Ricardo Alexandre Paiva

Ricardo Paiva holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Ceará (1997), having received the academic distinction Magna Cum Laude, a master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP) (2005) and a Phd in Architecture and Urbanism by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP) (2011) with the thesis "The Hybrid Metropolis: the role of tourism in the urbanization process of the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza". He is Associate Professor at Architecture and Urbanism and Design Department at the Federal University of Ceará (DAUD-UFC ) and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism and Design at UFC - PPGAU + D-UFC (2015-2018) and (2021-2025). He coordinates the LoCAU (Laboratory of Critics in Architecture, Urbanism and Urbanization) of the DAUD-UFC. He acts as leader of the research groups LoCAU and member at CILITUR (Coastal Cities and Tourism) of the MDU-UFPE. He is a researcher at LABCOM (Commerce and City Laboratory). He was a Junior Visiting Professor with a CAPES scholarship at IST-UL - Portugal and DOCOMOMO International - Pos Doc (2018-2019). Among other publications, he is the organizer and author of chapters in the books Tourism, Architecture and the City and Mega-events and Urban Interventions, published by Editora Manole in 2016 and 2017, respectively, Tertiary, Architecture and the City in the Digital Age: permanences and transformations in 2021 and Contemporary Architectures in 2024. He is a member of DOCOMOMO International. He held the position of Fiscal Councillor at DOCOMOMO BRASIL (2022-2023) and is one of the editors of DOCOMOMO Brasil Magazine. He has experience in Architecture and Urbanism, with an emphasis on Architectural and Urban Design and Theory, History and Criticism of Architecture and Urbanism, working mainly on the following subjects: design, criticism of modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism, tourism, urbanization, architecture, city and mega-events. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)