Rita Assoreira Almendra Editor

Rita Assoreira Almendra is a Full Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture (FA-ULisboa) where she is Head of the Design Department, and coordinates both the Design Doctoral Program and the nucleus of Design at CIAUD research center. She holds a PhD in Design (2010) from FA-Ulisboa, a Masters in Design Management (2004) and an MBA with marketing specialization (2002), both from the Catholic University of Lisbon. Rita has worked for more than 20 years as a Design researcher and educator, with numerous publications and master and doctoral supervisions in this field. She is the founder and coordinator of the Research & Education in Design research group [redes.fa.ulisboa.pt], and was responsible for two editions of the International Conference on Research and Education in Design.