Joaquim Portela, architect graduated by FAUTL (Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa) in 1995, Portugal. Works has a collaborator and Project Coordinator at Souto Moura Arquitetos between 1995 and 2010, and has in 1996 founded his company - Joaquim Portela Arquitetos. Since 2008 works in multiple architecture projects on his own as well as a co-author with the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. Parallel to his work as an architect, Joaquim Portela develloped since 2016 many product design projects, having since won 4 IF design awards, 12 German Design Awards, 2 Good Design Awards and multiple honorable mentions.