Maria João de Oliveira (MJO) is an Architect, co-founder of MOFO. MOFO is a Lisbon based architecture practice established in 2019. The office develops small/large projects with programs ranging from housing to retail and public space. In 2016, MJO joined the interior design teaching team at Lisbon School of Design. Since then and taking advantage of her high level of experience in digital modeling, vector drawing, image editing and editorial, MJO has been invited to act as a teacher in several courses. Between 2012-16, she worked as an architect and researcher at Vitruvius FabLab-IUL. Between 2012-16, she worked as an architect and researcher at Vitruvius FabLab-IUL. Marked by CAD/CAM training and practice, namely in the operation of CNC machines, 3D printers, vinyl and laser cutters, in open source technology, parametric design software, during this period MJO developed several projects in partnership with external entities, integrating several multidisciplinary teams (biology, mechanical engineering, computer and electrical engineering, music, etc.). In the period 2014-20, MJO developed her PhD thesis, entitled 'Towards a Bio-Shading System Concept Design- Methodology'. The research investigation proposed a bioshading system design methodology, developed on a problem-based approach. Starting with the architectural challenge of design, solutions are sought in nature to solve specific performance requirements of shading systems. The development of the methodology rests upon an informed process that integrates and interrelates three domains: architecture, nature, and the creation of a physical model. Among the various outputs of this research period were an international Journal publication (Biomimetics), a book chapter (Elsevier – in press) and several papers published in international conference proceedings (eCAADe, CAADRIA, ECPPM, Biodigital, etc.), Since 2018, she is a reviewer for publishers such as Elsevier, Lexington books, CRC Press, and journals as IJAC - International Journal of Architectural Computing and Journal of Green Building, among others. In the last years, she has organized and commissioned several national and international academic events, since summer/winter schools, to symposiums and conferences, workshops and exhibitions. As a result of these events, MJO was also a Keynote speaker at ‘CORK: New uses in Architecture International workshop’ 2014, co-editor of three book proceedings, exhibition catalogs, training tutorials, mentor in the areas of parametric and performative design, CAD/CAM processes, digital fabrication, and implementation of biomimetic methods applied to architecture. Working in an academic environment since 2010, MJO has developed several skills inherent to research work. Additionally, her integration in multidisciplinary teams since the beginning of her experience as a researcher was the determining factor that allowed the construction of an adaptive, changing and at the same time unique and objective path.