Daniel is an urbanist, urban designer, and planner with broad experience in urban planning practice and academic activity. He currently works on various urban design projects and planning studies through his office, Urban Dynamics, based in Porto and Amsterdam; as a researcher at MDT/CEAU/FAUP; and as the director of the Future Design of Streets association.

Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Urbanism (Amsterdam, NL) and completed his PhD at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, in 2018. As a team leader, he has won several urban design and planning competitions and is a frequent invited speaker at various international events, workshops, and debates. He is also the Chair of the second international conference on the Future Design of Streets.

Daniel founded a platform on street design that led to the establishment of the Future Design of Streets association. As director, he is part of the management team of the association.

Ivo is a professor at the EAUM, University of Minho in Guimarães, since 2004, and a researcher at the LAB2PT research centre (since 2015). He holds a Master’s degree in Architecture, Territory and Memory (FCTUC, Coimbra, 2007) and a PhD (EAUM, Guimarães, 2015). His research focuses on: streets, road infrastructure and public space in extensively urbanised territories.

Ivo has contributed to several research projects, including: NO Void – Ruins and Vacant Land in Portuguese Cities: Exploring the Dark Life of Abandoned Urban Spaces and Alternative Planning Proposals for the Perforated City (2015–19), and The Sea and the Shore, Architecture and Marine Biology: The Impact of Sea Life on the Built Environment (2018–20).

Ivo has been the Director of the Integrated Master’s in Architecture programme and a member of the UM-Cities board since 2017, a platform that seeks to promote and highlight exemplary practices in the city and territory, particularly in terms of their contribution to a more sustainable and just society.

Ivo is part of the management team of the association.

Catarina holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Lisbon School of Architecture (2018). She has worked in Lisbon, Ghent, and Porto, and currently holds a fellowship at the Lab2PT research centre, University of Minho. Catarina advocates for socially, culturally, and age-inclusive cities, and for a cohesive urban fabric that connects city centres with peripheral areas, fostering community involvement throughout the design process.

She is currently working on her PhD research project, Street Transformations towards Mobility, Social and Urban Nature Spaces: Concepts and Practices.

Catarina is part of the management team of the association.

Carina holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from the School of Architecture, Arts and Design, University of Minho in Guimarães (2016), and a Postgraduate degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Project from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (2023). She began her professional career in Vienna and currently works at Urban Dynamics, in Porto.

Carina is passionate about creating inclusive, equitable, and vibrant urban environments that promote community involvement and sustainability. Her work focuses particularly on how public spaces can act as catalysts for social interaction and cultural expression within diverse communities.

She was part of the core organising team for the second International Conference of the Future Design of Streets, held in Guimarães in June 2025.