Gonçalo Canto Moniz
Biography
Gonçalo Canto Moniz is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES), where he co-coordinates the Research Group Urban Cultures, Sociabilities and Participation. He Graduated on Architecture at the Department of Architecture of Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (DARQ) in 1995, where he is Associate Professor. Obtained his PhD degree in Architecture at the University of Coimbra in 2011, based on his academic thesis Modern Architectural Education, published in Portuguese "O Ensino Moderno da Arquitectura. A Formação do Arquitecto nas Escolas de Belas Artes em Portugal (1931-69)" (FIMS, Afrontamento, 2019). At CES, he coordinates the European project URBiNAT "Healthy corridor as drivers of social housing neighbourhoods for the co-creation of social, environmental and marketable NBS", supported by H2020 (2018-2024). He also co-coordinates the European project "TRANS-Lighthouses: More than green - Lighthouses of transformative nature-based solutions for inclusive communities", supported by Horizon europe (2023-2026). At DARQ and CEARQ-TD, he co-coordinates the Research and Intervention Project for the Rehabilitation of José Falcão Secondary School, in Coimbra (2023-2018). He has been publishing about modern architecture, namely about school buildings, architectural education and inclusive urban regeneration. He is a member of the ISC Education and Training of DOCOMOMO International.
ORCID
Projetos
NNLabs
Co-creating NbS in the context of informal settlements:joint lessons with a case in the Global South
TRANS-Lighthouses
More than green - Lighthouses of transformative nature-based solutions for inclusive communities
EMCCINNO
EMpowering CCIs to boost systemic INNOvation for sustainable climate transition
LILY
Latest Publications
Book Chapter
Moniz, Gonçalo Canto; Lameiras, José Miguel (2025), More than Green: Healthy corridors for social housing neighbourhoods, in Teresa Novais, Luís Tavares Pereira, Bárbara Coutinho, Filipa Guerreiro, Teresa Cálix (org.), Mais do que casas. Porto: Faculdade de Arquitetura do Porto; MUDE, 94-95
Book Chapter
Moniz, Gonçalo Canto (2025), Novo/Antigo no Ensino da Arquitetura na Escola do Porto, in Teresa Cunha Ferreira e David Ordonez Castañón (org.), Novo/Antigo. Escola do Porto: Obras = New/Old. School of Porto: Works. Porto: FAUP/Afrontamento, 36-47
Read moreArticle in Scientific journal
Moniz, Gonçalo Canto; Ferreira, Claudino; Duxbury, Nancy (2025), "Resiliência criativa e culturas urbanas e rurais emergentes. Uma introdução", Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 138, 49-54
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