Carlos Francisco Lucas Dias Coelho (Nova Lisboa, Angola, 1962) graduated in 1984 in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture – Technical University of Lisbon, where he completed in 2002 the PhD in Urban Planning with the Thesis “The Urban Layout Complexity”. He teaches in the Department of project in the scientific area of Urbanism of the Faculty of Architecture – Technical University of Lisbon, since 1988, where he also coordinates a research group on the theme of Urban Morphology. He is, from 2008, invited professor at the École Supireure d’ Architecture Paris-La Villette and Fellow of the Tokyo University. His work was recognized by different awards among which are: Premio José de Figueiredo 2008, awarded by the National Academy of Fine Arts; Prémio Internacional Inácio de Lecea 2007/2008, awarded by Public Art and Urban Design Observatory of the University of Barcelona; and Merit Distinction, awarded by the Director of the Technical University of Lisbon in 2009. He participates regulary in conferences and publishes articles on the topic of urban morphology and morphogenesis. He coordinated editorial projects, as for example the "Square in Portugal - Morphological Inventory", a work composed of four volumes published by the Direcção Geral do Ordenamento do Território e Desenvolvimento Urbano; and the first two volumes of the collection "Urban Morphology Books. Studies of the Portuguese city." published by Argumentum. He developed professional activity as an Architect, where he coordenated teams in the development of several urban plans and architectural projects.