Curriculum Vitae ()

CURRICULUM VITAE
Joana Gouveia Alves
Personal Information
Full name
Joana de Almeida Gouveia Oliveira Alves
Birthdate
June 4th,1982
Nationality
Portuguese
Email
[email protected]
Education and Training
2014 - Docteur ès Sciences (Ph.D.) in Architecture and Sciences of the City,
conferred by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Técnico –
Universidade de Lisboa (IST), supervised by Professor Ana Tostões and
Professor Bruno Marchand, with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e
Tecnologia (FCT), entitled Permanence and Persistence: conception,
construction and conversion of modern cinema theatres [1910-1939].
2007 – Architecture degree (6 academic years), Coimbra University (Grade
16 /20).
2006/2007- Final thesis -Vários Tons de Verde, Sustentabilidade: Artifício,
Energia, Matéria - supervised by Prof. Gonçalo Byrne (Grade 18/20).
2005/2006 – ERASMUS Programme, École d’Architecture, Paris-La Villette.
2000 - Avelar Brotero High School, Coimbra (Grade 18/20).
Academic Experience
1/02/2011 – 31/01/2013 - Doctoral Assistant at the Laboratory of Theory
and History of Architecture (LTH2) EPFL.
2013 – 2014 – Researcher at Institute of Structural Engineering, Territory and
Construction (ICIST), at IST, which belongs to the network of research units
supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
Work Experience
2015 – Docomomo International – Researcher, curator, copy-editor at
docomomo Journal.
2008 - 2010 – PMKJ Arquitectos - Architects João Fôja , Patrícia Miguel.
2008 – Orange – Arquitectura e Gestão de Projectos Lda - Architect
Alexandre Dias.
2006 – Internship - Patrimoine Rural et Bioconstruction (Kervegnec, Brittany).
2004 – Internship at INPLENITUS, Arquitectura e Soluções - Architect Pedro
Mendonça.
Language Skills
Mother tongue: Portuguese.
2011 - French Course by the EPFL Language centre – Level B2/C1.
2005 - Certificate in Advanced English, University of Cambridge.
Elementary knowledge of Spanish.
Culture and Association
Activities
NUDA – Architecture Students Association.
RUC - University of Coimbra Radio Station.
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NU Magazine (http://arquivonu.blogspot.com/).
GEFAC - Folklore and Etnography research group.
Selection of conferences
and seminars
2011 - “Les Écrits Techniques pour les Premiers Cinémas: Cinémas: Vues
Extérieurs et Intérieurs, Détails, Plans by E. Vergnes”, EDAR Doctoral Week,
EPFL.
2011 - “ Le Grand Rex (Paris, 1932): œuvre, publicité, critique”, EDAR
Doctoral Week, EPFL.
2012 - “Cinémas Choisis” 12th Docomomo International Conference Helsinki.
2013 - “Machine à voir”, Inter[Sections], a Conference on Architecture, City
and Cinema, Oporto University School of Architecture.
2013 - “The re-use of modern cinema theatres: the relationship between
theatre and cinema” in IV Colóquio Internacional de Doutorandos/as, Centre
of Social Studies, Coimbra University.
2014 - “Cinema-theatres: from ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to ‘Jesus Christ is the
Lord’”; 13th Docomomo International Conference, Seoul September 2014.
2015/03/13 – "Permanence and Persistence: Conception, Construction and
Conversion of Modern Cinema Theatres", Thesis Public Defence, EPFL.
2015/07/25 – “No More Rococo palaces for Buster Keaton, the German
radical approach to cinema building”, Avanca|Cinema, 2015.
Selection of Publications
J. G. Alves. Vários Tons de Verde, Sustentabilidade: Artifício, Energia,
Matéria. (Staarbrücken: Novas Edições Académicas, 2015).
J. G. Alves. “Permanence and Persistence: Modern Cinema Theatres in
Europe”, Matières, no. 12, (EPFL, Lausanne, 2015).
J. G. Alves. A. Tostões. “The Sequel, Building reuse in Lisbon: the case of
Modern Cinema Theatres [1904 – 1957]”, in Joelho n.º06 (Coimbra:
Departamento de Arquitectura da Universidade de Coimbra, 2015).
J. G.Alves. “ ‘No More Rococo palaces for Buster Keaton’, the German
radical approach to cinema building” in Avanca|Cinema, (Avanca: Edições
Cine-clube de Avanca, 2015).
J.G.Alves “Cinema-theatres: from ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to ‘Jesus Christ is
the Lord’”in Conference Proceedings of the 13th Docomomo International
Conference – Expansion and Conflict, Seoul September 2014.
Ana Tostões, J. G. Alves. “Machine à Voir” in Conference book Inter[Sections]. A conference on architecture, City and Cinema. (Oporto:
Ruptura Silenciosa/AMDJAC, 2013).
J. G. Alves. “The re-use of modern cinema theatres: the relationship between
theatre and cinema”, Cabo dos Trabalhos (Coimbra: Doctoral Programme of
the Centre of Social Studies Journal / Coimbra University, 2013). [ISSN
2182-9187; http://cabodostrabalhos.ces.uc.pt/]
J. Alves. “Cinémas Choisis, The selection of movie theatres published in
L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui (1930-1939) and its contribution to the
characterization of the European cinema architecture”, Docomomo Journal,
no. 47 (2013).
F. Cabrita, Joana Alves, Pedro Canotilho. “Cidade ou Consequência” article
in the book #40 Antologia crítica, 10 anos de entrevistas NU. Lisbon: Trienal
de Arquitectura de Lisboa and NU magazine, 2013.
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