
GASTÃO MARIA CABRAL DA CUNHA FERREIRA
ARCHITECT | LISBON | 1950
Managing Partner of Cunha Ferreira Architects Ltd.
In Portugal, until 1975, he collaborated in the studios of Arch. Sena da Silva, Arch. António Teixeira Guerra, MC Arquitectos, and Arch. Carlos Ramos. In Brazil, he worked with Arch. Luiz Paulo Conde in Rio de Janeiro and with Arch. Joaquim Guedes in São Paulo.
In 1980, he joined the Architecture, Urbanism, and Planning Office – GAUP, and in 1983, he founded GF Arquitectos, Lda. He was also a partner at IMPARQUE S/C Lda and Intermart S/C Lda Viability and Design Consultants, undertaking projects in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Panama.
In 1986, he returned to Portugal as a partner at MC Arquitectos, and since January 2017, he has been a partner at Cunha Ferreira Arquitectos Lda.
He has applied his experience as a designer in teaching and training, particularly in professional and cultural initiatives and at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon.
His experience in the project area, as author or co-author and responsible for conception, coordination, and management, ranges from the integral design of new urban centers to the design of large-scale and complex buildings, such as airports, hospitals, administrative, and multi-purpose buildings, among others.
His academic background includes the General Management Course at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in 1991.
His professional activity encompasses consulting, as well as the conception, coordination, and management of projects, with extensive experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams in Building Projects and Urban Planning.
He has held and continues to hold leadership and management positions in professional and non-professional associations, as well as administrative roles in Portugal and Brazil.
With a particular interest in golf, he has coordinated several projects that incorporate this aspect and provides consultancy to the Portuguese Golf Federation; he is a founding member of the Architects Golf Club, where he has held executive positions.
He has been a Consultant for CBA Cross Border Associates since October 2014, specializing in Architecture and Large Projects.
