BRITO.RODRIGUEZ, a studio led by partners Inês Martins de Brito (portugal) and Gilberto ‘Gil’ Rodriguez (usa), both registered architects in Portugal is a dynamic and international team with a range of shared personal interests.

Brito.Rodriguez recently opened in Texas (2021) and was established in Lisbon, Portugal (2008).

Coming from different cultural backgrounds, Inês and Gilberto met in Olot, Spain while working at the office of RCR Arquitectes (2002-04, Pritzker Prize 2017). They later relocated to San Francisco, California USA and worked with Sagan Piechota Architecture and Jim Jennings Architecture respectively (2004-08).

The studio’s work has received international recognition with award-winning designs, lectures and exhibitions in England, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and the USA.

Brito.Rodriguez were invited to participate in the American Institute of Architects ‘Center for Emerging Professionals Annual Exhibition’, in Washington D.C., in the ‘20 Years of Portuguese Architecture’ exhibition, in Lisbon and in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2012 for upcoming young emerging architects, at the SW1 Gallery in London.

They were guest lecturers and invited to exhibit their work at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, at Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal, at RCR Bunka Fundació, Olot, Spain, at Sapienza, Università di Roma, Italy and at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.

From their previous studio in Lisbon, they organized, taught and lectured at the Art.Architecture Workshop, bringing together participants from Austria, China, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey and the USA.

In 2018, Inês and Gilberto formed part of the teaching staff at the LAB-A _ XI International Workshop of Architecture and Landscape’, RCR Arquitectes in Olot, Spain.

Brito.Rodriguez are currently teaching 2 design studios (online) at the Academy of Art University - School of Architecture in San Francisco, California, USA.

Inês Martins de Brito partner
Lisbon, Portugal

BRITO.RODRIGUEZ, LLC, Texas, 2021-...
BRITO.RODRIGUEZ, Portugal, 2008-…
Registered architect in Portugal and member of Ordem dos Arquitectos (member no. 12598)
Architecture Degree (5 years), Faculty of Architecture & Arts, Lusíada University, Lisbon, Portugal

Prior work experience

Portuguese Architectural Association, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010-13
Sagan Piechota Architecture, San Francisco, California USA, 2004-08
RCR Arquitectes, Olot, Spain, 2003-04
Atelier Cidades Invisíveis, Lisbon, Portugal, 2001

Gilberto ‘Gil’ Rodriguez partner
Texas, USA

BRITO.RODRIGUEZ, LLC, Texas, 2021-...
BRITO.RODRIGUEZ, Portugal, 2008-…
Registered architect in Portugal and member of Ordem dos Arquitectos (member no. 21038)
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Texas, Austin, USA

Prior work experience

RCR Arquitectes, Olot, Spain, 2018
Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco, California USA, 2004-08
RCR Arquitectes, Olot, Spain, 2002-04
Tom Hurt Design Studio, Austin, Texas USA, 2000
RCR Arquitectes, Olot, Spain, 2000 (UTSOA Residency program)

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Collaborators

Aristokratis Charatsaris (gr) . Nuria Buiza (es) . Ana Marcelo Pires (pt) . Monika Sidorowicz (pl) . Malin Mohr (dk) . Nelson João (pt) . Sebastian Bech-Ravn (dk) . Sofia Coelho (pt) . Amilcar Nunes (pt) . Jesús J. Ruiz Alonso (es) . Dorota Tokarska (pl) . Karol Skalski (pl) . Daniela Rosa (pt) . Bárbara Constantino (pt) . José Luis Concha (es) . Maria Ortiz Masià (es) . Aleksandra Zajko (pl)