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António de Sousa Coutinho
António graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the Autonomous University of Lisbon (2009). He collaborates with the Promontório studio (2010) and develops individual projects (2011–2012). That same year, he joined the Fragmentos team and, in 2017, took on the role of project coordinator. Two years later, he became Chile’s country manager, but, given the country’s unstable climate, shortly afterwards he returned to Portugal as commercial development coordinator. In 2022, António became an associate architect.
Fernando Flora
Fernando graduated in architecture from the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies of Lisbon (2002). He settled in São Paulo, Brazil, for five years (1992). He carried out an academic internship at the studio of architect Francisco Milheiriço Fontes (2003). That same year, he joined the Fragmentos team and, in 2016, took on the role of project coordinator. Two years later, Fernando became an associate architect.
Pedro Silva Lopes
Pedro Silva Lopes graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the Lusíada University of Lisbon (1994). That same year, he founded the collaborative Fragmentos, together with architects Duarte Pinto-Coelho and Miguel Martins Santos. He collaborated with architects António Barreiros Ferreira and Alberto França Dória in the first years of his professional career. Throughout this period, collaborations with the Berlaymont Society stand out, where he is part of an international team based in Brussels to design the headquarters of the European Community; and with Expo 98, where he is part of the international relations department when managing the project to assemble the pavilions of the participating countries, together with the commissariats of the respective countries. Pedro Silva Lopes assumes responsibility for commercial development.
Practice Ideology
Fragmentos began as a collective of four architects, Duarte Pinto-Coelho, Marcus Cerdeira, Miguel Martins Santos, and Pedro Silva Lopes, and is today a studio with more than 60 collaborators, including architects, engineers, designers, and other professionals who are not linked to direct production, which is fundamental to the success of the studio. Over almost three decades, Fragmentos has been developing ambitious and challenging projects in various parts of the country, from a residential building to an urban planning design.
They work collaboratively, establishing teams across different services, companies, and geographies. They measure their success not only by the strength of the relationships they build, both in the public and private sectors, but also by their commitment to balancing a people-centred approach and sustainability that, at the same time, keeps pace with technological progress.
At Fragmentos, the designers seek to have an impact that makes a difference in society. By acting with ethics and integrity, they have gained the trust of their partners and customers. To reinforce this trust, they put the same attributes into practice in their community, in non-profit organisations, and in civil society.
