
| 2005 | Bachelor of Architecture | University Lusiada of Porto |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Bio-Architecture Formosana + Tiago Costa (1st Place) |
| 2021 | Bio-Architecture Formosana + Tiago Costa (1st Place) |
| 2009 | João Álvaro Rocha Architects (1st Place), design team collaborator |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Architecture Design
Architecture Theory
Architecture and Film
Research Topics
- Architecture Design
- Architecture Theory
- Architecture and Film
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Shen-Guan Shih |
New Taiwanese Dollar | Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST) | Topological Interlocking for mortar-free masonry building system: Optimising for sustainability and mass production | 650000 | 2022 | 2021 |
Events
Research Students
Previous student supervision
68 BArch students thesis’ at the American University in Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
9 MArch students thesis' at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Number of research students supervised to completion
9Research degrees examined
I have examined 14 MArch students at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Number of research degree examinations
14Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Architecture
Courses taught
- Architecture BA(Hons)
- Architecture MArch
Professional Engagement
Social, community and cultural engagement
Speaker at the Taipei Building Show 2020, with a talk entitled “Topological Interlocking: from natural stone to artificial stone” in Taipei, Taiwan, 2020.
Design Workshop and Seminars at the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, South Korea, 2019.
Session Chair at the conference on Innovative Low-Carbon and Green Buildings in Subtropical area (ILCGBS) in Taipei, Taiwan, 2018.
Speaker at TEDx RIT Dubai, with a talk entitled "How a brat student can become a university professor" in Dubai, UAE, 2017.
Engagement with professional associations and societies
Registered member of the Architects Registration Board (ARB)
Chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Advisory Board Member for the College of Architecture and Design at Al Ghurair University (AGU)
Board Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Middle East (2015-2018)
