Ph.D. scholarship holder in Programa de Doutoramento em História Moderna e Contemporânea by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa since 2021/10. Fátima Barahona da Fonseca holds a Master Degree in Modern and Contemporary History, with specialization in Cities and Heritage by the ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (2020, overall classification 18/20). She obtained a BA degree (Licenciatura) in Modern and Contemporary History, with specialization in Heritage and Cultural Projects, from the same University in 2004, and a Specialization Diploma in Conservation and Restoration from the Institute of Arts and Crafts (IAO) of the Universidade Autonóma de Lisboa (2002). She concluded several specialization courses and professional internships among which: Introduction to Field Archaeology (City Museum of Almada, 1999), History of the Permanent Collection (Ethnology Museum of Tavira, 2004), Cultural Projects Management (Costumes Museum of São Brás de Alportel, 2006), Earth, architecture, and sustainable building (Escola Superior de Arte e Design, Porto, 2011), Learn with Clay (Italian National Association of Bioechological Architecture, 2013), Traditional Building and Local Character (City Council of Paredes de Nava, Spain, 2019). Fatima's interest in historical buildings and vernacular architecture is both theoretical and practical. As a researcher, she presented papers at conferences, such as: Vernacular Narratives: Narrative, Architecture and Tradition (Leiden University, 2019), and Architectures of the Soul (ISCTE/Universidade Nova, Lisbon 2020). As a specialist on natural and traditional building techniques, she coordinated several projects and workshops in Morocco, India and Portugal. Since 2006, she has taught professional courses on natural construction techniques in Portugal and Spain. She has been responsible for Spain and Portugal in the European Project Developing methods of teaching tadelakt and natural building and creating wider opportunities for adults to learn it (2014-2016, Erasmus + framework) and co-edited a book on traditional Maroccan lime techniques (Tadelak). Since 2009 she has worked as an independent eco-builder specialist consultant for the natural building companies Embarro and TadelaktPortugal, actively seeking and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in all projects and initiatives.