Isabella de Bonis Silva Simões

Architect and Urban Planner graduated from the Escola da Cidade (2017), where she developed the research project "Modern and Regional: The Residential Architecture of Severiano Porto in Manaus (AM)" under the supervision of Professor Dr. Joana Mello (2015), and the final thesis titled "From the City to the Igarapé: A Housing Architecture for Manaus (AM)" supervised by Professor Cristina Xavier (2017). She holds a Master's degree in Habitat from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo, with the dissertation "Popular Housing in the Central Area of Manaus: Processes of Territorialization and Deterritorialization of Palafitas and Floating Houses," supervised by Professor Dr. Karina Oliveira Leitão, funded by CNPq. She is currently a PhD candidate in the History and Foundations of Architecture and Urbanism program at the same university, conducting research titled "Thinking about the Floating City of Manaus (1940-1980): Riverine Territoriality in Historical Perspective as a Contribution to the Urban and Rural Development of the Amazon," supervised by Professor Dr. Ana Castro, funded by FAPESP. She is a member of the research groups CACAL - Culture, Architecture, and City in Latin America and NAMA - Modern Architecture in the Amazon. She works professionally in her own office, iapó estúdio, and has been an Assistant Professor at Faculdade Martha Falcão Wyden (2022-2023) and a Substitute Professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (2022-2023). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)