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Com atividade permanente desde 2017, Simão Botelho elabora projetos nas áreas de saúde, residencial, comercial, educação e museografia, desenvolvendo edifícios e ambientes que potenciam o bem-estar, refletem as necessidades e a personalidade dos moradores, estimulam a interação social e se baseiam em princípios globais de sustentabilidade.

 

Utilizando a arquitetura como ferramenta de intervenção social, desenvolveu edifícios no âmbito da Reconstrução de Pedrógão Grande após os incêndios de 17 Junho 2017 em regime de voluntariado (2017-18).

Distinguem-se as seguintes publicações: Pólo de Saúde de Carcavelos (Divisare, Afasia, Archdaily e Baunetz, entre outros, 2024) e Residência de Estudantes e Centro Multifuncional (Archdaily, 2011).

 

Participou na “Cerimónia de Receção aos Novos Membros da Ordem dos Arquitetos” enquanto orador convidado (OALVT, 2025), no Encontro “A Revisão do DL 163/2006, uma oportunidade para promover a Acessibilidade” enquanto orador (Accessible EU e Ordem dos Arquitetos, 2024), na Conferência “BORO - Building Health 2024” com o Projeto Pólo de Saúde de Carcavelos enquanto co-conferencista principal (Bucareste, 2024), na exposição “Jovem Arquitetura Portuguesa” com o projeto Pólo de Saúde de Carcavelos (Museu da Cidade de Düsseldorf, 2023-24), na “Conferência Internacional Arte e Saúde” com o Poster “Carcavelos Health Complex - Community and Social Prescribing” (MAAT, 2023) e na conversa “Aproximar o Cidadão da Arquitectura” enquanto orador convidado (Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa, 2013).

 

É atualmente Professor Convidado na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa, estando responsável por uma turma do 3ºAno da disciplina de Projeto da Licenciatura em Arquitetura. É também bolseiro FCT, desenvolvendo Doutoramento em Estudos Urbanos, acolhido pelo ISCTE/NOVA IUL e pela Câmara Municipal de Lisboa.

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With a permanent independent practice since 2017, Simão Botelho designs projects in the areas of health, residential, commercial, education and museography, developing buildings and environments that enhance well-being, reflect the needs and personality of the residents, stimulate social interaction and are based on global principles of sustainability.

 

Using architecture as a tool for social intervention, he has developed buildings for the reconstruction of Pedrógão Grande after the fires of 17 June 2017 as a volunteer (2017-18).

Notable publications include: Carcavelos Health Centre (Divisare, Afasia, Archdaily and Baunetz, among others, 2024) and Student Residence and Multifunctional Centre (Archdaily, 2011).

 

He participated in the ‘Ceremony to Welcome the New Members of the Order of Architects’ as a guest speaker (OALVT, 2025), in the Meeting ‘The Revision of Decree-Law 163/2006, an opportunity to promote Accessibility’ as a guest speaker (Accessible EU and Order of Architects, 2024), in the ‘BORO - Building Health 2024’ Conference with the Carcavelos Health Centre Project as co-main speaker (Bucharest, 2024), at the ‘Young Portuguese Architecture’ exhibition with the Carcavelos Health Centre project (Düsseldorf City Museum, 2023-24), at the ‘International Art and Health Conference’ with the poster ‘Carcavelos Health Complex - Community and Social Prescribing’ (MAAT, 2023) and at the talk ‘Bringing the Citizen Closer to Architecture’ as a guest speaker (Lisbon Architecture Triennale, 2013).

 

He currently teaches at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, where he is in charge of a 3rd year undergraduate Architectural Desgin class. He is also an FCT scholarship awardee, developing a PhD in Urban Studies, hosted by ISCTE/NOVA and the Lisbon City Council.

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YOUNG
ARCHITECTS
Award

2024
winner

award promoted
by Iberinmo

FORMA
Award

2024
finalist

award promoted
by IdeasForward

Pólo de Saúde
Carcavelos
2018
winner

competition promoted by
Câmara Municipal de Cascais and OASRS

Most Personal & Social Architecture Studio
2023 - Lisbon

winner

promoted by 
BUILD magazine

C.A.S.A
2016
3rd place

competition promoted by AML and OA SRS

Crisis Buster
2013
honourable
mention

competition promoted by Lisbon Architecture Treinnale

CONCRETA
UNDER 40
Award 
2024
honourable
mention

award promoted
by Concreta

CONSTRUIR
Award

2024
finalist

award promoted
by Jornal Construir

Permanent
Collection
Scenography

2023
finalist

competition promoted Centro de Arte Moderna Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Best Bioclimatic
Accommodation
Design 2023:

Municipal Residence
for Youth & Students

winner

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BUILD magazine

Prémio
Arquitectos
Agora 2016
winner

promoted by OASRS

Prémio Secil Universidades
2010
winner

promoted by Secil

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