Rita Ochoa

CIAUD-University of Beira Interior

Rita Ochoa is an architect trained at the Technical University of Lisbon (1998). She holds a Post-Graduation in City Qualification (Portuguese Catholic University, 2003), an MSc in Urban Design (University of Barcelona, 2008), and was also awarded an international PhD in Public Space and Urban Regeneration (University of Barcelona, 2011), funded by a grant from the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design of the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon (CIAUD-FAULisboa), and between 2023 and 2025 she served as the Scientific Coordinator of its hub at Beira Interior University (CIAUD.UBI). 

Rita Ochoa was co-founder of MA (Women in Architecture), R3iAP (Research Network in Public Art), and editor of Branca (Journal of Architecture, University of Beira Interior).