Maria Manso has been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidade Lusófona—Centro Universitário de Lisboa since 2022. She graduated in Architecture in 2004 at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa. Since 2005, she has worked as an Architect and cooperated with studios from Portugal and the United Kingdom. In 2011, she started working as a research fellow at C-MADE and worked also as a teaching assistant of Materials for the Master of Architecture, University of Beira Interior. In 2019, she completed her PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Beira Interior and started working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon. Her domain activities are sustainable construction, construction physics, construction materials, and nature-based solutions. Her current research focuses on nature-based solutions, specifically the benefits of green roofs and walls. She was involved in the creation of 3 patented systems and won 2 national and 2 international prizes for the design of a modular system for green walls and green roofs.