Rui J. G. Ramos is an architect and Full Professor at the FAUP. He teaches in the Project Studio and in the PhD Programme in Architecture. He developed an architectural practice in his own office between 1983 and 2003. Now, he is a researcher at the CEAU, and he was the PI of the interdisciplinary project "Mapping Public Housing". His main study areas are the spatial devices of the house; the relation between culture and forms of dwelling; mass housing programmes; and, currently, developing a renewed understanding for an "inclusive architecture" from aging to sustainability. He has held several leading roles in the UP, including Vice Rector (2014-2018), and he is now President of the FAUP Scientific Council.