Vanessa Costalonga Martins

Ms Vanessa Costalonga Martins

Position

Contact Data

Tel.: +41 44 633 61 56

ORCID: 0000-0002-6700-0721

Address

ETH Zürich
Vanessa Costalonga Martins
Circular Engineering for Architect
HIL  F 23.2
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093 Zürich
Switzerland

Organisations Student / Programme Doctorate at D-BAUG
Research Field

Focusing on sustainability from a Global South perspective, Vanessa is interested in the integration of emergent technologies and bio-based materials to advance sustainable architectural solutions in developing countries. Her ongoing PhD Research investigates the implementation of circular practises in informal settlements, particularly examining how digital fabrication could facilitate material reuse and participatory projects in this context.

Honours
2023
European Cultural Centre 2023 ECC Awards - Shorlisted "Design"
2023
Exhibitor at the XVIII Venice Architecture Biennale, Palazzo Mora
2021
Exhibitor at the XVII Venice Architecture Biennale, Arsenale
Additional Information

Vanessa Costalonga is an Architect specialising in Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, and Material Research in Architecture. She holds a professional Diploma in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Brasília (2015), and an M.Sc. ITECH from the University of Stuttgart (2020), where she also worked as a Research Associate at the Department of Bio-based Materials and Materials Cycles in Architecture (BioMat), within the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE). 

 With a diverse professional background, Vanessa has practised as an Architect internationally, including at Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Italy, as well as in South Africa and her native Brazil, completing projects across a range of scales.

 

 

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